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SLEEP:

One should not sleep too much or too little. One should avoid
sleeping during the daytime as much as possible. One should not
sleep during the sandhyas. One should not sleep naked, or with oil
on the head. The bed should be clean.
Procedure: One should then wash hands, feet and mouth with cool
water, and dry the hands and feet, for one should never sleep
with wet feet or hands. One should offer the results of the days
activities to the Lord:
Ones head should point east or south, for the east brings
knowledge; south brings long life and strength; whereas west
brings worries; and north brings death.
One should sleep on the back for long life, or the left side for good
digestion, but never on the stomach.
In case of bad dreams one should chant the names of Govinda,
BHOJANA (taking meals):
One should take his meals in a clean state
Five parts of the body should be damp (washed with water): two
hands, two feet, and the mouth
One should eat in a place which is clean and spacious
One should sit on an asana
One should not keep the plate on the lap
One should sit facing east, or north, according to the Vishnu
Purana.
One should not face northeast, northwest, southeast or southwest
One should not eat at the sandhyas: sunrise, noon and sunset
One should not eat before having performed sandhya vandana
(chanting gayatri at the sandhya) or daily morning puja.
One should fill half the stomach with food one quarter with water
and one quarter with air.
SNANA (bathing):

One should not bathe naked. One should not bathe wearing one
cloth. (a second cloth is usually tied around the waist. In this way
one is properly dressed for the sacred act of bathing.)
One should not bathe without first having passed nature
One should then remember the spiritual master and beg
permission from the Lord to bathe in his water.
The most important element in this bath is remembrance of the
Lord (manasa snana) and chanting the names of the Lord. Though
all other elements may be overlooked, these two acts should
always be performed while bathing. In this way the bath retains
its sacred nature.
SHAVING:
Shaving at night is forbidden.
It is done in the daytime, usually before the noon bath
Of the tithis, prathipat, chaturthi, astami, chaturdasi, purnima,
amavasya; and sasthis, navamis, dvadasis, sankrantis, and any
day of fasting, such as ekadasi, are also unfavorable. The
favorable tithis are dvitiya, tritiya, panchami, saptami dasami and
trayodasi. The moon in waxing phase is favorable and in the
waning phase, particularly the latter half, is unfavorable.
Rising from Bed:

The time early in the morning, one and a half hours before sunrise
Upon waking, one should immediately chant the name of the Lord
Prayer to the Earth - beg forgiveness for stepping upon her in
order to carry out the Lord's service in the coming day. Placing the
right foot upon the earth
Smaranam: One should then remember the Supreme Lord Sri
Krsna and recite verses praising him
Pranama (obeisances):
REMOVING WASTES FROM THE BODY
Forbidden times: One should avoid relieving oneself during the
sandhyas (the period near sunrise and sunset).

One should squat both while urinating or stooling One should


never urinate while standing or walking.
SAUCHA (cleansing oneself after evacuating)
After saucha is complete one should wash the hands with water
thoroughly, splash water on the feet and perform acamana while
remembering the Lord
DANTA DHAVANA (cleaning the teeth)
one should brush ones teeth before the bath and before sunrise

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