SB 11.27.10 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.27.10

पूर्वं स्‍नानं प्रकुर्वीत धौतदन्तोऽङ्गशुद्धये । उभयैरपि च स्‍नानं मन्त्रैर्मृद्ग्रहणादिना ॥ १० ॥

pūrvaṁ snānaṁ prakurvīta

[poorvam snaanam prakurveeta]

dhauta-danto ’ṅga-śuddhaye

[dhauta-danto ’nga-shuddhaye]

ubhayair api ca snānaṁ

[ubhayair api cha snaanam]

mantrair mṛd-grahaṇādinā

[mantrair mrid-grahanaadinaa]

Word-for-word

pūrvam — first snānam — bath prakurvīta — one should perform dhauta — having cleaned dantaḥ — his teeth aṅga — of the body śuddhaye — for purification ubhayaiḥ — with both kinds api ca — also snānam — bathing mantraiḥ — with mantras mṛt-grahaṇa-ādinā — by smearing with earth and so on.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

pūrvaṁ snānaṁ prakurvīta

pūrvam

first

snānam

bath

prakurvīta

one should perform

dhauta-danto ’ṅga-śuddhaye

dhauta

having cleaned

dantaḥ

his teeth

ubhayair api ca snānaṁ

aṅga

of the body

śuddhaye

for purification

ubhayaiḥ

with both kinds

api ca

also

snānam

bathing

mantrair mṛd-grahaṇādinā

mantraiḥ

with mantras

mṛt-grahaṇa-ādinā

by smearing with earth and so on.

One should first purify his body by cleansing his teeth and bathing. Then one should perform a second cleansing by smearing the body with earth and chanting both Vedic and tantric mantras.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

One should first purify the body by cleansing the teeth and bathing. Then one should perform a second cleansing by smearing the body with earth and chanting both Vedic and tantric mantras. He should use both Vedic and tantric mantras for the second cleansing.

Personal Guidance

Purify the body by brushing teeth and bathing; a second cleansing by smearing with earth while chanting Vedic and tantric mantras. Cleanliness is approached methodically.

Reflection Questions

Where could I add a second-level cleansing — physical or mental — before worship?
What would precision in cleanliness yield?

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