Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for MankindChapter 19: Performing the Puḿsavana Ritualistic Ceremony

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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