Canto 8, Chapter 16

Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship

Verse 43 (SB 8.16.43)
SB 8.16.43 • मूल श्लोक

कृत्वा शिरसि तच्छेषां देवमुद्वासयेत् तत: । द्वय‍वरान्भोजयेद् विप्रान्पायसेन यथोचितम् ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

kṛtvā śirasi tac-cheṣāṁ devam udvāsayet tataḥ dvy-avarān bhojayed viprān pāyasena yathocitam

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

kṛtvā — taking; śirasi — on the head; tat-śeṣām — all the remnants (the water and flowers offered to the Deity); devam — unto the Deity; udvāsayet — should be thrown into a sacred place; tataḥ — thereafter; dvi-avarān — a minimum of two; bhojayet — should feed; viprān — brāhmaṇas; pāyasena — with sweet rice; yathā-ucitam — as each deserves.

Translation

“After touching to one’s head all the flowers and water offered to the Deity, one should throw them into a sacred place. Then one should feed at least two brāhmaṇas with sweet rice.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda