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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 7.12.4
mekhalajina-vasamsi
darbha-panir yathoditam
SYNONYMS
mekhala -- a belt made of straw; ajina-vasamsi -- garments made of deerskin; jata -- matted hair; danda -- a rod; kamandalun -- and a waterpot known as a kamandalu; bibhriyat -- he (the brahmacari) should regularly carry or wear; upavitam ca -- and a sacred thread; darbha-panih -- taking purified kusa in his hand; yatha uditam -- as recommended in the sastras.
TRANSLATION
Carrying pure kusa grass in his hand, the brahmacari should dress regularly with a belt of straw and with deerskin garments. He should wear matted hair, carry a rod and waterpot and be decorated with a sacred thread, as recommended in the sastras.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness