338 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 6

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, “Worship this stone in the mode of
goodness like a perfect brahmana, for by such worship you will surely attain
ecstatic love of Krsna without delay.

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OE SH TY BA THAT |
ASs-HN GV— VHSICA SiH 1 ow i

eka kunja jala dra tulasi-mafjari
sattvika-seva ei——suddha-bhave kari

SYNONYMS

eka—one; kunjda—jug; jala—water; ara—and; tulasi-mafijari—flowers of the
tulasi tree; sdttvika-seva—worship in goodness; ei—this; suddha-bhave —in com-
plete purity; kari—performing.

TRANSLATION

“For such worship, one needs a jug of water and a few flowers from a tulasi
tree. This is worship in complete goodness when performed in complete

purity.
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Gaacs FSrw ACH CHA TO |
GBIS BITSA foca Vel Sia’ py” 259

dui-dike dui-patra madhye komala mafijari
ei-mata asta-mafijari dibe sraddhd kari’ ”

SYNONYMS

dui-dike—on two sides; dui-patra—two tulasi leaves; madhye—within;
komala mafjari—very soft tulasi flower; ei-mata—in this way; asta-mafjari—
eight tulasi flowers; dibe—you should offer; sraddha kari’—with faith and love.

TRANSLATION

“With faith and love, you should offer eight soft tulasi flowers, each with
two tulasi leaves, one on each side of each flower.”
