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SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI : SPECIAL POETRY
Mantras for Applying Tilaks
(1) Forehead – Om Kesavaya namah
(2) Stomach – Om Narayanaya namah
(3) Chest – Om Madhavaya namah
(4) Throat – Om Govindaya namah
(5) Right side – Om Visnave namah
(6) Right arm – Om Madhusudanaya namah
(7) Right shoulder – Om Trivikramaya namah
(8) Left side – Om Vamanaya namah
(9) Left arm – Om Sridharaya namah
(10) Left shoulder – Om Hrsikesaya namah
(11) Back – Om Padmanabhaya namah
(12) Waist – Om Damodaraya namah
Apply tilak with your right-hand ring finger (the clay is mixed with a
little water on the palm of your left hand). To apply the tilak on
your right arm, use your left-hand ring finger. After applying tilak
marks on all parts of your body, mix the remaining clay on the palm of your
left hand with a little water and place it on your head after reciting,
‘Om Vasudevaya namah.’
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