Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.19.23
आशिष: शिरसादाय द्विजै: प्रीतै: समीरिता: ।
प्रणम्य शिरसा भक्त्या भुञ्जीत तदनुज्ञया ॥ २३ ॥
āśiṣaḥ śirasādāya
[aashishah shirasaadaaya]
dvijaiḥ prītaiḥ samīritāḥ
[dvijaih preetaih sameeritaah]
praṇamya śirasā bhaktyā
[pranamya shirasaa bhaktyaa]
bhuñjīta tad-anujñayā
[bhunjeeta tad-anujnayaa]
Word-for-word
āśiṣaḥ
—
blessings
śirasā
—
with the head
ādāya
—
accepting
dvijaiḥ
—
by the brāhmaṇas
prītaiḥ
—
who are pleased
samīritāḥ
—
spoken
praṇamya
—
after offering obeisances
śirasā
—
with the head
bhaktyā
—
with devotion
bhuñjīta
—
he should eat
tat-anujñayā
—
with their permission.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
āśiṣaḥ śirasādāya
āśiṣaḥ
blessings
śirasā
with the head
ādāya
accepting
dvijaiḥ prītaiḥ samīritāḥ
dvijaiḥ
by the brāhmaṇas
prītaiḥ
who are pleased
samīritāḥ
spoken
praṇamya śirasā bhaktyā
praṇamya
after offering obeisances
śirasā
with the head
bhaktyā
with devotion
bhuñjīta tad-anujñayā
bhuñjīta
he should eat
tat-anujñayā
with their permission.
Thereafter, he should satisfy the brāhmaṇas. When the satisfied brāhmaṇas bestow their blessings, he should devotedly offer them respectful obeisances with his head, and with their permission he should take prasāda.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
When satisfied brāhmaṇas bestow their blessings, he should devotedly offer them obeisances with his head, and with their permission he should take the remnants.
Personal Guidance
Satisfy brāhmaṇas; when satisfied, they give blessings; offer them obeisances; with their permission take prasāda. Right order — feed first, receive blessing, then eat.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I eat before honoring those whose blessing I want?
- What inversion of order has weakened my practice?
My note
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