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SB 11.27.34

Devanāgarī

गुडपायससर्पींषि शष्कुल्यापूपमोदकान् । संयावदधिसूपांश्च नैवेद्यं सति कल्पयेत् ॥ ३४ ॥

Text

guḍa-pāyasa-sarpīṁṣi śaṣkuly-āpūpa-modakān saṁyāva-dadhi-sūpāṁś ca naivedyaṁ sati kalpayet

Synonyms

guḍa—sugar candy;pāyasa—sweet rice;sarpīṁṣi—and ghee;śaṣkulī—a kind of large, ear-shaped cake made of rice flour, sugar and sesame and fried in ghee;āpūpa—various kinds of sweet cakes;modakān—small conical steamed dumplings made of rice flour and filled with sweet coconut and sugar;saṁyāva—an oblong cake made of wheat, ghee and milk and covered with sugar and spices;dadhi—yogurt;sūpān—vegetable soups;ca—and;naivedyam—offerings of food;sati—if he has sufficient means;kalpayet—the devotee should arrange.

Translation

Within his means, the devotee should arrange to offer Me sugar candy, sweet rice, ghee, śaṣkulī [rice-flour cakes], āpūpa [various sweet cakes], modaka [steamed rice-flour dumplings filled with sweet coconut and sugar], saṁyāva [wheat cakes made with ghee and milk and covered with sugar and spices], yogurt, vegetable soups and other palatable foods.

Purport

One can acquire detailed information of proper and improper foods to offer in Deity worship by consulting Śrī Hari-bhakti-vilāsa, eighth vilāsa, verses 152-164.
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