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ŚB 8.16.43

Devanagari

कृत्वा शिरसि तच्छेषां देवमुद्वासयेत् तत: ।
द्वय‍वरान्भोजयेद् विप्रान्पायसेन यथोचितम् ॥ ४३ ॥

Text

kṛtvā śirasi tac-cheṣāṁ
devam udvāsayet tataḥ
dvy-avarān bhojayed viprān
pāyasena yathocitam

Synonyms

kṛtvā — taking; śirasi — on the head; tat-śeṣām — all the remnants (the water and flowers offered to the Deity); devam — unto the Deity; udvāsayet — should be thrown into a sacred place; tataḥ — thereafter; dvi-avarān — a minimum of two; bhojayet — should feed; viprānbrāhmaṇas; pāyasena — with sweet rice; yathā-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 brāhmaṇas with sweet rice.