Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.27.30-31
Mukti· LiberationBathe the Deity According to Your Means
“The worshiper should bathe the Deity every day, as opulently as his assets permit, using waters scented with sandalwood, uśīra root, camphor, kuṅkuma and aguru. He should also chant various Vedic hymns, such as the anuvāka known as Svarṇa-gharma, the Mahāpuruṣa-vidyā, the Puruṣa-sūkta and various songs of the Sāma Veda, such as the Rājana and the Rohiṇya.”
What the purport teaches
- The worshiper should bathe the Deity every day, as opulently as available assets permit. The waters may be scented with sandalwood, uśīra root, camphor, kuṅkuma and aguru.
- The bathing should be accompanied by Vedic hymns, including Svarṇa-gharma, Mahāpuruṣa-vidyā and Puruṣa-sūkta, and songs from the Sāma Veda.
- The purport identifies Puruṣa-sūkta as a prayer contained in the Ṛg Veda.
Try this today
Review the bathing items named here and identify one that your means would permit you to provide.
Ask yourself
How can I give steady care to worship within my actual means?
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.