SB 11.27.22 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.27.22

पाद्यार्घ्याचमनीयार्थं त्रीणि पात्राणि देशिक: । हृदा शीर्ष्णाथ शिखया गायत्र्या चाभिमन्त्रयेत् ॥ २२ ॥

pādyārghyācamanīyārthaṁ

[paadyaarghyaachamaneeyaartham]

trīṇi pātrāṇi deśikaḥ

[treeni paatraani deshikah]

hṛdā śīrṣṇātha śikhayā

[hridaa sheershnaatha shikhayaa]

gāyatryā cābhimantrayet

[gaayatryaa chaabhimantrayet]

Word-for-word

pādya — of the water offered to the Lord for bathing His feet arghya — the water offered to the Lord as a token of respectful greeting ācamanīya — and the water offered to the Lord for washing His mouth artham — placed there for the purpose trīṇi — three pātrāṇi — the vessels deśikaḥ — the worshiper hṛdā — by the “heart” mantra śīrṣṇā — by the “head” mantra atha — and śikhayā — by the “crown” mantra gāyatryā — and by the Gāyatrī mantra ca — also abhimantrayet — he should perform purification by chanting.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

pādyārghyācamanīyārthaṁ

pādya

of the water offered to the Lord for bathing His feet

arghya

the water offered to the Lord as a token of respectful greeting

ācamanīya

and the water offered to the Lord for washing His mouth

artham

placed there for the purpose

trīṇi pātrāṇi deśikaḥ

trīṇi

three

pātrāṇi

the vessels

deśikaḥ

the worshiper

hṛdā śīrṣṇātha śikhayā

hṛdā

by the “heart” mantra

śīrṣṇā

by the “head” mantra

atha

and

śikhayā

by the “crown” mantra

gāyatryā cābhimantrayet

gāyatryā

and by the Gāyatrī mantra

also

abhimantrayet

he should perform purification by chanting.

The worshiper should then purify those three vessels. He should sanctify the vessel holding water for washing the Lord’s feet by chanting hṛdayāya namaḥ, the vessel containing water for arghya by chanting śirase svāhā, and the vessel containing water for washing the Lord’s mouth by chanting śikhāyai vaṣaṭ. Also, the Gāyatrī mantra should be chanted for all three vessels.

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Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The worshiper should then purify those three vessels. He should sanctify the vessel holding water for washing the Lord’s feet by chanting hṛdayāya namaḥ, the vessel containing water for arghya by chanting śirase svāhā, and the vessel containing water for washing the Lord’s mouth by chanting śikhāyai vaṣaṭ. Also, the gayatrī mantra should be chanted over all three vessels. He should then chant the particular mantra over the particular vessel and as well chant the gayatrī mantra over all of them.

Personal Guidance

Sanctify each vessel with a specific mantra — hṛdayāya namaḥ, śirase svāhā, and so on; precision in mantra matches precision in vessel. Words and objects align.

Reflection Questions

Where could greater specificity of word match the specificity of action?
What single mantra would I add?

📝 My note

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