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CC Madhya 24.337

Bengali

শঙ্খ-জল-গন্ধ-পুষ্প-ধূপাদি-লক্ষণ ।
জপ, স্তুতি, পরিক্রমা, দণ্ডবৎ বন্দন ॥ ৩৩৭ ॥

Text

śaṅkha-jala-gandha-puṣpa-dhūpādi-lakṣaṇa
japa, stuti, parikramā, daṇḍavat vandana

Synonyms

śaṅkha — of a conchshell; jala — of water; gandha — of incense or scents; puṣpa — of flowers; dhūpa-ādi — of incense, and so on; lakṣaṇa — the characteristics; japa — murmuring; stuti — offering prayers; parikramā — circumambulation; daṇḍavat — offering obeisances; vandana — offering prayers.

Translation

“The items of worship, such as water, conchshell, flowers, incense and lamp, should be described. You should also mention chanting softly, offering prayers, circumambulating and offering obeisances. All these should be carefully described.

Purport

All these are mentioned in the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa. The eighth vilāsa of that book should be consulted as far as possible.