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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.16.41

నివేదితం తద్భ‍క్తాయ దద్యాద్భ‍ుఞ్జీత వా స్వయమ్ । దత్త్వాచమనమర్చిత్వా తామ్బూలం చ నివేదయేత్ ॥ ౪౧ ॥
niveditaṁ tad-bhaktāya
[niveditam tad-bhaktaaya]
dadyād bhuṣjīta vā svayam
[dadyaad bhushjeeta vaa svayam]
dattvācamanam arcitvā
[dattvaachamanam architvaa]
tāmbūlaṁ ca nivedayet
[taamboolam cha nivedayet]
niveditam — this offering of prasāda tat-bhaktāya — unto His devotee dadyāt — should be offered bhuṣjīta — one should take vā — either svayam — personally dattvā ācamanam — giving water to wash the hands and mouth arcitvā — in this way worshiping the Deity tāmbūlam — betel nuts with spices ca — also nivedayet — one should offer.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
niveditaṁ tad-bhaktāya
niveditam
this offering of prasāda
tat-bhaktāya
unto His devotee
dadyād bhuṣjīta vā svayam
dadyāt
should be offered
bhuṣjīta
one should take
vā
either
svayam
personally
dattvācamanam arcitvā
dattvā ācamanam
giving water to wash the hands and mouth
arcitvā
in this way worshiping the Deity
tāmbūlaṁ ca nivedayet
tāmbūlam
betel nuts with spices
ca
also
nivedayet
one should offer.
One should offer all the prasāda to a Vaiṣṇava or offer him some of the prasāda and then take some oneself. After this, one should offer the Deity ācamana and then betel nut and then again worship the Lord.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
One should give this food offering to a Vaiṣṇava or take some oneself. After offering the Lord ācamana, one should offer the Lord betel nut. One should offer all the food to a devotee, or offer a little and take the remainder for oneself.
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