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Chapter 19: Performing the Puṁsavana Ritualistic Ceremony

Verse 15 of 24
SB 6.19.15

इत्यभिष्टूय वरदं श्रीनिवासं श्रिया सह तन्निःसार्योपहरणं दत्त्वाचमनमर्चयेत्

ity abhiṣṭūya varadaṁ śrīnivāsaṁ śriyā saha tan niḥsāryopaharaṇaṁ dattvācamanam arcayet

Synonyms

itithus; abhiṣṭūyaoffering prayers; vara-damwho bestows benedictions; śrī-nivāsamunto Lord Viṣṇu, the abode of the goddess of fortune; śriyā sahawith Lakṣmī; tatthen; niḥsāryaremoving; upaharaṇamthe paraphernalia for worship; dattvāafter offering; ācamanamwater for washing the hands and mouth; arcayetone 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.

Verse 15 of 24
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