Text 45] The Payo-vrata Process of Worship 247

should circumambulate the Lord and finally, with great delight

and satisfaction, offer obeisances, falling straight like a rod
[dandavat].

TEXT 43

gar Ania Tea Zagaeaq Fa: |
POC ED CEC RICCO BRE Ct MIRE

krtvd Sirasi tac-chesam
devam udvdsayet tatah

dvy-avaran bhojayed vipran
payasena yathocitam

krtvaé—taking; sirasi—on the head; tat-sesam—all the remnants (the
water and flowers offered to the Deity); devam—unto the Deity;
udvasayet—should be thrown into a sacred place; tatah—thereafter;
dvi-avaran—a minimum of two; bhojayet—should feed; vipran—
brahmanas; pdyasena—with sweet rice; yathd-ucitam—as each
deserves.

TRANSLATION

After touching to one’s head all the flowers and water offered to
the Deity, one should throw them into a sacred place. Then one
should feed at least two brahmanas with sweet rice.

TEXTS 44-45
gata tama: ae: Ad aaa: |
Ly . 5 N
TAT aa ala TAASEEy eV
aa: Bara tafser gaartea: |
THA AIA WARTTANTAT I

bhufijita tair anujndtah
sestah sesam sabhayitaih

brahmacary atha tad-ratryam
$vo bhiite prathame *hani
