gandha - akṣataiḥ—with fragrant substances and whole grains
Compound: gandha (scent) + akṣata (unbroken rice grains). Two of the sixteen upacāras of pūjā in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa. Gauḍīyas read the verse as a working model of upacāra-vidhi performed by a śuddha-bhakta.
pati - matīḥ—having husbands
Compound: pati (husband) + -matī (possessing, feminine). Only women with living husbands are eligible for certain auspicious offerings. Vyāsa marks the brāhmaṇīs' qualification — Rukmiṇī is asking to join their class, married to her own pati Kṛṣṇa.
pradīpa - āvalibhiḥ—with rows of lamps
Compound: pradīpa (lamp) + āvalī (row). Dīpa-dāna is one of the sixteen upacāras and a primary Gauḍīya offering (Dāmodara-month dīpa-dāna in Kārttika). The whole temple is filled with the same offering Yaśodā would later receive in countless homes.
Rukmiṇī worshiped the goddess with water, scents, whole grains, incense, clothing, garlands, necklaces, jewelry and other prescribed offerings and gifts, and also with arrays of lamps. The married brāhmaṇa women each performed worship simultaneously with the same items, also offering savories and cakes, prepared betel nut, sacred threads, fruit and sugarcane juice.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Rukmiṇī worshiped the goddess with water, scents, whole grains, incense, clothing, garlands, necklaces, jewelry and other prescribed offerings and gifts, and also with arrays of lamps. The married brāhmaṇa women each performed worship simultaneously with the same items, also offering savories and cakes, prepared betel nut, sacred threads, fruit and sugar-cane juice.
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
The articles are not listed in order because Śukadeva or Rukmiṇī forgot the order, because of being absorbed in Kṛṣṇa. Srak refers to ordinary garlands and mālya refers to extraordinary garlands. Srak means that which is woven. Mālya means that which is held. Rukmiṇī divided up the items of worship and gave some (pṛthak) to the other women. With these items they performed worship. She had them do separate worship and she also did worship to attain her desire. The worship was performed completely (sam—apūjayat). At the end they offered many lamps as nirājana. Women with husbands offered salt and other items according to the custom (to create good relationship between the man and woman).
Śrīdhara Svāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
The articles are not listed in order because Śukadeva or Rukmiṇī forgot the order, because of being absorbed in Kṛṣṇa. Sraja are garlands made of flowers. Mālya are flowers made into other ornaments. The bṛāhmaṇa women had separate items of worship. She performed worship completely (sampūjayat) using food (upahāra) and offerings to the directions (balibhiḥ). At the end lamps were offered. Each was offered fully. At this time she was dependent on these women who were married (patimatī). Women with husbands offered salt (lavana) and other items according to the custom in order that rasa is attained.
Rukmiṇī worships with water, scents, grains, incense, clothing, garlands, necklaces, jewelry, lamps; married brāhmaṇa women perform parallel worship. Full ritual inventory plus group worship; the bride is not alone.
Reflection Questions
Where do you skip ritual items because abbreviation feels efficient?
Could group worship around your petition strengthen its reception?
Analogy
Every prescribed item — water, gandha, akṣata, dhūpa, vāsas, mālā, dīpa — laid before the goddess in proper order, but the heart of the offering has already gone elsewhere. Gauḍīyas read this as the perfect vaidhī-arcana performed without abandoning the rāgānuga aim: form complete, eyes fixed elsewhere.