Devanagari
त्रयोदश्यामथो विष्णो: स्नपनं पञ्चकैर्विभो: ।
कारयेच्छास्त्रदृष्टेन विधिना विधिकोविदै: ॥ ५० ॥
Verse text
trayodaśyām atho viṣṇoḥ
snapanaṁ paṣcakair vibhoḥ
kārayec chāstra-dṛṣṭena
vidhinā vidhi-kovidaiḥ
Synonyms
trayodaśyām
—
on the thirteenth day of the moon
;
atho
—
thereafter
;
viṣṇoḥ
—
of Lord Viṣṇu
;
snapanam
—
bathing
;
paṣcakaiḥ
—
by paṣcāmṛta, five substances
;
vibhoḥ
—
the Lord
;
kārayet
—
one should execute
;
śāstra
—
dṛṣṭena — enjoined in the scripture
;
vidhinā
—
under regulative principles
;
vidhi
—
kovidaiḥ — assisted by the priests who know the regulative principles .
Translation
Thereafter, following the directions of the śāstra with help from brāhmaṇas who know the śāstra, on the thirteenth day of the moon one should bathe Lord Viṣṇu with five substances [milk, yogurt, ghee, sugar and honey].
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Thereafter, following the directions of the scripture, with help from brāhmaṇas who know the scriptures, on the thirteenth day of the moon one should bathe Viṣṇu with five substances [milk, yogurt, ghee, sugar and honey].
Paṣcakaiḥ means “with paṣcāmṛta.”