Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.30.7
तत्राभिषिच्य शुचय उपोष्य सुसमाहिता: ।
देवता: पूजयिष्याम: स्नपनालेपनार्हणै: ॥ ७ ॥
tatrābhiṣicya śucaya
[tatraabhishichya shuchaya]
upoṣya su-samāhitāḥ
[uposhya su-samaahitaah]
devatāḥ pūjayiṣyāmaḥ
[devataah poojayishyaamah]
snapanālepanārhaṇaiḥ
[snapanaalepanaarhanaih]
Word-for-word
tatra
—
there
abhiṣicya
—
taking bath
śucayaḥ
—
cleansed
upoṣya
—
fasting
su-samāhitāḥ
—
fixing our minds
devatāḥ
—
the demigods
pūjayiṣyāmaḥ
—
we shall worship
snapana
—
by bathing
ālepana
—
smearing with sandalwood
arhaṇaiḥ
—
and by various offerings.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatrābhiṣicya śucaya
tatra
there
abhiṣicya
taking bath
śucayaḥ
cleansed
upoṣya su-samāhitāḥ
upoṣya
fasting
su-samāhitāḥ
fixing our minds
devatāḥ pūjayiṣyāmaḥ
devatāḥ
the demigods
pūjayiṣyāmaḥ
we shall worship
snapanālepanārhaṇaiḥ
snapana
by bathing
ālepana
smearing with sandalwood
arhaṇaiḥ
and by various offerings.
There we should bathe for purification, fast, and fix our minds in meditation. We should then worship the demigods by bathing their images, anointing them with sandalwood pulp, and presenting them various offerings.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
There we should bathe for purification, fast, and fix our minds in meditation. We should then worship the devatās by bathing their images, anointing them with sandalwood pulp, and presenting them various offerings.
Abhisicya means bathing.
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Personal Guidance
At Prabhāsa, bathe for purification, fast, fix the mind in meditation, worship the demigods by bathing images, anointing them, presenting offerings. The full procedure is named.
Reflection Questions
- What 'purification procedure' would I follow facing my own crisis?
- Where does ritual hold steady where emotion shakes?
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