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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.19.15
ity abhiṣṭūya varadaḿ
śrīnivāsaḿ śriyā saha
tan niḥsāryopaharaṇaḿ
dattvācamanam arcayet
SYNONYMS
iti — thus; abhiṣṭūya — offering prayers; vara-dam — who bestows benedictions; śrī-nivāsam — unto Lord Viṣṇu, the abode of the goddess of fortune; śriyā saha — with Lakṣmī; tat — then; niḥsārya — removing; upaharaṇam — the paraphernalia for worship; dattvā — after offering; ācamanam — water for washing the hands and mouth; arcayet — one should worship.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Thus one should worship Lord Viṣṇu, who is known as Śrīnivāsa, along with mother Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, by offering prayers according to the process mentioned above. After removing all the paraphernalia of worship, one should offer them water to wash their hands and mouths, and then one should worship them again.
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