# SB 8.16.26 > सिनीवाल्यां मृदालिप्य स्नायात्क्रोडविदीर्णया > यदि लभ्येत वै स्रोतस्येतं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत ॥२६॥ ## Text > sinīvālyāṁ mṛdālipya > snāyāt kroḍa-vidīrṇayā > yadi labhyeta vai srotasy > etaṁ mantram udīrayet ## Synonyms *sinīvālyām*—on the dark-moon day; *mṛdā*—with dirt; *ālipya*—smearing the body; *snāyāt*—one should bathe; *kroḍa-vidīrṇayā*—dug up by the tusk of a boar; *yadi*—if; *labhyeta*—it is available; *vai*—indeed; *srotasi*—in a flowing river; *etam mantram*—this *mantra*; *udīrayet*—one should chant. ## Translation **If dirt dug up by a boar is available, on the day of the dark moon one should smear this dirt on his body and then bathe in a flowing river. While bathing, one should chant the following mantra.**