त्रयोदश्यामथो विष्णोः स्नपनं पञ्चकैर्विभोः ।
कारयेच्छास्त्रदृष्टेन विधिना विधिकोविदैः ॥५०॥

trayodaÅ›yÄm atho viṣṇoḥ
snapanaṠpañcakair vibhoḥ
kÄrayec chÄstra-dṛṣṭena
vidhinÄ vidhi-kovidaiḥ

 trayodaÅ›yÄm - on the thirteenth day of the moon; atho - thereafter; viṣṇoḥ - of Lord Viṣṇu; snapanam - bathing; pañcakaiḥ - by pañcÄmá¹›ta, five substances; vibhoḥ - the Lord; kÄrayet - one should execute; Å›Ästra-dṛṣṭena - enjoined in the scripture; vidhinÄ - under regulative principles; vidhi-kovidaiḥ - assisted by the priests who know the regulative principles.


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Thereafter, following the directions of the Å›Ästra with help from brÄhmaṇas who know the Å›Ästra, on the thirteenth day of the moon one should bathe Lord Viṣṇu with five substances [milk, yogurt, ghee, sugar and honey].

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