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One is forbidden to enter the Deity room or offer anything to the Deity while wearing a shirt or coat

Expressions researched:
"One is forbidden to enter the Deity room or offer anything to the Deity while wearing a shirt or coat"

Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

CC Antya-lila

One is forbidden to enter the Deity room or offer anything to the Deity while wearing a shirt or coat.

When Śrīkānta offered obeisances to the Lord, he was still wearing his shirt and coat. Therefore Govinda told him, “My dear Śrīkānta, first take off these garments.”

One is forbidden to enter the Deity room or offer anything to the Deity while wearing a shirt or coat. In the tantras it is said:

vastreṇāvṛta-dehas tu yo naraḥ praṇamed dharim
śvitrī bhavati mūḍhātmā sapta janmāni bhāvini

“Anyone who offers respects and obeisances to the Deity while wearing garments on the upper portion of his body is condemned to be a leper for seven births.”

Page Title:One is forbidden to enter the Deity room or offer anything to the Deity while wearing a shirt or coat
Compiler:SharmisthaK
Created:2021-05-13, 18:10:34
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=1, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1