आचार्यं ज्ञानसम्पन्नं वस्त्राभरणधेनुभिः ।
तोषयेदृत्विजश्चैव तद्विद्ध्याराधनं हरेः ॥५३॥

ÄcÄryaá¹ jñÄna-sampannaá¹
vastrÄbharaṇa-dhenubhiḥ
toá¹£ayed á¹›tvijaÅ› caiva
tad viddhy ÄrÄdhanaá¹ hareḥ

 ÄcÄryam - the spiritual master; jñÄna-sampannam - very advanced in spiritual knowledge; vastra-Äbharaṇa-dhenubhiḥ - with clothing, ornaments and many cows; toá¹£ayet - should satisfy; á¹›tvijaḥ - the priests recommended by the spiritual master; ca eva - as well as; tat viddhi - try to understand that; ÄrÄdhanam - worship; hareḥ - of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.


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One should satisfy the spiritual master [ÄcÄrya], who is very learned in Vedic literature, and should satisfy his assistant priests [known as hotÄ, udgÄtÄ, adhvaryu and brahma]. One should please them by offering them clothing, ornaments and cows. This is the ceremony called viṣṇu-ÄrÄdhana, or worship of Lord Viṣṇu.

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