Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.18.51
नाधौतपादाप्रयता नार्द्रपादा उदक्शिरा: ।
शयीत नापराङ्नान्यैर्न नग्ना न च सन्ध्ययो: ॥ ५१ ॥
nādhauta-pādāprayatā
[naadhauta-paadaaprayataa]
nārdra-pādā udak-śirāḥ
[naardra-paadaa udak-shiraah]
śayīta nāparāṅ nānyair
[shayeeta naaparaan naanyair]
na nagnā na ca sandhyayoḥ
[na nagnaa na cha sandhyayoh]
Word-for-word
na
—
not
adhauta-pādā
—
without washing the feet
aprayatā
—
without being purified
na
—
not
ardra-pādā
—
with wet feet
udak-śirāḥ
—
with the head toward the north
śayīta
—
should lie down
na
—
not
aparāk
—
with the head pointed west
na
—
not
anyaiḥ
—
with other women
na
—
not
nagnā
—
naked
na
—
not
ca
—
and
sandhyayoḥ
—
at sunrise and sunset.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nādhauta-pādāprayatā
na
not
adhauta-pādā
without washing the feet
aprayatā
without being purified
nārdra-pādā udak-śirāḥ
na
not
ardra-pādā
with wet feet
udak-śirāḥ
with the head toward the north
śayīta nāparāṅ nānyair
śayīta
should lie down
na
not
aparāk
with the head pointed west
na
not
anyaiḥ
with other women
na nagnā na ca sandhyayoḥ
na
not
nagnā
naked
na
not
ca
and
sandhyayoḥ
at sunrise and sunset.
You should not lie down without having washed both of your feet or without being purified, nor with wet feet or with your head pointed west or north. You should not lie naked, or with other women, or during the sunrise or sunset.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
You should not lie down without having first washed your feet, without being purified, and you should not lie down with wet feet, with your head pointed west, with head pointed north, naked, in the company of others, or during the sunrise or sunset.
There are eight items forbidden for sleeping. Aprayatā means impure. Amara-koṣa says pavitraḥ and prayataḥ are synonyms for “pure.” The head should not point west (na aparāṇ).
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Personal Guidance
Don't lie down with unwashed feet, naked, with other women, or at sunrise/sunset; don't sleep head-west or head-north. Even sleeping is regulated.
Reflection Questions
- How regulated is my own act of lying down at night?
- What single change could sanctify sleep?
My note
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