← Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations

Chapter 16: Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship

Verse 50 of 60
SB 8.16.50

त्रयोदश्यामथो विष्णोः स्नपनं पंचकैर्विभोः कारयेच्छास्त्रदृष्टेन विधिना विधिकोविदैः

trayodaśyām atho viṣṇoḥ snapanaṁ pañcakair vibhoḥ kārayec chāstra-dṛṣṭena vidhinā vidhi-kovidaiḥ

Synonyms

trayodaśyāmon the thirteenth day of the moon; athothereafter; viṣṇoḥof Lord Viṣṇu; snapanambathing; pañcakaiḥby pañcāmṛta, five substances; vibhoḥthe Lord; kārayetone should execute; śāstra-dṛṣṭenaenjoined in the scripture; vidhināunder regulative principles; vidhi-kovidaiḥassisted 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].

Verse 50 of 60
Prabhupāda Says