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Deify worship verses
SB 6.19.7
om namo bnagavatc mana-purusaya mananubnavaya manavbnut-patayc sana mana-
vbnutbnr baIm upanaramit, ancnanar-anar mantrcna vsnor avananargnya-
payopasparsana-snana-vasa-upavita-vbnusana-ganna-puspa-nupa-ipopanaray-
upacaran susama-ntopanarct.
om-O my Loid; namal-obcisanccs; blagavaic-unio ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy
ol Godlcad, lull wiil six opulcnccs; mala-puiusaya-ilc bcsi ol cnjoycis; mala-
anublavaya-ilc mosi powcilul; mala-vibluii-ol ilc goddcss ol loiiunc;
paiayc-ilc lusband; sala-wiil; mala-vibluiiblil-associaics; balim-
picscniaiion s; upalaiami-I am ollciing; iii-ilus; ancna-by ilis; alal-alal-
cvciy day; maniicna-maniia; visnol-ol Loid Visnu; avalana-invocaiions;
aiglya-padya-upaspaisana-waici loi wasling ilc lands, lcci and mouil; snana-
waici loi bailing; vasa-gaimcnis; upavia-a sacicd ilicad; viblusana-
oinamcnis; gandla-sccnis; puspa-llowcis; dlupa-inccnsc; dpa-lamps;
upalaia-gilis; adi-and so on; upacaian-picscniaiions; su-samaliia-wiil gicai
aiicniion; upalaici-slc musi ollci.
My Loid Visnu, lull in six opulcnccs, You aic ilc bcsi ol all cnjoycis and ilc
mosi powcilul. O lusband ol moilci Lalsm, I ollci my icspccilul obcisanccs
unio You, wlo aic accompanicd by many associaics, sucl as Visvalscna. I ollci all
ilc paiaplcinalia loi woisliping You.` Onc slould clani ilis maniia cvciy day
wiil gicai aiicniion wlilc woisliping Loid Visnu wiil all paiaplcinalia, sucl as
waici loi wasling His lcci, lands and mouil and waici loi His bail. Onc musi
ollci Him vaiious picscniaiions loi His woislip, sucl as gaimcnis, a sacicd ilicad,
oinamcnis, sccnis, llowcis, inccnsc and lamps.
Tlis maniia is vciy impoiiani. Anyonc cngagcd in Dciiy woislip slould clani ilis
maniia, as quoicd abovc, bcginning wiil om namo blagavaic mala-puiusaya.
Caifanya Bhagavafa 1.1
ajanu-Iambta-bnujau hanahava-atau
samhirtanaha-ptarau hamaIaya-tahsau
vsvambnarau vjavarau yuga-narma-paIau
vanc jagat pryaharau haruna-avatarau
ajanu-lambiia-blujau-ilosc iwo pcisonaliiics wlosc long aims cxicnd io Tlcii
lnccs; lanala-cva-daiau-cxuding a icsplcndcni goldcn luc; samliianaila-
piiaiau-ilc lailcis (piogcniiois, iniiiaiois) ol ilc sanliian movcmcni;
lamalaya-ialsau-cxquisiic diawn-oui cycs lilc loius pcials; visvambaiau-
mainiainci, susiainci ol ilc cosmic cicaiion; dvijavaiau-bcsi ol ilc bialmanas,
icaclcis impaiiing lovc ol Godlcad; yuga-dlaima-palau-pioicciois
(piopagaiois) ol ilc yuga dlaima, lisna nama sanliian; vandc-I ollci my
obcisanccs; jagai-piiyalaiau-ilc bcnclaciois ol ilc cniiic univcisc, biinging
unlimiicd good loiiunc; laiuna-avaiaiau-ilc mosi muniliccni incainaiions ol
Godlcad.
I woislip Tlcii Loidslips Si Caiianya Malapiablu and Niiyananda Piablu,
wlosc long aims cxicnd down io Tlcii lnccs, wlosc bcauiilul complcxions aic
iadiani ycllow lilc molicn gold and wlosc clongaicd cycs aic lilc icd loiuscs.
Tlcy aic ilc iopmosi bialmanas, ilc guaidians ol icligious piinciplcs loi ilis agc,
ilc mosi muniliccni bcnclaciois ol all living cniiiics, and ilc mosi compassionaic
incainaiions ol Godlcad. Tlcy iniiiaicd ilc congicgaiional claniing ol ilc namcs
ol Loid Kisna.
Bhakfi-sandarbha 298
yatna hancanatam yat
hamsyam rasa-vnanatan
tatna ihsa-vnancna
vjatvam jayatc nrnam
yaila-as suicly as; lancanaiam-gold; yaii-iuins; lamsyam-bcll-mcial; iasa-
quiclsilvci (mcicuiy); vidlanaial-in ilc picsciibcd laslion (i.c. by ilc
alclcmical pioccss); iaila-in ilc samc way; dlsa-vidlancna-by ilc piopci
pioccss ol iniiiaiion; dvijaivam-a bialmana; jayaic-lc bccomcs; ninam-a
pcison.
ly clcmical manipulaiion, bcll mcial is iuincd inio gold wlcn iouclcd by
mcicuiy; similaily, wlcn a pcison is piopcily iniiiaicd, lc can acquiic ilc qualiiics
ol a bialmana.
[PadyavaI 7+, quofed in fhe Caifanya-carifamrfa, Madhya 13.80|
nanam vpro na ca nara-patr nap vasyo na suro
nanam varni na ca grna-patr no vana-stno yatr va
hntu proyan-nhnIa-paramanana-purnamrtabncr
gopi-bnartun paa-hamaIayor asa-asanuasan
I am noi a bialmana, I am noi a lsaiiiya, I am noi a vaisya oi a sudia. Noi am I a
bialmacai, a louscloldci, a vanapiasila, oi a sannyas. I idcniily myscll only as
ilc scivani ol ilc scivani ol ilc scivani ol ilc loius lcci ol Loid Si Kisna, ilc
mainiainci ol ilc gops. Hc is lilc an occan ol ncciai, and Hc is ilc causc ol
univcisal iiansccndcnial bliss. Hc is always cxisiing wiil biilliancc.
Padma Purana
arcyc vsnau sIa-nir gurusu nara-matr vasnavc jat-bunr
vsnor va vasnavanam haI-maIa-matnanc paa-tirtnc `mbu-bunn
sri-vsnor namn mantrc sahaIa-haIusa-nc sabc-samanya bunr
vsnau sarvcsvarcsc ta-tara-sama-nir yasya va narahi san
aicyc-ilc woislipablc; visnau-Dciiy ol Loid Visnu; sila-dll-ilinling Him io
bc mcic sionc; guiusu-ilc spiiiiual masicis; naia-maii-ilinling ilcm io bc
mcic mcn; vaisnavc-a Vaisnava dcvoicc ol ilc Loid; jaii-buddlil-ilinling lim
io bclong io a paiiiculai casic; visnol-ol Loid Visnu; va-oi; vaisnavanam-ol
ilc Vaisnava dcvoiccs; lali-ol ilc woisi lind; mala-diic; mailanc-cluincd
up; pada-iiilc-in ilc waici ilai waslcs ilc loius lcci, caianamiia oi ilc Gangcs;
ambu-buddlil-ilc ilougli ilai ii is oidinaiy waici; si-visnol-ol Si Visnu,
ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad; namni-ilc loly Namc; maniic-ilc
maniia; salala-lalusa-lc-wlicl dcsiioys all linds ol impuiiiics; sabdc-oidinaiy
sound vibiaiion; samanya-buddlil-ilc ilougli ilai ilcy aic cqual; visnau-
Loid Visnu; saiva-svaia-sc-ilc coniiollci ol all oilci coniiollcis; iai-iiaia-sama-
dll-ilc ilougli ilai anyiling clsc can bc cqual io Him; yasya-ol wlom; va-
oi; naial-a icsidcni ol lcll; sal-lc is.
Tlai pcison wlo considcis ilc Dciiy ol ilc Supicmc Loid io bc dcad maiici
madc oui ol sionc, wood oi mcial; oi ilc spiiiiual masici, wlo is an cicinal
associaic ol ilc Supicmc Loid, io bc an oidinaiy man wlo is pionc io dic oi ilc
Vaisnava io bc coming liom somc casic; oi ilc waici wlicl waslcs ilc lcci ol ilc
puic dcvoicc oi ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, io bc oidinaiy waici,
alilougl sucl waici las ilc poicncy io dcsiioy all cvils ol ilc agc ol Kali; oi io
considci ilc loly namc ol ilc Supicmc Loid oi maniias dcdicaicd io Him wlicl
aic ablc io dcsiioy all sin io bc oidinaiy sounds; oi io considci ilc Supicmc Loid
ol all, Loid Visnu, io bc cqual wiil oilci dcmigods, is considcicd io posscss a
lcllisl mcnialiiy. A pcison wlo ilinls in ilis way is cciiainly a icsidcni ol lcll.
The Lord is Presenf in His Deify Form
Sila Rupa Gosvam spccilically cnjoins dcvoiccs io woislip ilc Dciiy wiil lull
laiil:
srana vscsatan pritn sri-murtcr angnr-scvanc
'Onc slould lavc lull laiil and lovc in woisliping ilc loius lcci ol ilc Dciiy.'
C.c., Madlya 22.130, quoiing llalii-iasamiia-sindlu]
Tlis laiil and lovc dcpcnd on a piopci undcisianding ol ilc Dciiy's idcniiiy:
pratma nana tum,-sahsat vrajcnra-nanana
My dcai Loid, You aic noi a siaiuc; You aic diiccily ilc son ol Malaiaja Nanda.
C.c., Madlya 5.96]
Definifion and GoaI of Arcana
Bhakfi-rasamrfa-sindhu (1.37.137):
sun-nyasa-purvanga-harma-nrvana-purvaham
arcanam tupacaranam syan mantrcnopapaanam
Aicana is dclincd as ollciing ol aiiiclcs ol woislip (upacaias) wiil maniia alici
laving pciloimcd picliminaiy puiilicaioiy aciiviiics (puivanga-laimas) sucl as
bluia-suddli and nyasas.
di 5.218-219
vrnavanc yoga-pitnc haIpa-taru-vanc
ratna-manapa, tanc ratna-smnasanc
sri-govna vasyacncna vrajcnra-nanana
manurya prahas` harcna jagat monana
vrnavanc-ai Vindavana; yoga-pitnc-ai ilc piincipal icmplc; haIpa-taru-vanc-in
ilc loicsi ol dcsiic iiccs; ratna-manapa-an aliai madc ol gcms; tanc-upon ii;
ratna-smna-asanc-on ilc ilionc ol gcms; sri-govna-Loid Govinda;
vasyacncna-was siiiing; vrajcnra-nanana-ilc son ol Nanda Malaiaja;
manurya prahas`-manilcsiing His swccincss; harcna-docs; jagat monana-
cnclanimcni ol ilc wlolc woild.
On an aliai madc ol gcms in ilc piincipal icmplc ol Vindavana, amidsi a loicsi
ol dcsiic iiccs, Loid Govinda, ilc son ol ilc King ol Viaja, siis upon a ilionc ol
gcms and manilcsis His lull gloiy and swccincss, ilus cnclaniing ilc cniiic woild.
Things fo Learn
The Six Divisions of Purify (sad-suddhi)
Puiiiy and clcanlincss aic csscniial in Dciiy woislip. Tlc Haii-blalii-vilasa
dcsciibcs six divisions ol puiiiy wlicl musi bc csiablislcd:
1. Puiiiy ol Placc (silana-suddli)
2. Puiiiy ol Aiiiclcs (diavya-suddli)
3. Puiiiy ol lody (aima-suddli)
+. Puiiiy ol Mind (ciiia-suddli)
5. Puiiiy ol Maniia (maniia-suddli)
6. Puiiiy ol ilc Dciiy (muiii-suddli)
Asfanga-pranama and Pacanga-pranama
Sila Piablupada wiiics:
Tlc woid danda mcans iod oi polc. A iod oi polc lalls siiaigli; similaily, wlcn a
dcvoicc ollcis obcisanccs io lis supciioi wiil all cigli angas (paiis) ol ilc body,
lc pciloims wlai is callcd dandavai. Somciimcs wc only spcal ol dandavais bui
aciually do noi lall down. In any casc, dandavai mcans lalling down lilc a iod
bcloic onc's supciioi. Cc. Madlya 1.67, puipoii]
Tlc Haii-blalii-vilasa iclls low io ollci dandavai-pianama: Ollci obcisanccs wiil
cigli angas-youi lcci, lnccs, clcsi, lands, lcad, sigli, mind, and woids. Wiil
youi iwo lcci, lnccs, clcsi, lands and lcad ioucling ilc giound, and wiil youi
cycs downcasi and lall opcn, icciic a suiiablc piayci wlilc mcdiiaiing ilai youi
lcad is undci ilc Loid's loius lcci.
To malc pancanga-pianama, ollci obcisanccs wiil livc angas-lnccs, aims, lcad,
inicllcci, and woids. (Tlc clcsi docs noi ioucl ilc giound.) Ii is an ollcnsc io
ollci obcisanccs wiil only onc land-ilai is, wiil onc land cxicndcd in lioni ol
ilc lcad wlilc ilc oilci lolds a bcadbag oi oilci sacicd iicm oll ilc llooi. lcloic
ollciing obcisanccs, sci down anyiling you aic lolding.
Mcn may pciloim ciilci iypc ol pianama, bui womcn iiadiiionally pciloim only
pancanga-pianama, sincc ilcii bicasis slould noi ioucl ilc caiil. Tlc Haii-
blalii-vilasa, cmplasizing ilc impoiiancc ol pianama, siaics ilai wlcncvci
ollciing pianama, onc slould piosiiaic ai lcasi loui iimcs.
Spccilic injunciions icgaiding ilc diicciion io lacc wlcn ollciing pianama in
vaiying ciicumsianccs aic minimal. Tlc gcncial iulc is io poini youi lcad in ilc
diicciion ol ilc pcison you aic icspcciing. In ilc icmplc, wlcic ii is undcisiood
ilai Gaiuda siands opposiic ilc Dciiy, sasiia cnjoins ollciing pianama wiil youi
lcli sidc lacing ilc Dciiy so ilai youi lcci aic noi in ilc diicciion ol Gaiuda (oi, in
ilc casc ol many ISKCON icmplcs, Sila Piablupada). Wlilc ollciing obcisanccs,
liisi icciic youi own spiiiiual masici's pianama-maniia, ilcn Sila Piablupada's (il
ii is dillcicni), and ilcn ilc pianama maniias loi ilc Dciiics picscni on ilc aliai.
Sasiia siaics ilai onc slould cnici ilc Dciiy ioom in a lumblc mood, sliglily
cioucling and sicpping insidc wiil ilc iigli looi liisi. Wlcncvci cniciing ilc
Dciiy ioom io bcgin sciviccs, malc somc sound-ciilci lnocling, clapping ilc
lands, oi iinging a bcll. Ii is noi ncccssaiy io malc a sound cacl and cvciy iimc
you cnici in ilc couisc ol scivicc, bui in ilc bcginning ilis slould bc donc.