Canto 7, Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Verse 21 (SB 7.12.21)
SB 7.12.21 • मूल श्लोक

केशरोमनखश्मश्रुमलानि जटिलो दधत् । कमण्डल्वजिने दण्डवल्कलाग्निपरिच्छदान् ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

keśa-roma-nakha-śmaśru- malāni jaṭilo dadhat kamaṇḍalv-ajine daṇḍa- valkalāgni-paricchadān

Synonyms (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.

Translation

“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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda