Canto 11: General HistoryChapter 27: Lord Kṛṣṇa's Instructions on the Process of Deity Worship

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.27.47

iti śeṣāḿ mayā dattāḿ

śirasy ādhāya sādaram

udvāsayec ced udvāsyaḿ

jyotir jyotiṣi tat punaḥ

SYNONYMS

iti — thus praying; śeṣām — the remnants; mayā — by Me; dattām — given; śirasi — on one's head; ādhāya — placing; sa-ādaram — respectfully; udvāsayet — should send the Deity away; cet — if; udvāsyam — if such is meant to be performed; jyotiḥ — the light; jyotiṣi — within the light; tat — that; punaḥ — once again.

TRANSLATION

Praying in this way, the devotee should respectfully place upon his head the remnants I offer to him. And if the particular Deity is meant to be sent away at the end of the worship, then this should be performed, the devotee once again placing the light of the Deity's presence inside the light of the lotus within his own heart.

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