SB 7.12.21 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.12.21

కేశరోమనఖశ్మశ్రుమలాని జటిలో దధత్ । కమణ్డల్వజినే దణ్డవల్కలాగ్నిపరిచ్ఛదాన్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥

keśa-roma-nakha-śmaśru-

[kesha-roma-nakha-shmashru-]

malāni jaṭilo dadhat

[malaani jatilo dadhat]

kamaṇḍalv-ajine daṇḍa-

[kamandalv-ajine danda-]

valkalāgni-paricchadān

[valkalaagni-parichchadaan]

Word-for-word

keśa — hair on the head roma — hair on the body nakha — nails śmaśru — moustache malāni — and dirt on the body jaṭilaḥ — with matted locks of hair dadhat — one should keep kamaṇḍalu — a waterpot ajine — and a deerskin daṇḍa — rod valkala — the bark of a tree agni — fire paricchadān — garments.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

keśa-roma-nakha-śmaśru-

keśa

hair on the head

roma

hair on the body

nakha

nails

śmaśru

moustache

malāni jaṭilo dadhat

malāni

and dirt on the body

jaṭilaḥ

with matted locks of hair

dadhat

one should keep

kamaṇḍalv-ajine daṇḍa-

kamaṇḍalu

a waterpot

ajine

and a deerskin

daṇḍa

rod

valkalāgni-paricchadān

valkala

the bark of a tree

agni

fire

paricchadān

garments.

The vānaprastha should wear matted locks of hair on his head and let his body hair, nails and moustache grow. He should not cleanse his body of dirt. He should keep a waterpot, deerskin and rod, wear the bark of a tree as a covering, and use garments colored like fire.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The vānaprastha should wear matted locks of hair on his head, and his body hair, nails and moustache should remain unclean. He should keep a water pot, deerskin, rod, the bark of a tree as clothing, and sacrificial utensils. He is unclean because of not brushing teeth etc.

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