Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.16.50
त्रयोदश्यामथो विष्णो: स्नपनं पञ्चकैर्विभो: ।
कारयेच्छास्त्रदृष्टेन विधिना विधिकोविदै: ॥ ५० ॥
trayodaśyām atho viṣṇoḥ
[trayodashyaam atho vishnoh]
snapanaṁ pañcakair vibhoḥ
[snapanam panchakair vibhoh]
kārayec chāstra-dṛṣṭena
[kaarayech chaastra-drishtena]
vidhinā vidhi-kovidaiḥ
[vidhinaa vidhi-kovidaih]
Word-for-word
trayodaśyām
—
on the thirteenth day of the moon
atho
—
thereafter
viṣṇoḥ
—
of Lord Viṣṇu
snapanam
—
bathing
pañcakaiḥ
—
by pañcāmṛta, five substances
vibhoḥ
—
the Lord
kārayet
—
one should execute
śāstra-dṛṣṭena
—
enjoined in the scripture
vidhinā
—
under regulative principles
vidhi-kovidaiḥ
—
assisted by the priests who know the regulative principles.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
trayodaśyām atho viṣṇoḥ
trayodaśyām
on the thirteenth day of the moon
atho
thereafter
viṣṇoḥ
of Lord Viṣṇu
snapanaṁ pañcakair vibhoḥ
snapanam
bathing
pañcakaiḥ
by pañcāmṛta, five substances
vibhoḥ
the Lord
kārayec chāstra-dṛṣṭena
kārayet
one should execute
śāstra-dṛṣṭena
enjoined in the scripture
vidhinā vidhi-kovidaiḥ
vidhinā
under regulative principles
vidhi-kovidaiḥ
assisted by the priests who know the regulative principles.
Thereafter, following the directions of the śāstra with help from brāhmaṇas who know the śāstra, on the thirteenth day of the moon one should bathe Lord Viṣṇu with five substances [milk, yogurt, ghee, sugar and honey].
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, following the directions of the scripture, with help from brāhmaṇas who know the scriptures, on the thirteenth day of the moon one should bathe Viṣṇu with five substances [milk, yogurt, ghee, sugar and honey].
Pañcakaiḥ means “with pañcāmṛta.”
Personal Guidance
On the thirteenth day, following śāstra with brāhmaṇas' help, bathe the Lord with milk, yogurt, ghee, sugar, and honey — the five substances. Climactic worship completes the cycle. The high point has its own protocol.
Reflection Questions
- Do I have a 'thirteenth day' — a culmination moment in my practice cycles — or only an indistinct flow?
- What 'five substances' would I bring to a climactic act of my own dharma?
My note
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