8 Flowers to Lord

These poetic Sanskrit  lines remind us of symbolical value of our actions. And we offer these flowers of our  actions or sentiments to God not just during ritual but during all life.

Ahimsa Prathamam Pushpam,
Pushpam Indriya nigraham
Sarvabhoota daya Pushpam,
Kshama pushpam visheshataha
Gnanam pushpam, tapo pushpam,
Dhyanam pushpam  tataiva cha|
Satyam ashTavidam pushpam
Vishhuho preetikaram bhavEt ||

Ahimsa is non violence, indriya nigraha is control over the senses, sarva-bhUta-dayA - showing compassion to all living beings or kindness, kshama  is tolerance, patience or forgiveness, gyana is knowledge, wisdom; tapas - austerity, dhyAnam - contemplative meditation and satyam - truth.