guá¸a-pÄyasa-sarpÄ«á¹á¹£i
Å›aá¹£kuly-ÄpÅ«pa-modakÄn
saá¹yÄva-dadhi-sÅ«pÄmÅ› ca
naivedyaá¹ sati kalpayet
guá¸a - sugar candy; pÄyasa - sweet rice; sarpÄ«á¹á¹£i - and ghee; Å›aá¹£kulÄ« - a kind of large, ear-shaped cake made of rice flour, sugar and sesame and fried in ghee; ÄpÅ«pa - various kinds of sweet cakes; modakÄn - small conical steamed dumplings made of rice flour and filled with sweet coconut and sugar; saá¹yÄva - an oblong cake made of wheat, ghee and milk and covered with sugar and spices; dadhi - yogurt; sÅ«pÄn - vegetable soups; ca - and; naivedyam - offerings of food; sati - if he has sufficient means; kalpayet - the devotee should arrange.
Within his means, the devotee should arrange to offer Me sugar candy, sweet rice, ghee, Å›aá¹£kulÄ« [rice-flour cakes], ÄpÅ«pa [various sweet cakes], modaka [steamed rice-flour dumplings filled with sweet coconut and sugar], saá¹yÄva [wheat cakes made with ghee and milk and covered with sugar and spices], yogurt, vegetable soups and other palatable foods.
One can acquire detailed information of proper and improper foods to offer in Deity worship by consulting ÅšrÄ« Hari-bhakti-vilÄsa, eighth vilÄsa, verses 152-164.
