Vaisnava tilak

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in the verse lalite kesavam dhayen..... the last portion is katyam

damodaram nyaset... this means the waist. So it looks like the direction

is downwards.

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sloka is quoted in cc madhya 20.202.

 

dvadasa-tilaka-mantra ei dvadasa nama

acamane ei name sparsi tat-tat-sthana

SYNONYMS

dvadasa-tilaka-for twelve marks of tilaka; mantra-the mantra; ei-these;

dvadasa nama-twelve names; acamane-in washing with water; ei name-with these

names; sparsi-we touch; tat-tat-sthana-the respective places.

TRANSLATION

"When putting the twelve tilaka marks on the twelve places of the body, one

has to chant the mantra consisting of these twelve Visnu names. After 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 oftwelve names of Lord Visnu:

lalate kesavam dhyayen narayanam athodare

vaksah-sthale madhavam tu govindam kantha-kupake

visnum ca daksine kuksau bahau ca madhusudanam

trivikramam kandhare tu vamanam vama-parsvake

sridharam vama-bahau tu hrsikesam tu kandhare

prsthe ca padmanabham 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 Madhusudana 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."

Madhya 20.202

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Friday, October 18, 2002 11:02 PM

Vaisnava tilak

 

 

> Dear Bhanu Swami,

>

> Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

>

> Thank you for your reply.

>

> >in the verse lalite kesavam dhayen..... the last portion is katyam

> >damodaram nyaset... this means the waist. So it looks like the

> >direction is downwards.

>

> I have seen these mantras on a copy somewhere and have even learned them.

> I do not remember where the mantras come from or if a reference was given.

> Could you please remind me?

>

> Your servant,

> Dhira Krsna dasa