Ādi 13.70

TEXT 70

TEXT

কৃষ্ণ অবতারিতে আচার্য প্রতিজ্ঞা করিয়া ।
কৃষ্ণপূজা করে তুলসী-গঙ্গাজল দিয়া ॥ ৭০ ॥

krsna avatarite acarya pratijna kariya

krsna-puja kare tulasi-gaṅgajala diya

SYNONYMS

krsna-Lord Krsna; avatarite-to cause His advent; acarya-Advaita Acarya; pratijna-promise; kariya-making; krsna-puja-worship of Lord Krsna; kare-does; tulasi-tulasi leaves; gaṅga-jala diya-with Gaṅga-jala, the water of the Ganges.

TRANSLATION

With this consideration, Advaita Acarya Prabhu, promising to cause Lord Krsna to descend, began to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, with tulasi leaves and water of the Ganges.

PURPORT

Tulasi leaves and Ganges water, with, if possible, a little pulp of sandalwood, is sufficient paraphernalia to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Lord says in Bhagavad-gita:

patram puspam phalam toyam
yo me bhaktya prayacchati
tad aham bhakty-upahrtam
asnami prayatatmanah

"If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it." (Bg. 9.26) Following this principle, Advaita Prabhu pleased the Supreme Personality of Godhead with tulasi leaves and water of the Ganges.

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