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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.7.13

इत्थं धृतभगवद्‌व्रत ऐणेयाजिनवाससानुसवनाभिषेकार्द्रकपिशकुटिलजटाकलापेन च विरोचमान: सूर्यर्चा भगवन्तं हिरण्मयं पुरुषमुज्जिहाने सूर्यमण्डलेऽभ्युपतिष्ठन्नेतदु होवाच ॥ १३ ॥
itthaṁ dhṛta-bhagavad-vrata aiṇeyājina-vāsasānusavanābhiṣekārdra-kapiśa-kuṭila-jaṭā-kalāpena ca virocamānaḥ sūryarcā bhagavantaṁ hiraṇmayaṁ puruṣam ujjihāne sūrya-maṇḍale ’bhyupatiṣṭhann etad u hovāca.
[ittham dhrita-bhagavad-vrata aineyaajina-vaasasaanusavanaabhishekaardra-kapisha-kutila-jataa-kalaapena cha virochamaanah sooryarchaa bhagavantam hiranmayam purusham ujjihaane soorya-mandale ’bhyupatishthann etad u hovaacha.]
Word-for-word
ittham — in this way dhṛta-bhagavat-vrataḥ — having accepted the vow to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead aiṇeya-ajina-vāsasa — with a dress of a deerskin anusavana — three times in a day abhiṣeka — by a bath ardra — wet kapiśa — tawny kuṭila-jaṭā — of curling and matted hair kalāpena — by masses ca — and virocamānaḥ — being very beautifully decorated sūryarcā — by the Vedic hymns worshiping the expansion of Nārāyaṇa within the sun bhagavantam — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead hiraṇmayam — the Lord, whose bodily hue is just like gold puruṣam — the Supreme Personality of Godhead ujjihāne — when rising sūrya-maṇḍale — the sun globe abhyupatiṣṭhan — worshiping etat — this u ha — certainly uvāca — he recited.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
itthaṁ dhṛta-bhagavad-vrata aiṇeyājina-vāsasānusavanābhiṣekārdra-kapiśa-kuṭila-jaṭā-kalāpena ca virocamānaḥ sūryarcā bhagavantaṁ hiraṇmayaṁ puruṣam ujjihāne sūrya-maṇḍale ’bhyupatiṣṭhann etad u hovāca.
ittham
in this way
dhṛta-bhagavat-vrataḥ
having accepted the vow to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead
aiṇeya-ajina-vāsasa
with a dress of a deerskin
anusavana
three times in a day
abhiṣeka
by a bath
ardra
wet
kapiśa
tawny
kuṭila-jaṭā
of curling and matted hair
kalāpena
by masses
ca
and
virocamānaḥ
being very beautifully decorated
sūryarcā
by the Vedic hymns worshiping the expansion of Nārāyaṇa within the sun
bhagavantam
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
hiraṇmayam
the Lord, whose bodily hue is just like gold
puruṣam
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
ujjihāne
when rising
sūrya-maṇḍale
the sun globe
abhyupatiṣṭhan
worshiping
etat
this
u ha
certainly
uvāca
he recited.
Mahārāja Bharata appeared very beautiful. He had a wealth of curly hair on his head, which was wet from bathing three times daily. He dressed in a deerskin. He worshiped Lord Nārāyaṇa, whose body was composed of golden effulgence and who resided within the sun. Mahārāja Bharata worshiped Lord Nārāyaṇa by chanting the hymns given in the Ṛg Veda, and he recited the following verse as the sun rose.
Purport

The predominating Deity within the sun is Hiraṇmaya, Lord Nārāyaṇa. He is worshiped by the Gāyatrī mantra: om bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ tat savitur vareṇyaṁ bhargo devasya dhīmahi. He is also worshiped by other hymns mentioned in the Ṛg Veda, for instance: dhyeyaḥ sadā savitṛ-maṇḍala-madhya-vartī. Within the sun, Lord Nārāyaṇa is situated, and He has a golden hue.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
With a vow to worship the Lord, his body shining with deer skin, his brown, matted hair wet from his daily bath, he worshipped the golden Lord with a mantra dedicated to Viṣṇu in the sun, reciting it as the sun rose. Thinking that his ecstatic symptoms were an obstacle, and that his intelligence should not be covered by the ecstasy, he began to worship the Lord using a mantra revealed by his intelligence. He worshipped using a mantra which revealed the Lord situated in the sun (suryarcā). Ujhāne means rising. Another version has ujjahāse (desiring that the sun rise).
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Personal Guidance
A serious devotional life has visible disciplines — regular bathing, sober dress, set hours of worship, recitation of specific prayers. Romantic spirituality without structure rarely matures; structure without love stays cold. Both together produce real depth.
Reflection Questions
  • What three concrete daily disciplines would form a recognizable shape for your devotional life?
  • Which of those are currently missing, and what would installing them require?
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