नाभिमात्रजले स्थित्वा मलानामपनुत्तये । सकृत् स्नात्वा तथोन्मज्य मान्त्रमाचमनञ्चरेत् ॥ ३८ ॥
nābhimātrajalē sthitvā malānāmapanuttayē | sakṛt snātvā tathōnmajya māntramācamanañcarēt || 38 ||
Translation
Standing navel-deep in the water, he should bathe once to wash away impurities, and rising, perform the ācamana with mantras.
Word by word
- nābhimātrajalē
- in navel-deep water
- sthitvā
- standing
- malānāmapanuttayē
- to remove impurities
- sakṛt
- once
- snātvā
- bathing
- tathōnmajya
- and rising up
- māntramācamanañcarēt
- should do the ācamana with mantras