आत्मानम् तन्मयं ध्यायन् मूर्तिं सम्पूजयेद्धरे: । शेषामाधाय शिरसा स्वधाम्न्युद्वास्य सत्कृतम् ॥ ५४ ॥
ātmānam tan-mayam dhyāyan mūrtiṁ sampūjayed dhareḥ śeṣām ādhāya śirasā sva-dhāmny udvāsya sat-kṛtam
- ātmānam
- oneself
- tat
- in the Lord
- mayam
- absorbed
- dhyāyan
- so meditating
- mūrtim
- the personal form
- sampūjayet
- should fully worship
- hareḥ
- of Lord Hari
- śeṣām
- the remnants of worship
- ādhāya
- taking
- śirasā
- upon one’s head
- sva-dhāmni
- in His place
- udvāsya
- putting
- sat-kṛtam
- respectfully
The worshiper should become fully absorbed in meditating upon himself as an eternal servant of the Lord and should thus perfectly worship the Deity, remembering that the Deity is also situated within his heart. Then he should take the remnants of the Deity’s paraphernalia, such as flower garlands, upon his head and respectfully put the Deity back in His own place, thus concluding the worship.