—json {
"name":"SB 8.16.26", "h1":"SB 8.16.26", "label":"Text 26", "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.16.26", "description":"If dirt dug up by a boar is available, on the day of the dark moon one should smear this dirt on his body and then bathe in a flowing river. While bathing, one should chant the following mantra."
} —
SB 8.16.26
Text
sinīvālyāṁ mṛdālipya
snāyāt kroḍa-vidīrṇayā
yadi labhyeta vai srotasy
etaṁ mantram udīrayet
Synonyms
sinīvālyām—on the dark-moon day; mṛdā—with dirt; ālipya—smearing the body; snāyāt—one should bathe; kroḍa-vidīrṇayā—dug up by the tusk of a boar; yadi—if; labhyeta—it is available; vai—indeed; srotasi—in a flowing river; etam mantram—this mantra; udīrayet—one should chant.
Translation
If dirt dug up by a boar is available, on the day of the dark moon one should smear this dirt on his body and then bathe in a flowing river. While bathing, one should chant the following mantra.