Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.11.2-3

tāntrikāḥ paricaryāyāḿ

kevalasya śriyaḥ pateḥ

ańgopāńgāyudhākalpaḿ

kalpayanti yathā ca yaiḥ

tan no varṇaya bhadraḿ te

kriyā-yogaḿ bubhutsatām

yena kriyā-naipuṇena

martyo yāyād amartyatām

SYNONYMS

tāntrikāḥ — the followers of the methods of the tantric literatures; paricaryāyām — in regulated worship; kevalasya — who is pure spirit; śrīyaḥ — of the goddess of fortune; pateḥ — of the master; ańga — His limbs, such as His feet; upāńga — His secondary limbs, such as associates like Garuḍa; āyudha — His weapons, such as the Sudarśana disc; ākalpam — and His ornaments, such as the Kaustubha gem; kalpayanti — they conceive of; yathā — how; ca — and; yaiḥ — by which (material representations); tat — that; naḥ — to us; varṇaya — please describe; bhadram — all-auspiciousness; te — unto you; kriyā-yogam — the practical method of cultivation; bubhutsatām — who are eager to learn; yena — by which; kriyā — in the systematic practice; naipuṇena — expertise; martyaḥ — a mortal being; yāyāt — may attain; amartyatām — immortality.

TRANSLATION

All good fortune to you! Please explain to us, who are very eager to learn, the process of kriyā-yoga practiced through regulated worship of the transcendental Lord, the husband of the goddess of fortune. Please also explain how the Lord's devotees conceive of His limbs, associates, weapons and ornaments in terms of particular material representations. By expertly worshiping the Supreme Lord, a mortal can attain immortality.

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