Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.27.43
दत्त्वाचमनमुच्छेषं विष्वक्सेनाय कल्पयेत् ।
मुखवासं सुरभिमत् ताम्बूलाद्यमथार्हयेत् ॥ ४३ ॥
dattvācamanam uccheṣaṁ
[dattvaachamanam uchchesham]
viṣvaksenāya kalpayet
[vishvaksenaaya kalpayet]
mukha-vāsaṁ surabhimat
[mukha-vaasam surabhimat]
tāmbūlādyam athārhayet
[taamboolaadyam athaarhayet]
Word-for-word
dattvā
—
offering
ācamanam
—
water for washing the Lord’s mouth
uccheṣam
—
the remnants of His food
viṣvaksenāya
—
to the personal associate of Lord Viṣṇu, Viṣvaksena
kalpayet
—
one should give
mukha-vāsam
—
cologne for the mouth
surabhi-mat
—
fragrant
tāmbūla-ādyam
—
betel-nut preparation
atha
—
then
arhayet
—
one should present.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dattvācamanam uccheṣaṁ
dattvā
offering
ācamanam
water for washing the Lord’s mouth
uccheṣam
the remnants of His food
viṣvaksenāya kalpayet
viṣvaksenāya
to the personal associate of Lord Viṣṇu, Viṣvaksena
kalpayet
one should give
mukha-vāsaṁ surabhimat
mukha-vāsam
cologne for the mouth
surabhi-mat
fragrant
tāmbūlādyam athārhayet
tāmbūla-ādyam
betel-nut preparation
atha
then
arhayet
one should present.
Once again he should offer the Deity water for washing His mouth, and he should give the remnants of the Lord’s food to Viṣvaksena. Then he should present the Deity with fragrant perfume for the mouth and prepared betel nut.
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Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
After offering Viṣvakṣena mouth wash, one should give the remnants of the Lord’s food to Viṣvaksena. Then one should present the Lord with fragrant spices for his mouth and prepared betel nut.
After offering Viṣvakṣena the remnants, with his permission one can eat. This is the comment of Śrīdhara Svāmī.
Personal Guidance
Offer water for mouth again, give remnants to Viṣvaksena, present fragrant perfume and prepared betel nut. Polite final touches honor the Lord.
Reflection Questions
- What 'polite final touches' have I been omitting?
- How could I close worship with greater care?
My note
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