Shloka : 52

कर्तव्यमुर्ध्वपुण्ड्रं च पुम्भिरेव सचन्द्रकम् ।

कार्य: सधवनारीभिर्भाले कुंड्.कुमचन्द्रक: ॥ 52 ॥

અને પછી સત્સંગી પુરુષમાત્રને ચાંદલે સહિત ઊર્ધ્વપુંડ્ર તિલક કરવું અને સુવાસિની જે સ્ત્રીઓ તેમણે તો પોતાના ભાલને વિષે કંકુમનો ચાંદલો કરવો. ॥ 52 ॥

And then the male devotees should draw an Urdhvapundra Tilak with a dot in the centre and the women (except widows) should put on a dot using the Kumkum on their forehead. || 52 ||

Commentary

The devotees of Shriji Maharaj should draw an Urdhvapundra Tilak alongwith the dot in the centre, using the leftover Hari Chandan or Sandalwood paste mixed with saffron and Kumkum which has been offered to Shri Hari. The clay of Talawadi, which has been blessed by Shri Hari, can also be used to draw the Urdhvapundra Tilak and to draw the dot in the centre, the Kumkum which has been offered to Shri Hari can be used. The Shudras who follow proper code of conduct and have been initiated should put on the Urdhvapundra Tilak alongwith the dot in the centre on their forehead, both the arms and chest. The Shudras who do not follow the proper code of conduct but are initiated, should put on only a dot of Sandalwood paste on their forehead and should not put on the Urdhvapundra Tilak.

Also, the women, who are not widowed, should put on a dot of kumkum on their forehead, but not the Tilak.

The devotees should recite the name 'Swaminarayan' while per­forming 'Aachman' and while drawing the Urdhvapundra Tilak, because it consists of all the names. Therefore, the devotees should recite the name and contemplate Shri Hari in their heart.