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ŚB 8.16.57

Devanagari

नृत्यवादित्रगीतैश्च स्तुतिभि: स्वस्तिवाचकै: ।
कारयेत्तत्कथाभिश्च पूजां भगवतोऽन्वहम् ॥ ५७ ॥

Text

nṛtya-vāditra-gītaiś ca
stutibhiḥ svasti-vācakaiḥ
kārayet tat-kathābhiś ca
pūjāṁ bhagavato ’nvaham

Synonyms

nṛtya — by dancing; vāditra — by beating the drum; gītaiḥ — and by singing; ca — also; stutibhiḥ — by chanting auspicious mantras; svasti-vācakaiḥ — by offering prayers; kārayet — should execute; tat-kathābhiḥ — by reciting the Bhāgavatam, Bhagavad-gītā and similar literature; ca — also; pūjām — worship; bhagavataḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu; anvaham — every day (from pratipat to trayodaśī).

Translation

Every day from pratipat to trayodaśī, one should continue the ceremony, to the accompaniment of dancing, singing, the beating of a drum, the chanting of prayers and all-auspicious mantras, and recitation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. In this way, one should worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead.