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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.19.23

āśiṣaḥ śirasādāya

dvijaiḥ prītaiḥ samīritāḥ

praṇamya śirasā bhaktyā

bhuñjīta tad-anujñayā

SYNONYMS

āśiṣaḥ — blessings; śirasā — with the head; ādāya — accepting; dvijaiḥ — by the brāhmaṇas; prītaiḥ — who are pleased; samīritāḥ — spoken; praṇamya — after offering obeisances; śirasā — with the head; bhaktyā — with devotion; bhuñjītahe should eat; tat-anujñayā — with their permission.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, he should satisfy the brāhmaṇas. When the satisfied brāhmaṇas bestow their blessings, he should devotedly offer them respectful obeisances with his head, and with their permission he should take prasāda.

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