Guest guest Posted August 16, 2003 Report Share Posted August 16, 2003 You can shave once in a month on the full moon day with head & beard. Letter to: Krsna dasa -- Los Angeles 4 July, 1969 At least once in a month you must be clearly shaven-headed. In the bright fortnight on the day of purnima, four days after ekadasi, once in a month in the bright fortnight, you must be shaved. Srimad-Bhagavatam 5.6.3 -- Vrndavana, November 25, 1976 At least once in a month you must be clearly shaven-headed. On the bright fortnight, on the day of purnima, four days after ekadasi. Once in a month, in the bright fortnight we must be shaven-headed. Letter to: Ramesvara -- NEWSLETTER 26 November, 1976 Yes, heads should generally be shaved on the full moon day. That means once a month. Letters from Srila Prabhupada's Secretaries and ISKCON Officers Letter from Madhusudana to Purusottama > In "Srila Prabhupada and His Disciples in Germany" Bhakti-bhusana Swami > states that Srila Prabhupada usually had his head shaved only every > ekadasi. > > I was surprised to read this as shaving is generally proscribed on > ekadasi. > > Any comments about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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