Canto 11: General History | Chapter 27: Lord Kṛṣṇa's Instructions on the Process of Deity Worship |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.27.42
abhyarcyātha namaskṛtya
pārṣadebhyo baliḿ haret
mūla-mantraḿ japed brahma
smaran nārāyaṇātmakam
SYNONYMS
abhyarcya — having thus worshiped; atha — then; namaskṛtya — offering his obeisances by bowing down; pārṣadebhyaḥ — unto the Lord's personal associates; balim — offerings; haret — he should present; mūla-mantram — the basic mantra for the Deity; japet — he should chant quietly; brahma — the Absolute Truth; smaran — remembering; nārāyaṇa-ātmakam — as the Supreme Personality, Lord Nārāyaṇa.
TRANSLATION
Having thus worshiped the Lord in the sacrificial fire, the devotee should offer his obeisances to the Lord's personal associates by bowing down and should then present offerings to them. He should then chant quietly the mūla-mantra of the Deity of the Lord, remembering the Absolute Truth as the Supreme Personality, Nārāyaṇa.
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