Garga Samhita
Canto Four : Chapter Eighteen
Patala-paddhati-varnana
The Names and Worship of Sri Yamuna
The Names and Worship of Sri Yamuna
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ity evam patalam viddhi Please know that what I have just spoken is the patala. Now I will speak to you the paddhati. After the puraccarana is completed one should live as a brahmacari brahmana, keeping a vow of silence, eating leaves and barley, sleeping on the ground, controlling one's mind, and chanting mantras. |
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References
- ↑ ity - thus; evam - thus; patalam - patala; viddhi - know; tubhyam - to you; vaksyami - I will speak; paddhatim - the paddahti; yavat - as; sampurnatam - completion; yati - attains; puraccaranam - preparatory ritual; eva - indeed; hi - indeed; tavat - so; bhavet - is; brahmacari - brahmacari; japen - should chant; mauna-vrati - silent; dvijah - brahmana; yava-bhoji - eating barley; bhumi-cayi - taking rest on the ground; patra-bhug - eating leaves; jita-manasah - controlling the mind.
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