CC Antya 12.37
Bengali
পেটাঙ্গি-গায় করে দণ্ডবৎ-নমস্কার ।
গোবিন্দ কহে, — ‘শ্রীকান্ত, আগে পেটাঙ্গি উতার’ ॥ ৩৭ ॥
গোবিন্দ কহে, — ‘শ্রীকান্ত, আগে পেটাঙ্গি উতার’ ॥ ৩৭ ॥
Verse text
peṭāṅgi-gāya kare daṇḍavat-namaskāra
govinda kahe, — ‘śrīkānta, āge peṭāṅgi utāra’
govinda kahe, — ‘śrīkānta, āge peṭāṅgi utāra’
Synonyms
Translation
When Śrīkānta offered obeisances to the Lord, he was still wearing his shirt and coat. Therefore Govinda told him, “My dear Śrīkānta, first take off these garments.”
Purport
One is forbidden to enter the Deity room or offer anything to the Deity while wearing a shirt or coat. In the tantras it is said:
vastreṇāvṛta-dehas tu yo naraḥ praṇamed dharim
śvitrī bhavati mūḍhātmā sapta janmāni bhāvini
śvitrī bhavati mūḍhātmā sapta janmāni bhāvini
“Anyone who offers respects and obeisances to the Deity while wearing garments on the upper portion of his body is condemned to be a leper for seven births.”