Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.12.4
मेखलाजिनवासांसि जटादण्डकमण्डलून् ।
बिभृयादुपवीतं च दर्भपाणिर्यथोदितम् ॥ ४ ॥
mekhalājina-vāsāṁsi
[mekhalaajina-vaasaamsi]
jaṭā-daṇḍa-kamaṇḍalūn
[jataa-danda-kamandaloon]
bibhṛyād upavītaṁ ca
[bibhriyaad upaveetam cha]
darbha-pāṇir yathoditam
[darbha-paanir yathoditam]
Word-for-word
mekhalā
—
a belt made of straw
ajina-vāsāṁsi
—
garments made of deerskin
jaṭā
—
matted hair
daṇḍa
—
a rod
kamaṇḍalūn
—
and a waterpot known as a kamaṇḍalu
bibhṛyāt
—
he (the brahmacārī) should regularly carry or wear
upavītam ca
—
and a sacred thread
darbha-pāṇiḥ
—
taking purified kuśa in his hand
yathā uditam
—
as recommended in the śāstras..
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mekhalājina-vāsāṁsi
mekhalā
a belt made of straw
ajina-vāsāṁsi
garments made of deerskin
jaṭā-daṇḍa-kamaṇḍalūn
jaṭā
matted hair
daṇḍa
a rod
kamaṇḍalūn
and a waterpot known as a kamaṇḍalu
bibhṛyād upavītaṁ ca
bibhṛyāt
he (the brahmacārī) should regularly carry or wear
upavītam ca
and a sacred thread
darbha-pāṇir yathoditam
darbha-pāṇiḥ
taking purified kuśa in his hand
yathā uditam
as recommended in the śāstras..
Carrying pure kuśa grass in his hand, the brahmacārī should dress regularly with a belt of straw and with deerskin garments. He should wear matted hair, carry a rod and waterpot and be decorated with a sacred thread, as recommended in the śāstras.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
With kuśa ring and matted locks, the brahmacārī should dress with a belt of straw, deerskin garments, and sacred thread, and carry a rod and water pot as recommended in the scriptures.
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Personal Guidance
The brahmacārī wears matted hair, deerskin, kuśa grass, straw belt, sacred thread; carries rod and waterpot. Outward simplicity protects inward focus. The dress code is not aesthetic but functional.
Reflection Questions
- Where is your outward complexity sabotaging inward focus?
- What single simplification of your appearance would protect your practice?
My note
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