Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.16.43
कृत्वा शिरसि तच्छेषां देवमुद्वासयेत् तत: ।
द्वयवरान्भोजयेद् विप्रान्पायसेन यथोचितम् ॥ ४३ ॥
kṛtvā śirasi tac-cheṣāṁ
[kritvaa shirasi tach-cheshaam]
devam udvāsayet tataḥ
[devam udvaasayet tatah]
dvy-avarān bhojayed viprān
[dvy-avaraan bhojayed vipraan]
pāyasena yathocitam
[paayasena yathochitam]
Word-for-word
kṛtvā
—
taking
śirasi
—
on the head
tat-śeṣām
—
all the remnants (the water and flowers offered to the Deity)
devam
—
unto the Deity
udvāsayet
—
should be thrown into a sacred place
tataḥ
—
thereafter
dvi-avarān
—
a minimum of two
bhojayet
—
should feed
viprān
—
brāhmaṇas
pāyasena
—
with sweet rice
yathā-ucitam
—
as each deserves.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kṛtvā śirasi tac-cheṣāṁ
kṛtvā
taking
śirasi
on the head
tat-śeṣām
all the remnants (the water and flowers offered to the Deity)
devam udvāsayet tataḥ
devam
unto the Deity
udvāsayet
should be thrown into a sacred place
tataḥ
thereafter
dvy-avarān bhojayed viprān
dvi-avarān
a minimum of two
bhojayet
should feed
viprān
brāhmaṇas
pāyasena yathocitam
pāyasena
with sweet rice
yathā-ucitam
as each deserves.
After touching to one’s head all the flowers and water offered to the Deity, one should throw them into a sacred place. Then one should feed at least two brāhmaṇas with sweet rice.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
After touching to one's head all the flowers and water offered to the deity, one should tell the Lord to leave. [Note: This is not the case with installed deities.] Then one should feed more than two brāhmaṇas with sweet rice.
Śeṣam means the flowers and other items already offered. Udvāsaḥ means telling the Lord to leave the place of worship. One should feed more than two brāhmaṇas, but if not possible then two brāhmānas.
Personal Guidance
Touch the offered flowers and water to your head, throw them in a sacred place, and feed at least two brāhmaṇas sweet rice. The cycle ends in feeding others. Worship without distribution is incomplete.
Reflection Questions
- Where does my worship stop short of distribution to others?
- Whose 'two brāhmaṇas' am I supposed to feed but have been quietly skipping?
My note
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