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The Payo-vrata Process of Worship
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ācāryam —the spiritual master;  jñāna-sampannam —very advanced in spiritual knowledge;  vastra-ābharaṇa-dhenubhiḥ —with clothing, ornaments and many cows;  toṣayet —should satisfy;  ṛtvijaḥ —the priests recommended by the spiritual master;  ca eva —as well as;  tat viddhi —try to understand that;  ārādhanam —worship;  hareḥ —of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
One should satisfy the spiritual master [ācārya], who is very learned in Vedic literature, and should satisfy his assistant priests [known as hotā, udgātā, adhvaryu and brahma]. One should please them by offering them clothing, ornaments and cows. This is the ceremony called viṣṇu-ārādhana, or worship of Lord Viṣṇu.
TEXT 54
भोजयेत् तान् गुणवता सदनेन शुचिस्मिते ।
अन्यांश्च ब्राह्मणाञ्छक्त्या ये च तत्र समागताः॥५४॥
bhojayet tān guṇavatā  
 sad-annena śuci-smite  
 anyāṁś ca brāhmaṇāñ chaktyā  
 ye ca tatra samāgatāḥ
bhojayet —should distribute  prasāda ;  tān —unto all of them;  guṇa-vatā —by rich foods;  sat-annena —with food prepared with ghee and milk, which is supposed to be very pure;  śuci-smite —O most pious lady;  anyān ca —others also;  brāhmaṇān — brāhmaṇas ;  śaktyā —as far as possible;  ye —all of them who;  ca —also;  tatra —there (at the ceremonies);  samāgatāḥ —assembled.
TRANSLATION
O most auspicious lady, one should perform all the ceremonies under the direction of learned ācāryas and should satisfy them and their priests. By distributing  prasāda , one should also satisfy the  brāhmaṇas  and others who have assembled.