Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 11.3.52-53

sangopangam sa-parsadam

tam tam murtim sva-mantratah

padyarghyacamaniyadyaih

snana-vaso-vibhusanaih

gandha-malyaksata-sragbhir

dhupa-dipopaharakaih

sangam sampujya vidhivat

stavaih stutva named dharim

SYNONYMS

sa-anga -- including the limbs of His transcendental body; upangam -- and His special bodily features such as His Sudarsana disc and other weapons; sa-parsadam -- along with His personal associates; tam tam -- each particular; murtim -- Deity; sva-mantratah -- by the Deity's own mantra; padya -- with water for bathing the feet; arghya -- scented water for greeting; acamaniya -- water for washing the mouth; adyaih -- and so on; snana -- water for bathing; vasah -- fine clothing; vibhusanaih -- ornaments; gandha -- with fragrances; malya -- necklaces; aksata -- unbroken barleycorns; sragbhih -- and flower garlands; dhupa -- with incense; dipa -- and lamps; upaharakaih -- such offerings; sa-angam -- in all aspects; sampujya -- completing the worship; vidhivat -- in accordance with the prescribed regulations; stavaih stutva -- honoring the Deity by offering prayers; namet -- one should bow down; harim -- to the Lord.

TRANSLATION

One should worship the Deity along with each of the limbs of His transcendental body, His weapons such as the Sudarsana cakra, His other bodily features and His personal associates. One should worship each of these transcendental aspects of the Lord by its own mantra and with offerings of water to wash the feet, scented water, water to wash the mouth, water for bathing, fine clothing and ornaments, fragrant oils, valuable necklaces, unbroken barleycorns, flower garlands, incense and lamps. Having thus completed the worship in all its aspects in accordance with the prescribed regulations, one should then honor the Deity of Lord Hari with prayers and offer obeisances to Him by bowing down.

PURPORT

Srila Sridhara Svami has mentioned that aksata, or unbroken barleycorns (mentioned in verse 53), are to be used in decorating the Deity with tilaka, and not in the actual puja. Naksatair arcayed visnum na ketakya mahesvaram: "Lord Visnu should not be worshiped with unbroken barleycorns, and Lord Siva should not be worshiped with ketaki flowers."

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