reto nāvakirej jātu

brahma-vrata-dharaḥ svayam

avakīrṇe 'vagāhyāpsu

yatāsus tri-padāḿ japet

retah -- semen; na -- not; avakiret -- should spill out; jatu -- ever; brahma-vrata-dharah -- one who is maintaining the vow of celibacy, or brahmacarya; svayam -- by itself; avakirne -- having flowed out; avagahya -- bathing; apsu -- in water; yata-asuh -- controlling the breathing by pranayama; tri-padam -- the Gayatri mantra; japet -- he should chant.


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One observing the vow of celibate brahmacari life should never pass semen. If the semen by chance spills out by itself, the brahmacari should immediately take bath in water, control his breath by pranayama and chant the Gayatri mantra

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