केशरोमनखश्मश्रुमलानि जटिलो दधत् । कमण्डल्वजिने दण्डवल्कलाग्निपरिच्छदान् ॥ २१ ॥
kesa-roma-nakha-smasru- malani jatilo dadhat kamandalv-ajine danda- valkalagni-paricchadan
- kesa
- hair on the head
- roma
- hair on the body
- nakha
- nails
- smasru
- moustache
- malani
- and dirt on the body
- jatilah
- with matted locks of hair
- dadhat
- one should keep
- kamandalu
- a waterpot
- ajine
- and a deerskin
- danda
- rod
- valkala
- the bark of a tree
- agni
- fire
- paricchadan
- garments.
The vanaprastha should wear matted locks of hair on his head and let his body hair, nails and moustache grow. He should not cleanse his body of dirt. He should keep a waterpot, deerskin and rod, wear the bark of a tree as a covering, and use garments colored like fire.