Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.16.43

kṛtvā śirasi tac-cheṣāḿ

devam udvāsayet tataḥ

dvy-avarān bhojayed viprān

pāyasena yathocitam

SYNONYMS

kṛtvā — taking; śirasi — on the head; tat-śeṣām — all the remnants (the water and flowers offered to the Deity); devam — unto the Deity; udvāsayet — should be thrown into a sacred place; tataḥ — thereafter; dvi-avarān — a minimum of two; bhojayet — should feed; viprān — brāhmaṇas; pāyasena — with sweet rice; yathā-ucitam — as each deserves.

TRANSLATION

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.

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