Shloka : 45

भक्तैस्तदितरैर्माले चन्दनादीन्धनोद्भवे ।

धार्ये कण्ठे ललाटेऽथ कार्य: केवलचन्द्रक: ॥ 45 ॥

અને તે સચ્છૂદ્રથકી બીજા જે જાતિએ કરીને ઊતરતા એવા ભક્તજન તેમણે તો, ચંદનાદિક કાષ્ઠની બેવડી માળા તે, ભગવાનની પ્રસાદી કરાવીને કંઠને વિષે ધારવી અને લલાટને વિષે કેવળ ચાંદલો કરવો પણ તિલક ન કરવું. ॥ 45 ॥

And the devotees, who are inferior by caste to the good Shudras, should wear double-folded string of sandalwood beads around their neck after offering it to the God and should put a dot on their forehead but not the Tilak. || 45 ||

Commentary

'Other than good Shudras' means the Shudras who do not follow the code of conduct properly. But all the human beings have the right to worship God and to show their devotion towards God. There­fore, such Shudras should also develop faith in God through the contact of saints and Muktas and should worship God. This will lead them towards liberation. Therefore, such devotees should wear double-folded string of sandalwood beads around their neck and should put on only the dot without the Tilak in the center of their forehead.