Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind

Chapter 19: Performing the Pumsavana Ritualistic Ceremony. Text 23

आशिषः शिरसादाय द्विजैः प्रीतैः समीरिताः ।
प्रणम्य शिरसा भक्त्या भुञ्जीत तदनुज्ञया ॥२३॥

ÄÅ›iá¹£aḥ Å›irasÄdÄya
dvijaiḥ prÄ«taiḥ samÄ«ritÄḥ
praṇamya Å›irasÄ bhaktyÄ
bhuñjÄ«ta tad-anujñayÄ

 ÄÅ›iá¹£aḥ - blessings; Å›irasÄ - with the head; ÄdÄya - accepting; dvijaiḥ - by the brÄhmaṇas; prÄ«taiḥ - who are pleased; samÄ«ritÄḥ - spoken; praṇamya - after offering obeisances; Å›irasÄ - with the head; bhaktyÄ - with devotion; bhuñjÄ«ta - he should eat; tat-anujñayÄ - with their permission.


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Thereafter, he should satisfy the brÄhmaṇas. When the satisfied brÄhmaṇas bestow their blessings, he should devotedly offer them respectful obeisances with his head, and with their permission he should take prasÄda.

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