Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.16.48
प्रतिपद्दिनमारभ्य यावच्छुक्लत्रयोदशीम् ।
ब्रह्मचर्यमध:स्वप्नं स्नानं त्रिषवणं चरेत् ॥ ४८ ॥
pratipad-dinam ārabhya
[pratipad-dinam aarabhya]
yāvac chukla-trayodaśīm
[yaavach chukla-trayodasheem]
brahmacaryam adhaḥ-svapnaṁ
[brahmacharyam adhah-svapnam]
snānaṁ tri-ṣavaṇaṁ caret
[snaanam tri-shavanam charet]
Word-for-word
pratipat-dinam
—
on the day of pratipat
ārabhya
—
beginning
yāvat
—
until
śukla
—
of the bright fortnight
trayodaśīm
—
the thirteenth day of the moon (the second day after Ekādaśī)
brahmacaryam
—
observing complete celibacy
adhaḥ-svapnam
—
lying down on the floor
snānam
—
bathing
tri-savanam
—
three times (morning, evening and noon)
caret
—
one should execute.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pratipad-dinam ārabhya
pratipat-dinam
on the day of pratipat
ārabhya
beginning
yāvac chukla-trayodaśīm
yāvat
until
śukla
of the bright fortnight
trayodaśīm
the thirteenth day of the moon (the second day after Ekādaśī)
brahmacaryam adhaḥ-svapnaṁ
brahmacaryam
observing complete celibacy
adhaḥ-svapnam
lying down on the floor
snānaṁ tri-ṣavaṇaṁ caret
snānam
bathing
tri-savanam
three times (morning, evening and noon)
caret
one should execute.
From pratipat until the thirteenth day of the next bright moon [śukla-trayodaśī], one should observe complete celibacy, sleep on the floor, bathe three times a day and thus execute the vow.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
From first phase of the moon until the thirteenth day of the waxing moon one should observe complete celibacy, sleep on the floor, bathe three times a day and thus execute the vow.
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Personal Guidance
From pratipat to śukla-trayodaśī, complete celibacy, sleep on floor, bathe three times daily. The body's habits are reshaped during the vow. Spiritual practice is also physical retraining.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I expect spiritual change without bodily retraining?
- What single bodily discipline would carry the rest of my practice further?
My note
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