Text 203] The Lord Instructs Sanatana Gosvami 113
daily worship, when one anoints the different parts of the body with water,
these names should be chanted as one touches each part of the body.
PURPORT
While marking the body with tilaka, one should chant the following mantra,
which consists of the twelve names of Lord Visnu.
lalate kesavam dhyayen
narayanam athodare
vaksah-sthale madhavam tu
govindam kantha-kdpake
visnum ca daksine kuksau
bahau ca madhusidanam
trivikramam kandhare tu
vamanarh vama-parsvake
sridharam vama-bdahau tu
hrsikesam tu kandhare
prsthe ca padmandbham ca
katyam damodaram nyaset
“When one marks the forehead with tilaka, he must remember KeSava. When one
marks the lower abdomen, he must remember Narayana. For the chest, one
should remember Madhava, and when marking the hollow of the neck one
should remember Govinda. Lord Visnu should be remembered while marking the
right side of the belly, and Madhustidana should be remembered when marking
the right arm. Trivikrama should be remembered when marking the right shoulder,
and Vamana should be remembered when marking the left side of the belly.
Sridhara should be remembered while marking the left arm, and Hrsikesa should
be remembered when marking the left shoulder. Padmanabha and Damodara
should be remembered when marking the back.”
TEXT 203
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Gl Hata Ay SR, VA HANSA tl Qo Il
ei cari-janera vilasa-mdrti dra asta jana
tan sabara nama kahi, Suna sanatana
