SB 8.16.50
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 50
trayodaśyām atho viṣṇoḥ
snapanaṁ pañcakair vibhoḥ
kārayec chāstra-dṛṣṭena
vidhinā vidhi-kovidaiḥ
SYNONYMS
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.
TRANSLATION
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].