Text 54] The Payo-vrata Process of Worship 253
dcdryam—the spiritual master; jidna-sampannam—very advanced
in spiritual knowledge; vastra-adbharana-dhenubhih—with clothing, or-
naments and many cows; tosayet—should satisfy; rtvijah—the priests
recommended by the spiritual master; ca eva—as well as; tat viddhi—
try to understand that; dradhanam—worship; hareh—of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
One should satisfy the spiritual master [acarya], who is very
learned in Vedic literature, and should satisfy his assistant priests
[known as hota, udgata, adhvaryu and brahma]. One should please
them by offering them clothing, ornaments and cows. This is the
ceremony called visnu-aradhana, or worship of Lord Visnu.
TEXT 54
AN a
Maa A TAT ATA TATA |
HEAT AAMT EA FF TA TATA
bhojayet tan gunavata
sad-annena Suci-smite
anyams ca brahmanan chaktya
ye ca tatra samagatah
bhojayet—should distribute prasdda; tan—unto all of them; guna-
vata—by rich foods; sat-annena—with food prepared with ghee and
milk, which is supposed to be very pure; Suci-smite—O most pious lady;
anyan ca—others also; brdhmandn—brdhmanas; saktya—as far as
possible; ye—all of them who; ca—also; tatra—there (at the
ceremonies); samagatah —assembled.
TRANSLATION
O most auspicious lady, one should perform all the ceremonies
under the direction of learned acaryas and should satisfy them and
their priests. By distributing prasada, one should also satisfy the
brahmanas and others who have assembled.
