Visarjana means "dismissing" in Sanskrit.
The sixteenth and last upacharas ("offerings")
offered to a god as part of devotion, based on the principle of treating the
deity as a valued guest.
As the last act of devotion, the devotee (bhakta) grants the
god permission to depart.
Although the phrase dismissal seems arrogant in any
conversation with a god, it really relates to the parting remarks that one
would give to a leaving guest.
The fundamental aim here, as with other upacharas, is to
demonstrate one's devotion for the god by ministering to the deity's needs.
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