Monday, 4 June 2012

Six things forbidden for ascetics

क्षौरस्नानविधिवर्णनं नाम विंशोऽध्यायः
 
Tonsure and bath procedure description Chapter 20
 
सुब्रह्मण्य उवाच |
 
Kartikeya said (to sage Vamadeva)
 
ताम्बूलं तैजसं पात्रं रेतःसेकं सिताम्बरम् |
दिवास्वापो हि नक्तान्नं यतीनां षड् विवर्जिताः || 34 ||
 
Betel leaf, metallic vessels, releasing semen, white cloth (clothes), sleeping during day, eating at night are six (things) forbidden to ascetics.

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