SB 11.27.10
Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eleventh Canto, Chapter 27: Lord Kṛṣṇa's Instructions on the Process of Deity Worship
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 10
pūrvaṁ snānaṁ prakurvīta
dhauta-danto 'ṅga-śuddhaye
ubhayair api ca snānaṁ
mantrair mṛd-grahaṇādinā
SYNONYMS
pūrvam—first; snānam—bath; prakurvīta—one should perform; dhauta—having cleaned; dantaḥ—his teeth; aṅga—of the body; śuddhaye—for purification; ubhayaiḥ—with both kinds; api ca—also; snānam—bathing; mantraiḥ—with mantras; mṛt-grahaṇa-ādinā—by smearing with earth and so on.
TRANSLATION
One should first purify his body by cleansing his teeth and bathing. Then one should perform a second cleansing by smearing the body with earth and chanting both Vedic and tantric mantras.