Madhya-līlā

Chapter 15: The Lord Accepts Prasāda at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

Verse 204 of 299
Cc Madhya 15.204

পাকশালার দক্ষিণে—দুই ভোগালয একঘরে শালগ্রামের ভোগসেবা হয

पाकशालार दक्षिणे—दुइ भोगालय एकघरे शालग्रामेर भोगसेवा हय

pāka-śālāra dakṣiṇe—dui bhogālaya eka-ghare śālagrāmera bhoga-sevā haya

Synonyms

pāka-śālāra dakṣiṇeon the southern side of the kitchen; dui bhoga-ālayatwo rooms for offering food; eka-gharein one room; śālagrāmeraof Lord Śālagrāma; bhoga-sevāoffering of food; hayathere is..

Translation

On the southern side of the kitchen were two rooms for offering food, and in one of them the food was offered to Śālagrāma Nārāyaṇa.

Purport

Among the followers of the Vedic way, śālagrāma-śilā, the vigraha of Nārāyaṇa, is worshiped in the form of a stone ball. In India, every brāhmaṇa still worships the śālagrāma-śilā in his home. The vaiśyas and kṣatriyas may also engage in this worship, but it is compulsory in the house of a brāhmaṇa.

Verse 204 of 299
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