PART III

HONOURING AND SERVING PRAS˜DAM

ow t pr s m s s rv n ow t s onor r
mport nt on rns n t æº v ultur æº n sp r tu l
m st r r v ry pl s not only w n oo s prop rly ook
n o r ut lso w n t r sult n pr s m s r ously
s rv n r sp t ully onor

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lly pr s m s oul s rv y nt t æº v s n
s oul pur n m n o y ts n r ss n p r orm your
ut s qu kly qu tly n ntly s mu s poss l lou
t lk n n srupt v no s s s oul vo
n must nsur t t pr p r t ons m nt to s rv ot r
tu lly ot ut not r t t r vn om ol n t t
ll pr p r t ons to s rv r t r pr s nt or w ll rr v or
s rv n t t prop r t m
t r t s rv r nor t s rv n ut ns ls s oul v r tou
t pl t s or n s o t os w o r tn or t s w ll
ont m n t t s rv r n s rv n ut ns l t s pp ns on
s oul w s on s n s n t ont m n t ut ns l or
ont nu n to s rv t pr s
pr s m m y ntly ropp on r r o t
pl t not on t s lt or x mpl t k n r to not m x s lty
pr p r t ons w t sw t pr p r t ons
r s m s oul not s rv r tly nto t n o
t p rson t n unl ss on s s rv n not m l ut
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only mors ls o m pr s m
x pt w n s rv n ry sw ts or ry t ms on s oul s rv
pr s m w t spoon v n or s lt
nly on s r t n must us to s rv pr s m n on
s oul not tou nyt n mpur on s mout t r or
low r o y nor s oul on y wn sn z or sp t s rv n
v ss ls s oul not tou nyon s t

The proper order of serving the various preparations is

D Water should be served first
D When au iya Vaiæºavas serve pras dam they begin
the main meal with bitter foods such as ukta and
spinach
D This is followed by d l and savouries such as pakaur s
and fried potatoes
D Then come other vegetable preparations sabjØs
progressing from lighter sabjØs to richer sabjØs and
from wet to dry
D Then richer wet sabjØs are served again
D ollowed by r it s and chutneys
D inally sweets progressing from less to more sweet
D Rice and cap tis should be offered from the very
beginning and replenished as required until those
honouring the pras dam have finished all sabjØs f
possible cap tis should be served hot

rv n s m y sm ll ut w n t vot s n s n t m
on s oul l rt to r pl n s t pr p r t on n s oul
n rous n v n t vot s s mu o n t m s t y
sr n s oul not m s rly n ol nyt n k
us on w nts to t k t l t r r s m s m nt or
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str ut on vot s s oul n v r l t wt n mpty

pl t x pt t t n o t m l
s rv r or t ost m y s r t won r ul qu l t s o
n t m s t so r x pt w r n ss ry or pr n on
s oul m nt n s l n rn l tur or ss tt t t s
t m s lso n l om vot s n r æº ook or
˙r l r up l mt
v ryon n roup s oul o r t s m t ms n
roup o p rsons t k pr s m to t r no on s oul
o r nyt n t t s not o r to v ryon ls vot
w o s s rv n pr s m s oul not m k ny st n t on w l
s rv n poss l t os w t sp l ts s oul t s p r t ly
pr s mm y s rv rom s rv n u k ts
u k ts s oul not r lon t loor nor s oul
l n n no s s m w t pot n l s or ut ns ls
t r v ryon s ns onour n pr s m t pl
must l n mm t ly lso vot s n oll t t
r mn nts ll n roun t pl t n put n t ust n

U ˜
n s oul l n ur n m ls vn w s on s
n s t n mout lso on s k s oul oun t
un ov r or m n n t r
n s oul t n l n sp ous p ul pl poss l
on m y vo tn n v l ur n y tr s t s s
un vo l
n s oul not t t t s n y s sunr s noon or suns t
or t n or or p r orm n y trØ p or your
morn n ty wors p
lso t s not prop r to t unt l t oo rom t pr v ous
m l s n st
n m y t w t l s ross ut not spr pn t
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pl t n on s l p s not prop r ˜yurv r omm n s s tt n on

t loor w t n s n to t k pr s m w t t l s ross
to s st on nyon ov r ty w n o y o s not
support ow v r m y t w l s t t t l
or nn n m l on s oul l n ov r t pr s m
n p y on s r sp ts to t r m m r n t t t s t
For further details please
m r yo t or
refer Appendix VI Pg No 40 n s oul lor y t or s pr s m y nt n
t pr y rs

U W
l t n or r nk n o not m k stur n no s s or
n ult w t t t st o t pr s m
s only t v n rs o t r t n to tou n pl
oo n t mout tn wt t n rs s r omm n
us t st v pro ss ns w t t s ns t on o oo
tou n t n rs
l t n s oul us only or l t n w t r up n
t n only on n pour t w t r nto t mout w t out
tou n t up to t l ps
rl r t ms su s p t s n purØs w t t n rs o
t r t n n t n pl t sm ll p s n t mout o
not us your l t n to t r p t s n purØs n s oul not
onsum l r t m y t k n t n on s mout n t r n t
w t on s t t
nt r t n s l n or m l on m y us t
to ol t up n pour t w t r nto t mout so t t t up
o s not tou t l ps ur n m l on s r t n tou s
on s mout so on s oul t k t up n on s l t n n
pour t w t r nto on s mout w t out tou n on s l ps
t up nnot pour prop rly on m y ol t n on s r t n
n r nk us n on s l ps
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U Y
v r tn us s s s n r s s on s l sp n t lso
stops on s sp r tu l v n m nt n r t s s n n m k s on
no t o r t sm
lly on s oul t so t t l on s stom s ll wt
oo on qu rt r w t w t r n t r m n r w t r

t s ppropr t to nt t pr m v n t t n o
m l or r s n to l v
t r ns n m l n w l w t n or ot rs to n s
on m y nt lou v r ous lok s n pr y rs lor y n t
or
ut o r sp t or ot rs w o r st ll t n ll p rsons n
row s oul w t or ot rs n t s m row to n s or r s n
t r r s n rom t m l on s oul w s on s n s
w t out l y n t n r ns on s mout t l st t r t m s n
n lly on m y w s on s t
o not t k r st or p r orm ny str nuous l our r tly t r
m l
n s oul m nt n tr nqu l r m o m n s on
ur n t m l y r m m r n t or nt n s m
n s uss n s p st m s
t rt m l t tn r s oul t orou ly l n
wt w t r