SB 8.16.26

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Eighth Canto - Chapter 16: Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship

SB 8.16.25 - SB 8.16.27

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 26

sinīvālyāṁ mṛdālipya

snāyāt kroḍa-vidīrṇayā

yadi labhyeta vai srotasy

etaṁ mantram udīrayet

SYNONYMS

sinīvālyām—on the dark-moon day; mṛdā—with dirt; ālipya—smearing the body; snāyāt—one should bathe; kroḍa-vidīrṇayā—dug up by the tusk of a boar; yadi—if; labhyeta—it is available; vai—indeed; srotasi—in a flowing river; etam mantram—this mantra; udīrayet—one should chant.

TRANSLATION

If dirt dug up by a boar is available, on the day of the dark moon one should smear this dirt on his body and then bathe in a flowing river. While bathing, one should chant the following mantra.

SB 8.16.25 - SB 8.16.27