Shloka 61
Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites
इत्येवं रचयित्वा तु धूपदीपैस्तथार्चयेत् । या लक्ष्मीस्सर्वभूतानां या च देवेष्ववस्थिता
ityevaṃ racayitvā tu dhūpadīpaistathārcayet | yā lakṣmīssarvabhūtānāṃ yā ca deveṣvavasthitā
इत्येवं रचयित्वा तु धूपदीपैस्तथार्चयेत् । या लक्ष्मीः सर्वभूतानां या च देवेष्ववस्थिता ॥
Not explicitly identifiable from the single verse (context needed from surrounding verses).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: temple
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ityevaṃ = iti + evaṃ; dhūpadīpaiḥ = dhūpa-dīpaiḥ (dvandva); tathārcayet = tathā + arcayet; lakṣmīs-sarvabhūtānām = lakṣmīḥ + sarvabhūtānām; deveṣv-avasthitā = deveṣu + avasthitā.
FAQs
It instructs that after arranging the ritual setup, one should perform worship using dhūpa (incense) and dīpa (lamp), standard offerings in pūjā.
Lakṣmī is presented as universally present—abiding in all beings—and also as established among the devas, emphasizing both immanence and divine status.
Auspiciousness (Lakṣmī) is to be honored through disciplined worship and recognized as present in all life, encouraging reverence, purity of conduct, and gratitude.