Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 20.202

dvādaśa-tilaka-mantra ei dvādaśa nāma

ācamane ei nāme sparśi tat-tat-sthāna

SYNONYMS

dvādaśa-tilaka — for twelve marks of tilaka; mantra — the mantra; ei — these; dvādaśa nāma — twelve names; ācamane — in washing with water; ei nāme — with these names; sparśi — we touch; tat-tat-sthāna — 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 Vishnu 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 Vishnu:

lalāte keśavam dhyāyen nārāyanam athodare

vakshah-sthale mādhavam tu govindam kantha-kūpake

vishnum ca dakshine kukshau bāhau ca madhusūdanam

trivikramam kandhare tu vāmanam vāma-pārśvake

śrīdharam vāma-bāhau tu hrishīkeśam tu kandhare

prishthe ca padmanābham ca katyām dāmodaram nyaset

"When one marks the forehead with tilaka, he must remember Keśava. When one marks the lower abdomen, he must remember Nārāyana. For the chest, one should remember Mādhava, and when marking the hollow of the neck one should remember Govinda. Lord Vishnu should be remembered while marking the right side of the belly, and Madhusūdana should be remembered when marking the right arm. Trivikrama should be remembered when marking the right shoulder, and Vāmana should be remembered when marking the left side of the belly. Śrīdhara should be remembered while marking the left arm, and Hrishīkeśa should be remembered when marking the left shoulder. Padmanābha and Dāmodara should be remembered when marking the back."

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