Devanagari
धौतवासा शुचिर्नित्यं सर्वमङ्गलसंयुता ।
पूजयेत्प्रातराशात्प्राग्गोविप्राञ् श्रियमच्युतम् ॥ ५२ ॥
Verse text
dhauta-vāsā śucir nityaṁ
sarva-maṅgala-saṁyutā
pūjayet prātarāśāt prāg
go-viprāṣ śriyam acyutam
Synonyms
dhauta
—
vāsā — wearing washed cloth
;
śuciḥ
—
being purified
;
nityam
—
always
;
sarva
—
maṅgala — with all auspicious items
;
saṁyutā
—
adorned
;
pūjayet
—
one should worship
;
prātaḥ
—
āśāt prāk — before breakfast
;
go
—
viprān — the cows and brāhmaṇas
;
śriyam
—
the goddess of fortune
;
acyutam
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead .
Translation
Putting on washed clothing, being always pure and being adorned with turmeric, sandalwood pulp and other auspicious items, before breakfast one should worship the cows, the brāhmaṇas, the goddess of fortune and the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Wearing washed clothing, being always pure, adorned with turmeric, sandalwood pulp and other auspicious items, before breakfast in the morning one should worship the cows, the brāhmaṇas, the goddess of fortune and the Supreme Lord.
Now the positive rules are described. Prātar āśāt means “in the morning before eating.”
Purport
If one is trained to honor and worship the cows and
brāhmaṇas,
he is actually civilized. The worship of the Supreme Lord is recommended, and the Lord is very fond of the cows and
brāhmaṇas
(
namo brahmaṇya-devāya go-brāhmaṇa-hitāya ca
). In other words, a civilization in which there is no respect for the cows and
brāhmaṇas
is condemned. One cannot become spiritually advanced without acquiring the brahminical qualifications and giving protection to cows. Cow protection insures sufficient food prepared with milk, which is needed for an advanced civilization. One should not pollute civilization by eating the flesh of cows. A civilization must do something progressive, and then it is an Āryan civilization. Instead of killing the cow to eat flesh, civilized men must prepare various milk products that will enhance the condition of society. If one follows the brahminical culture, he will become competent in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.