इति शेषां मया दत्तां शिरस्याधाय सादरम् । उद्वासयेच्चेदुद्वास्यं ज्योतिर्ज्योतिषि तत्पुनः ॥
iti śeṣāṃ mayā dattāṃ śirasyādhāya sādaram | udvāsayeccedudvāsyaṃ jyotirjyotiṣi tatpunaḥ ||
Thus, placing respectfully on the head the remnant given by me, if (the deity) is to be dismissed, he should dismiss it, (merging) that light again into the light (within).
इस प्रकार मेरे द्वारा दिए गए प्रसाद (शेष) को आदरपूर्वक सिर पर रखकर, यदि विसर्जन करना हो तो उस ज्योति को फिर (हृदय की) ज्योति में विसर्जित करे।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The divine light invoked in the image is returned to the heart: the presence one worshipped outside is carried inside.
मूर्ति में आवाहित दिव्य ज्योति हृदय में लौटा दी जाती है: जिस उपस्थिति को बाहर पूजा, उसे भीतर ले जाया जाता है।
Krishna (Bhagavata 11.27.47) closes the worship: place the remnant (prasāda) he has given respectfully on the head, and if the deity is to be dismissed, withdraw that light back into the light within.