Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.17.34-35

śaucam ācamanam snānam

sandhyopāstir mamārcanam

tīrtha-sevā japo 'spriśyā-

bhakshyāsambhāshya-varjanam

sarvāśrama-prayukto 'yam

niyamah kula-nandana

mad-bhāvah sarva-bhūteshu

mano-vāk-kāya-samyamah

SYNONYMS

śaucam — cleanliness; ācamanam — purifying the hands with water; snānam — bathing; sandhyā — at sunrise, noon and sunset; upāstih — religious services; mama — of Me; arcanam — worship; tīrtha-sevā — going to holy places; japah — chanting the holy names of the Lord; aspriśya — which are untouchable; abhakshya — uneatable; asambhāshya — or not to be discussed; varjanam — avoidance of things; sarva — for all; āśrama — orders of life; prayuktah — enjoined; ayam — this; niyamah — rule; kula-nandana — My dear Uddhava; mat-bhāvah — perceiving My existence; sarva-bhūteshu — in all living entities; manah — of the mind; vāk — of words; kāya — of the body; samyamah — regulation.

TRANSLATION

My dear Uddhava, general cleanliness, washing the hands, bathing, performing religious services at sunrise, noon and sunset, worshiping Me, visiting holy places, chanting japa, avoiding that which is untouchable, uneatable or not to be discussed, and remembering My existence within all living entities as the Supersoul — these principles should be followed by all members of society through regulation of the mind, words and body.

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