वस्त्रोपवीताभरण पाद्योपस्पर्शनैस्ततः ।
गन्धधूपादिभिश्चार्चेद् द्वादशाक्षरविद्यया ॥३९॥
arcitvÄ gandha-mÄlyÄdyaiḥ
payasÄ snapayed vibhum
vastropavÄ«tÄbharaṇa-
pÄdyopasparÅ›anais tataḥ
gandha-dhÅ«pÄdibhiÅ› cÄrced
dvÄdaÅ›Äká¹£ara-vidyayÄ
arcitvÄ - worshiping in this way; gandha-mÄlya-Ädyaiḥ - with incense, flower garlands, etc.; payasÄ - with milk; snapayet - should bathe; vibhum - the Lord; vastra - dress; upavÄ«ta - sacred thread; Äbharaṇa - ornaments; pÄdya - water for washing the lotus feet; upasparÅ›anaiḥ - touching; tataḥ - thereafter; gandha - fragrance; dhÅ«pa - incense; Ädibhiḥ - with all of these; ca - and; arcet - should worship; dvÄdaÅ›a-aká¹£ara-vidyayÄ - with the mantra of twelve syllables.
In the beginning, the devotee should chant the dvÄdaÅ›Äká¹£ara-mantra and offer flower garlands, incense and so on. After worshiping the Lord in this way, one should bathe the Lord with milk and dress Him with proper garments, a sacred thread, and ornaments. After offering water to wash the Lord’s feet, one should again worship the Lord with fragrant flowers, incense and other paraphernalia.
The dvÄdaÅ›Äká¹£ara-mantra is oá¹ namo bhagavate vÄsudevÄya. While worshiping the Deity, one should ring a bell with his left hand and offer pÄdya, arghya, vastra, gandha, mÄlÄ, Äbharaṇa, bhÅ«á¹£aṇa and so on. In this way, one should bathe the Lord with milk, dress Him and again worship Him with all paraphernalia.
