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  "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.