SB 8.16.43

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Eighth Canto - Chapter 16: Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship

SB 8.16.42 - SB 8.16.44-45

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 43

kṛtvā śirasi tac-cheṣāṁ

devam udvāsayet tataḥ

dvy-avarān bhojayed viprān

pāyasena yathocitam

SYNONYMS

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.

TRANSLATION

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.

SB 8.16.42 - SB 8.16.44-45