Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.53.47-48
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesWorship With Care and Offerings
“Rukmiṇī worshiped the goddess with water, scents, whole grains, incense, clothing, garlands, necklaces, jewelry and other prescribed offerings and gifts, and also with arrays of lamps. The married brāhmaṇa women each performed worship simultaneously with the same items, also offering savories and cakes, prepared betel nut, sacred threads, fruit and sugarcane juice.”
What the purport teaches
- Rukmiṇī worships the goddess with prescribed offerings, including water, scents, whole grains, incense and clothing.
- Her offerings also include garlands, necklaces, jewelry, gifts and arrays of lamps.
- The married brāhmaṇa women worship simultaneously with the same items. They also offer savories, cakes, prepared betel nut, sacred threads, fruit and sugarcane juice.
Try this today
Take a moment today to arrange the items used in your worship with care.
Ask yourself
What can you learn from the care given to these offerings?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.