Kaupina

Kaupina

Kaupina is the sanskrit name for an Indian form of male underclothing. It is often interpreted as loin cloth [e] . In form, it is a rectangular piece of cloth with a horizontal thread at one end for binding it around the waist of the wearer. It has religious significance attached to asceticism for the Hindoos. Śrīmad Bhāgavatam enjoins that a true ascetic shouldn't wear anything other than a kaupina [http://vedabase.net/sb/7/13/2/] . Sri Shankaracharya composed a verse called Kaupina Panchakam to assert the significance of asceticism. [http://www.chaitanya-monks.org/articles/kaupina-panchakam-poem-loin-cloth] .

In Folklore

A number of vernacular languages in India have sayings meaning that one doesn't need to wear kaupina if he got firm balls.


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