reto nÄvakirej jÄtu
brahma-vrata-dharaḥ svayam
avakÄ«rṇe 'vagÄhyÄpsu
yatÄsus tri-padÄá¹ japet
retaḥ - semen; na - not; avakiret - should spill out; jÄtu - ever; brahma-vrata-dharaḥ - one who is maintaining the vow of celibacy, or brahmacarya; svayam - by itself; avakÄ«rṇe - having flowed out; avagÄhya - bathing; apsu - in water; yata-asuḥ - controlling the breathing by prÄṇÄyÄma; tri-padÄm - the GÄyatrÄ« mantra; japet - he should chant.