Shloka 39
Veṅkaṭācala Māhātmya: Bhakti-Lakṣaṇa, Nārasiṁha-tīrtha, and the Secret Darśana-Vidhi of Śrīnivāsa
अभिप्रायं तत्र वक्ष्ये शृणु त्वं तत्र स्थले वस्त्रगन्धादिधूपैः / पुराणोक्ता अपि भेदेन पूज्या दृष्ट्वा च तान्वन्दयेत्प्राज्ञ एव
abhiprāyaṃ tatra vakṣye śṛṇu tvaṃ tatra sthale vastragandhādidhūpaiḥ / purāṇoktā api bhedena pūjyā dṛṣṭvā ca tānvandayetprājña eva
ខ្ញុំនឹងពន្យល់ន័យបំណងនៅទីនោះ—សូមស្តាប់។ នៅកន្លែងបរិសុទ្ធនោះ ដោយការថ្វាយដូចជា សម្លៀកបំពាក់ ក្លិនក្រអូប និងធូប អ្នកប្រាជ្ញគួរបូជាពួកគេតាមការបែងចែកដែលបានបង្រៀនក្នុងបុរាណ (Purāṇa); ហើយពេលឃើញពួកគេ គួរគោរពបង្គំជាក់ជាមិនខាន។
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Proper pūjā follows śāstra: offer cloth, fragrance, incense; honor beings according to Purāṇic distinctions; bow upon seeing them.
Vedantic Theme: Śāstra-cakṣuṣā (seeing through scripture) to regulate devotion; harmony of bhakti with vidhi (right method).
Application: In temples/tirthas, follow established ritual protocols; offer simple upacāras (vastra, gandha, dhūpa) and practice respectful namaskāra to holy persons/objects encountered.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha-kṣetra
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.24.38 (not independent worship); Garuda Purana 3.24.40 (forms of vandana); Garuda Purana 3.24.41 (salutations to rivers, tulasī, etc.)
FAQs
This verse emphasizes that vastra (cloth), gandha (fragrance), and dhūpa (incense) are proper upacāras (ritual services) used to honor the worship-worthy recipients in the prescribed sacred context.
It instructs that worship should be done 'bhedena'—with attention to the Purāṇic classifications and distinctions—rather than as a single, undifferentiated act, and that respectful salutation (vandana) is essential upon encountering them.
Follow tradition-specific guidelines carefully (don’t improvise core rites), offer respectful upacāras within your means, and maintain humility—bowing in reverence to what is deemed worthy of honor in the ritual setting.