Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.19.8
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyFollow the Prescribed Offering Sequence
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: After worshiping the Lord with all the paraphernalia mentioned above, one should chant the following mantra while offering twelve oblations of ghee on the sacred fire: oṁ namo bhagavate mahā-puruṣāya mahāvibhūti-pataye svāhā.”
What the purport teaches
- The fire offerings follow worship of the Lord with the articles already mentioned.
- The prescribed ceremony includes twelve oblations of ghee offered into the sacred fire.
- During these offerings, one should chant: oṁ namo bhagavate mahā-puruṣāya mahāvibhūti-pataye svāhā.
Try this today
Read the prescribed mantra aloud once, carefully attending to its words.
Ask yourself
What does this careful sequence teach me about following instructions in worship?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.