# SB 7.12.4 ## Text > mekhalājina-vāsāṁsi > jaṭā-daṇḍa-kamaṇḍalūn > bibhṛyād upavītaṁ ca > darbha-pāṇir yathoditam ## Synonyms *mekhalā*—a belt made of straw; *ajina*-*vāsāṁsi*—garments made of deerskin; *jaṭā*—matted hair; *daṇḍa*—a rod; *kamaṇḍalūn*—and a waterpot known as a *kamaṇḍalu*; *bibhṛyāt*—he (the *brahmacārī*) should regularly carry or wear; *upavītam* *ca*—and a sacred thread; *darbha*-*pāṇiḥ*—taking purified *kuśa* in his hand; *yathā* *uditam*—as recommended in the *śāstras.* ## Translation **Carrying pure kuśa grass in his hand, the brahmacārī should dress regularly with a belt of straw and with deerskin garments. He should wear matted hair, carry a rod and waterpot and be decorated with a sacred thread, as recommended in the śāstras.**