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krsna avatarite acarya pratijna kariya
krsna-puja kare tulasi-gangajala diya
SYNONYMS
krsna—Lord Krsna; avatarite—to cause His advent; acarya—Advaita Acarya; pratijna—promise; kariya—making; krsna-puja—worship of Lord Krsna; kare—does; tulasi—tulasi leaves; ganga-jala diya—with the water of the Ganges.
With this consideration, Advaita Acarya Prabhu, promising to cause Lord Krsna to descend, began to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, with tulasi leaves and water of the Ganges.
PURPORT
Tulasi leaves and Ganges water, with, if possible, a little pulp of sandalwood, is sufficient paraphernalia to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
The Lord says in Bhagavad-gita:
patram puspam phalam toyam
yo me bhaktya prayacchati
tad aham bhakty-upahrtam
asnami prayatatmanah “If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.” (Bg.9.26) Following this principle, Advaita Prabhu pleased the Supreme personality of Godhead with tulasi leaves and water of the Ganges.