Text 337] Explanations of the Atmarama Verse 283
become so small that anyone in any temple can carefully handle Deity worship
simply by performing the same activities with salagrama-sild.

There are thirty-two offenses that should be avoided. (1) One should not enter
the temple in a vehicle. Shoes and slippers should be removed before entering the
temple. (2) One should offer obeisances as soon as he sees the Deity. (3) One
should enter the temple after taking a bath. In other words, one should be very
clean. (4) One should not offer obeisances to the Lord with one hand. (5) One
should not circumambulate demigods before the Deities. (6) One should not
spread out his legs before the Deity. (7) One should not sit down before the
Deity with his legs crossed, nor should one touch his legs with his hands. (8) One
should not lie down before the Deity. (9) One should not eat before the Deity.
(10) One should not speak lies before the Deity. (11) One should not speak very
loudly before the Deity. (12) One should not talk nonsense before the Deity.
(13) One should not cry before the Deity. (14) One should not deal with others
before the Deity. (15) One should not utter harsh words before the Deity.
(16) One should not cover himself with a blanket. (17) One should not talk en-
viously of others before the Deity. (18) One should not praise others before the
Deity. (19) One should not use slang before the Deity. (20) One should not pass
air before the Deity. (21) One should not neglect the sixty-four items of Deity
worship. (22) One should not eat anything not offered to the Deity. (23) One
should not neglect offering seasonal fruits as soon as they are available. (24) One
should always offer fresh, untouched fruit to the Deity. (25) One should not sit
with his back toward the Deity. (26) One should not offer obeisances to others
before the Deity. (27) One should not sit near the Deity without taking the
spiritual master’s permission. (28) One should not be proud to hear himself
praised before the Deity. (29) One should not blaspheme the demigods.
(30) One should not be unkind to others before the Deities. (31) One should ob-
serve all festivals in the temple. (32) One should not fight or quarrel before the
Deity.

TEXT 337
HL -SET-AH-BYooi-gortfy-ayspe |
SA, BS, Afaeran, Ware TAF 1 009 |
sanikha-jala-gandha-puspa-dhupadi-laksana
japa, stuti, parikrama, dandavat vandana
SYNONYMS

sankha—of a conchshell; jala—of water; gandha—of incense or scents;

puspa—of flowers; dhipa-adi—of incense, and so on; laksana—the charac-
