Canto 8, Chapter 16

Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship

Verse 41 (SB 8.16.41)
SB 8.16.41 • मूल श्लोक

निवेदितं तद्भ‍क्ताय दद्याद्भ‍ुञ्जीत वा स्वयम् । दत्त्वाचमनमर्चित्वा ताम्बूलं च निवेदयेत् ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

niveditaṁ tad-bhaktāya dadyād bhuñjīta vā svayam dattvācamanam arcitvā tāmbūlaṁ ca nivedayet

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

niveditam — this offering of prasāda; tat-bhaktāya — unto His devotee; dadyāt — should be offered; bhuñjīta — one should take; vā — either; svayam — personally; dattvā ācamanam — giving water to wash the hands and mouth; arcitvā — in this way worshiping the Deity; tāmbūlam — betel nuts with spices; ca — also; nivedayet — one should offer.

Translation

“One should offer all the prasāda to a Vaiṣṇava or offer him some of the prasāda and then take some oneself. After this, one should offer the Deity ācamana and then betel nut and then again worship the Lord.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda