मेखलाजिनदण्डाक्षब्रह्मसूत्रकमण्डलून् । जटिलोऽधौतदद्वासोऽरक्तपीठ: कुशान् दधत् ॥ २३ ॥
mekhalājina-daṇḍākṣa- brahma-sūtra-kamaṇḍalūn jaṭilo ’dhauta-dad-vāso ’rakta-pīṭhaḥ kuśān dadhat
- mekhalā
- belt
- ajina
- deerskin
- daṇḍa
- staff
- akṣa
- bead necklace
- brahma-sūtra
- brāhmaṇa thread
- kamaṇḍalūn
- and waterpot
- jaṭilaḥ
- with matted, unruly hair
- adhauta
- without polishing, bleaching or ironing
- dat-vāsaḥ
- the teeth and clothes
- arakta-pīṭhaḥ
- without accepting a luxurious or sensuous seat
- kuśān
- kuśa grass
- dadhat
- carrying in his hand
The brahmacārī should regularly dress with a belt of straw and deerskin garments. He should wear matted hair, carry a rod and waterpot and be decorated with akṣa beads and a sacred thread. Carrying pure kuśa grass in his hand, he should never accept a luxurious or sensuous sitting place. He should not unnecessarily polish his teeth, nor should he bleach and iron his clothes.