Bath

6th point

Bath should be taken before meals.

1.Bathing Guidelines emphasize the importance of cleanliness and self-care, akin to keeping the body as a temple. A full bath should be taken at least once a day to maintain proper hygiene.

2.After Bathing: Before drying your body, recite the prescribed mantra while performing the prescribed mudrá and looking at a luminous object.

3.Mantra:
"Pitr purusebhyo namah rsi devebhyo namah.
Brahmdrpanarh Brahmahavir Brahmdgnao
Brahmandhutam. Brahmaeva tena gantavyarh
Brahmakarma samddhind."
Meaning:
Salutations to the ancestors and the god-like rsis (those who have broadened human progress). The act of offering, the offering, the recipient, and the person making the offering are all Brahma. One merges with Brahma after fulfilling their divine duty.
Repeat the mantra three times while performing the mudra.

4.Additional Teachings by Shrii Shrii Anandamúrti:.
•It is beneficial to face the light while the body is wet for the utilization of ultraviolet rays.
•Ideally, the body should be naked during the bath, as long as it can be done without immodesty.
•A scrubbing device should be used while bathing for better cleanliness.

1. Bathing Steps: Pour cool water on the navel, on the back and opposite the navel. Pour water over the head, letting it run down the spine.

•Additional Practices: Splash water in the eyes and practice nasápána (Vyápaka Shaoca).

2. Cleansing Tools: Use a washcloth or loofah to remove dead skin, focusing on the armpits and groin.

After washing with soap, apply oil and comb those areas.

•Water Temperature: Bathe in lukewarm water if sick, sensitive to cold, or in a cold climate. Sun-warmed water is good, but it should be below body temperature.

3. Best Bathing Times (Sandhyás):

Morning Sandhya: 45 minutes before and after sunrise.

Noon Sandhya: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Evening Sandhya: 45 minutes before and after sunset.

Avoid Midnight Sandhya: 11:15 p.m. to 12:45 a.m.

4. After-Bath Ritual: Face the sun or another light source while still wet. Expose as much of the body as possible to sunlight for ultraviolet rays. Chant the bath mantra three times and perform associated mudras.

Benefits

Taking bath before meals. However missing a meal doesn’t compensate the loss one suffers due to non-bathing. Thus bath is more important than food.
After bathing the posture activates the organ and enables electric wave to permeate the whole biological structure.

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