Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.16.43
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyHonor Offered Flowers, Water, and Brāhmaṇas
“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.”
What the purport teaches
- The flowers and water offered to the Deity should first be touched to one’s head.
- These offered flowers and water should then be placed in a sacred place.
- Afterward, one should feed at least two brāhmaṇas with sweet rice.
Try this today
If you receive flowers offered to the Deity today, touch them to your head and then place them in a sacred place.
Ask yourself
How carefully do I handle flowers and water that have been offered to the Deity?
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.