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añjanābhyañjanonmarda-
stry-avalekhāmiṣaṁ madhu
srag-gandha-lepālaṅkārāṁs
tyajeyur ye bṛhad-vratāḥ
añjana — ointment or powder for decorating the eyes; abhyañjana — massaging the head; unmarda — massaging the body; strī-avalekha — to glance over a woman or to paint a woman’s picture; āmiṣam — meat-eating; madhu — drinking liquor or honey; srak — decorating the body with garlands of flowers; gandha-lepa — smearing the body with scented ointment; alaṅkārān — decorating the body with ornaments; tyajeyuḥ — must give up; ye — those who; bṛhat-vratāḥ — have taken the vow of celibacy.
Brahmacārīs or gṛhasthas who have taken the vow of celibacy as described above should not indulge in the following: applying powder or ointment to the eyes, massaging the head with oil, massaging the body with the hands, seeing a woman or painting a woman’s picture, eating meat, drinking wine, decorating the body with flower garlands, smearing scented ointment on the body, or decorating the body with ornaments. These they should give up.