𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗮

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗮 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝟭𝟮 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗻𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝗧𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮

dvādaśa-tilaka-mantra ei dvādaśa nāma

ācamane ei nāme sparśi tat-tat-sthāna

𝗦𝗬𝗡𝗢𝗡𝗬𝗠𝗦

dvādaśa-tilaka—for twelve marks of tilaka; mantra—the mantra; ei—these; dvādaśa nāma—twelve names; ācamane—in washing with water; ei nāme—with these names; sparśi—we touch; tat-tat-sthāna—the respective places.

𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

"When putting the twelve tilaka marks on the twelve places of the body, one has to chant the mantra consisting of these twelve Viṣṇu names. After daily worship, when one anoints the different parts of the body with water, these names should be chanted as one touches each part of the body.

𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧

While marking the body with tilaka, one should chant the following mantra, which consists of the twelve names of Lord Viṣṇu.

lalāṭe keśavaṁ dhyāyen

nārāyaṇam athodare

vakṣaḥ-sthale mādhavaṁ tu

govindaṁ kaṇṭha-kūpake

viṣṇuṁ ca dakṣiṇe kukṣau

bāhau ca madhusūdanam

trivikramaṁ kandhare tu

vāmanaṁ vāma-pārśvake

śrīdharaṁ vāma-bāhau tu

hṛṣīkeśaṁ tu kandhare

pṛṣṭhe ca padmanābhaṁ ca

kaṭyāṁ dāmodaraṁ nyaset

"When one marks the forehead with tilaka, he must remember Keśava.

When one marks the lower abdomen, he must remember Nārāyaṇa.

For the chest, one should remember Mādhava, and

when marking the hollow of the neck one should remember Govinda.

Lord Viṣṇu should be remembered while marking the right side of the belly, and

Madhusūdana should be remembered when marking the right arm.

Trivikrama should be remembered when marking the right shoulder, and

Vāmana should be remembered when marking the left side of the belly.

Śrīdhara should be remembered while marking the left arm, and

Hṛṣīkeśa should be remembered when marking the left shoulder.

Padmanābha and Dāmodara should be remembered when marking the back."

(Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta » Madhya-līlā 20.202 | 1975 Edition. All Synonyms, Translation and Purport by his Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada)