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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 11 · Chapter 27: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Instructions on the Process of Deity Worship
11.27.2911.27.32

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 11.27.30-31

Mukti· Liberation

चन्दनोशीरकर्पूरकुङ्कुमागुरुवासितै: ।

सलिलै: स्‍नापयेन्मन्त्रैर्नित्यदा विभवे सति ॥ ३० ॥

स्वर्णघर्मानुवाकेन महापुरुषविद्यया ।

पौरुषेणापि सूक्तेन सामभी राजनादिभि: ॥ ३१ ॥

candanośīra-karpūra-

kuṅkumāguru-vāsitaiḥ

salilaiḥ snāpayen mantrair

nityadā vibhave sati

svarṇa-gharmānuvākena

mahāpuruṣa-vidyayā

pauruṣeṇāpi sūktena

sāmabhī rājanādibhiḥ

Translation

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.

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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.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Bathe the Deity According to Your Means

  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    The bathing should be accompanied by Vedic hymns, including Svarṇa-gharma, Mahāpuruṣa-vidyā and Puruṣa-sūkta, and songs from the Sāma Veda.

  3. 3

    The purport identifies Puruṣa-sūkta as a prayer contained in the Ṛg Veda.

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.