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Putting on Tilaka
\nIn the Uttara-khanada of the Padma Purana, Lord Shiva says to Parvati that in the middle of the \u201cV\u201d of the Vaishnava tilaka mark there is a space and in that space reside Lakshmi and Narayana. Therefore, the body that is decorated with tilaka should be considered a temple of Lord Vishnu. The Padma Purana also states:
\nvama-parshve sthito brahma
\ndakshine cha sadashivaha
\nmadhye vishnum vijaniyat
\nTasman madhyam na lepayet
\n\u201cOn the left side of the tilaka Lord Brahma is situated, and on the right side is Sadashiva, but one should know that in the middle dwells Lord Vishnu. Therefore one should not smear the middle section.\u201d
\nOne should pour a little water into the palm of his left hand and rub gopi-chandana (mud from Dwaraka) into it. When making Tilaka the following mantra from the Uttara Khanda of the Padma Purana:
\nlalate keshavam dhyayen
\nnarayanam athodare
\nvaksha-sthale madhavam tu
\ngovindam kantha-kupake
\nvishnum cha dakshine kukshau
\nbahau cha madhusudanam
\ntrivikramam kandare tu
\nvamanam vama-parshvake
\nshridharam vama-bahau tu
\nhrishikesham cha kandhare
\npristhe tu padma-nabham cha
\nkatyam damodaram nyaset
\ntat prakshalana-toyam tu
\nvasudeveti murdhani
\nIn accordance with the above mentioned mantra one should apply the gopi-chandana with the ball of the middle finger tip to make the tilaka marks on the twelve parts of the body. According to the Brahmanda Purana, one should not use the fingernail to make the space in the middle of the tilaka. One should place a thin damp cloth over the finger and make the space with that. Thus, when the tilaka is applied, the following mantras should be chanted:
\nThe forehead\u2013om keshavaya namaha
\nThe belly\u2013om narayanaya namaha
\nThe chest\u2013om madhavaya namaha
\nThe throat\u2013om govindaya namaha
\nThe right side of the waist\u2013om vishnave namaha
\nThe right upper arm\u2013om madhusudanaya namaha
\nThe right shoulder\u2013om trivikramaya namaha
\nThe left side of the waist\u2013om vamanaya namaha
\nThe left upper arm\u2013om shridharaya namaha
\nThe left shoulder\u2013om hrishikeshaya namaha
\nThe upper back\u2013om padmanabhaya namaha
\nThe lower back\u2013om damodaraya namaha
\nFinally, after washing one\u2019s had, whatever water is left should be wiped on the top of the head in the region of the shikha (tuft of hair) with the mantra: om vasudevaya namaha.
\nIn the Padma Purana it is stated:
\nnasadi-kesha-paryantam
\nurdhva-pundram sushobhanam
\nmadhye chidra-samayuktam
\ntad vidyad dhari-mandiram
\n\u201cThat marking (of tilaka), which begins from the root of the nose and extends up to the hairline, which has a space in it and is very beautiful, is known as urdhva-pundra (tilaka). One should know it to be a temple of Lord Hari [Vishnu].\u201d The Padma Purana also mentions that the tilaka marking should only extend three quarters of the way down the nose from the root of the nose, which is located between the eyebrows. The space in the middle of the tilaka should begin from between the eyebrows and extend up to the hairline. The marking on the nose and forehead should be connected. That is a perfect tilaka marking.
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Putting on Tilaka
\nIn the Uttara-khanada of the Padma Purana, Lord Shiva says to Parvati that in the middle of the “V” of the Vaishnava tilaka mark there is a space and in that space reside Lakshmi and Narayana. Therefore, the body that is decorated with tilaka should be considered a temple of Lord Vishnu. The Padma Purana also states:
\nvama-parshve sthito brahma
\ndakshine cha sadashivaha
\nmadhye vishnum vijaniyat
\nTasman madhyam na lepayet
\n“On the left side of the tilaka Lord Brahma is situated, and on the right side is Sadashiva, but one should know that in the middle dwells Lord Vishnu. Therefore one should not smear the middle section.”
\nOne should pour a little water into the palm of his left hand and rub gopi-chandana (mud from Dwaraka) into it. When making Tilaka the following mantra from the Uttara Khanda of the Padma Purana:
\nlalate keshavam dhyayen
\nnarayanam athodare
\nvaksha-sthale madhavam tu
\ngovindam kantha-kupake
\nvishnum cha dakshine kukshau
\nbahau cha madhusudanam
\ntrivikramam kandare tu
\nvamanam vama-parshvake
\nshridharam vama-bahau tu
\nhrishikesham cha kandhare
\npristhe tu padma-nabham cha
\nkatyam damodaram nyaset
\ntat prakshalana-toyam tu
\nvasudeveti murdhani
\nIn accordance with the above mentioned mantra one should apply the gopi-chandana with the ball of the middle finger tip to make the tilaka marks on the twelve parts of the body. According to the Brahmanda Purana, one should not use the fingernail to make the space in the middle of the tilaka. One should place a thin damp cloth over the finger and make the space with that. Thus, when the tilaka is applied, the following mantras should be chanted:
\nThe forehead–om keshavaya namaha
\nThe belly–om narayanaya namaha
\nThe chest–om madhavaya namaha
\nThe throat–om govindaya namaha
\nThe right side of the waist–om vishnave namaha
\nThe right upper arm–om madhusudanaya namaha
\nThe right shoulder–om trivikramaya namaha
\nThe left side of the waist–om vamanaya namaha
\nThe left upper arm–om shridharaya namaha
\nThe left shoulder–om hrishikeshaya namaha
\nThe upper back–om padmanabhaya namaha
\nThe lower back–om damodaraya namaha
\nFinally, after washing one’s had, whatever water is left should be wiped on the top of the head in the region of the shikha (tuft of hair) with the mantra: om vasudevaya namaha.
\nIn the Padma Purana it is stated:
\nnasadi-kesha-paryantam
\nurdhva-pundram sushobhanam
\nmadhye chidra-samayuktam
\ntad vidyad dhari-mandiram
\n“That marking (of tilaka), which begins from the root of the nose and extends up to the hairline, which has a space in it and is very beautiful, is known as urdhva-pundra (tilaka). One should know it to be a temple of Lord Hari [Vishnu].” The Padma Purana also mentions that the tilaka marking should only extend three quarters of the way down the nose from the root of the nose, which is located between the eyebrows. The space in the middle of the tilaka should begin from between the eyebrows and extend up to the hairline. The marking on the nose and forehead should be connected. That is a perfect tilaka marking.
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