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pratipad-dinam ārabhya
yāvac chukla-trayodaśīm
brahmacaryam adhaḥ-svapnaṁ
snānaṁ tri-ṣavaṇaṁ caret
Synonyms
pratipat-dinam—on the day of pratipat; ārabhya—beginning; yāvat—until; sukla—of the bright fortnight; trayodaśīm—the thirteenth day of the moon (the second day after Ekādaśī); brahmacaryam—observing complete celibacy; adhah-svapnam—lying down on the floor; snanam—bathing; tri-savanam—three times (morning, evening and noon); caret—one should execute. ¶
Translation
From pratipat until the thirteenth day of the next bright moon [śukla-trayodaśī], one should observe complete celibacy, sleep on the floor, bathe three times a day and thus execute the vow. ¶