Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.27.10
Mukti· LiberationPrepare for Worship Through Cleansing
“One should first purify his body by cleansing his teeth and bathing. Then one should perform a second cleansing by smearing the body with earth and chanting both Vedic and tantric mantras.”
What the purport teaches
- The worshiper should first cleanse the teeth and bathe to purify the body.
- A second cleansing includes smearing the body with earth.
- This further cleansing includes chanting both Vedic and tantric mantras. The instructions give an ordered preparation for worship.
Try this today
Cleanse your teeth and bathe before worship today.
Ask yourself
Do I give careful attention to cleanliness when preparing to worship?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.