The Process of Deity Worship

111 Pages·1978·1.142 MB·English

by  Arcana Paddhati

THE PROCESSO F
DEITYW ORSHIP
(ArcaPandad,h ati)
•
THE BHAKTIVEDANTA BOOK TRUST
THEP ROCESOSF
DEITWYO RSHIP
(Arca-nPaadhdait)
translabtye d
JayasacinanddiiasnaAa d hikiiri
editbeyd
JayatirdtiihsaaA dhikiiri
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THEB HAKTIVEDANBTOAO KT RUST
Tot hdei vlionfteeu est
oofu r
etesripnraimlta usatle r
HiDsi vGirnaec e
A.C. B hakatniatv ed
SwmaiPr bauhpq.da
byw hose
causmeerlceaysl so ne
thWee stweorrnl d
hacso mteko n ow
otfh per ocoDefes iswt oyr ship.
© 1798B haktivBeodoTakrn utsat
Alrli grhetsse rved
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Prinitnte hde USntiatotefedA s m erica
CONTENTS
Praecfe V
Introduction ix
PART I
11M u/Maan tras 1
21D utDiuersit nhBegar hma-rmtuah u 1
31W akitnhLgeo rd 2
41O fferinBgh oogfa 3
51O fferiAnrga ti 6
61T hPeu }a 7
7 PIu tttihLneog rt doR est 18
81T hWeo rsohSfir mpia tTtus lia-devi 18
PART 11
11C leantshTieen egt h 23
21P assUirniagnn eSd t oaonlCd l eansing 23
31T akiBnagth 24
41T yitnhgSei kha 25
51T hPeu ttoinon fCg l oth 25
61T hPeu ttoinon fTgl i aka 26
71P rayUeproAsnw akening 29
8/A camana 31
91S andhya 32
10P1r ayteor sA wtahkLeeo nr d 33
1I1O fferiPnagd ya 35
12O1ff ergiA ncamana 35
13O1ff eriTnamgb au / 36
14P1i ckFilnogwa enrTdsul asrti hfPoeu }a 38
15A1s a-nsauid dh 38
16E1s tabltihPseah atisarnngAd r tiocfWloerss hip 39
1I7 V �i!:Ju-smarai:Jam 46
18Mw1i glaa-santi 47
19B1h uutdaid- hs 49
20P1r ayieWnr osr sohftih pSe p irMiatsutaelr 50
21O1ffe riAngrgh ya 55
212O fferiMnadgh uparka 55
23P1r ayieWnr osr sohfLi oprC da itaannLdyo ar d
Niytananda 55
24P1r ayienWro sr sohfSir pi R aSdrhia -Kr�Qa 61
215 Upan-gpa}uafr ot hWeo rsohfKi rp� Qa's
Paraphernalia 70
26P1r ayieWnro sr shipJ gaoafn nLaotrhda 71
2I7P aiicamrta 75
218M antarfsoPru tttihLneog rt doR est 76
29T1h Ae nkuas-mudra 77
30M1a ntfroaOr ffe riInngc ense 78
3I1 aMtn rfaoO rffe riGnhgeL ea mp 78
PART Ill
11B hog-aarkraiattnia 79
21P re-mhdaavni 81
31T hAer aStoin gs 83
41M anrtafsoDrr inCkairnagf}t aam r 86
51_H qnortihLneog r' Pdsr asada 87
61O ffentsboe esAv oided 92
7 TIh Mea ntrfoaOrsb taiFnoirnggi vfeoOnrne e'sss
Offenses 96
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81T h':epUacaorrAa rst,i ocfWl oerss hip 98
PREFACE
SrCia itMaanhyaap rianbshturS uacntaeGtdoa snvata owm rii te
ab ook aVbaoiu�tQb aevhaa vainodar c tivAimtoinoegts h.e r
thiHnegs sp ecirfiecqaulel"syYot use hdo:du ilsdc .u.mso.sr ning
dutrieemse,m borfat nhSceue p rLeomrecd l,e anwlaisnheisnsg,
the maonuodtt hhp earr ttshb eoo dfIy nt. h meo rnoinnsegh ould
regublraurhslihtys e ettahkh,ei b sa tohff,ep rr ayteor st he Lord
anodb eistaotn hcee ss pmiarsitOtenursea.h l o ruelndsd eerrv ice
tot hsep irmiatsutaaenlprd a ionnteb 'osdi ynt w epllvaewc ietsh
iir-dphuvfia(fiitkr/aaa.O) nes housltda mph otlnhyae m est hoef
Lorodn bhoidsoy ro, n seh ousltadtm hpse y mboofl sLt ohred ,
sucahst hdei asnccd l uAbf.tt ehryi sos,uh oduelsdc hroiwb eo ne
shoduelcdo hriabsto edw yi tghop niad-ncwaae,an re cbke ads, col­
letcautsl lieafvoremst hteu lraesceil,te aonnes'cesl oatnhtd h e
altcalre,ao nnseoe'w shn o uosrae p artamnegdnot t ot, h e temple
anrdi tnhgbe e tlodl r atwha et teonftt ihLoeon r Adl.sd oe scribe
Deiwtoyr swhhiepr,oe nisenh ouldfoo dot ffoKe rr�a Qltae afisvte
timdeasiO lnye. shionu lcddous,uee or ft ime,K rp�loQanaac e
beYdo.su h oaulldsdeo s ctrhipebr eo cfeoosrffes r ianargt itahned
worsohfti hpe aLcocrodr dtihlneig os ffitt v oes ,i xtoerfie fnit ny ­
gredt.is"eCa nintayaar-ictaMmadryhtaal-,2al 4i.133-333.
Ofc ourSsaen,a Gtoasnvaat moiot khi en strouftc htLeio ornd
seriaonuhdse lw yr otthebe o oHkar i-bvhial.kTa thsipea- resent
worTkh,Pe r oceDsesiW tooyrf s hidisep r,i fovremtd h weo rokf
SanatGaonsav abmeii,n gr etvhieesd eidta inofidnr sEtn glish
transolfat thaiebo rni dwgoerAdkcr ,a -npaahdadtHiiD.si vine
GraScreSi r imBahda ktisSiadrdaahtsaGivno tsvaa Mmahia raja
commisstihloean twetoder rko ridtneor r e gultahwreoi rzseih ni p
thtee mphlehe ased s tablaintsdhh beeo dow,ka c so mpuinldeedr
hiosr dSerrTP.ir aa bhurpeaqduae sitnMe ady ampedu urr,ti hneg
GaurPaii rficiemlae broaf1t 9i7to6oen, dsa i t tr ansvleartsoeifdo n
Acra-npadahdawtiitt,hh ve i eowf stantdhasery dsitzeimn go f wor­
ship withint etmhpielan ew IsaSt yKh cCaoOtuN bl epd r actically
instiAtluttheoIhdu a.gv nheo q ualifitcoaa tttietomhnpe t Io rk,
pratyh ahta,v ibneged no nuen dheiros r diewtri ,pl rlo tvobe e a
success.
Thbeo ohka bse eanr rainngt ehdrp eaer tsO.n epP raerste nts
thper inecliepmaoelftn h tes wdoarislihyani n op u tlfroimnP.ea rt
V
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Twop resaem notrsde e taeixlapenlda tionv aorfip ortuohs­e
cedureisnt huweso erdps .Pha iTrhtr ceoen soifus stesif nuflo r­
mation rVeaQgiaa!?vrbade ihnagvP iaOornrthe. a bse eanr ranged
ins ucahw aya st ob ee asfilollyo wbeyod n weh oi sb asically
fmailwiiattrhh per oceduresP adrTetwt oaT.ih leke edty o in
propiemrpllye metnhsteyi sntge mtsh eoriresetf,,os tuadnyd
pracetaicechle e moeftn htwe o rsahsdi ept aiinPl aeTrdwt o .
Iwti blynl o mebaepn oss stioib nlter otdheuenc tesi yrseto efm
worsdheispc rhiebreeidim nm ediRaattehlieystr.h , o uld be in­
stitvuetrgeyrd a dusaotl hlayt boengciucetna bne m aintained
without iSnotmeoerft r hupepr toicoesnsu.sca ehss ,pt ehref or­
manocfae rawtibi,ler l e laetaitsvoybe elgyai nnid,t bwesi altfloe
dos oa t oOntchees.ru sca,hst hej aip tiilsfae,rm eo rceo mplex
(althnoosutogm hu cihna ctpuraalc atsii mtca eya ppeuapro n
firsrte ad,ia nngsd)h oublead t temwpittehd cmaourteIi no n.
thecsaesI eh sa vseu ggeisnet aecsdhe ctainao bnr ipdrgoecde ss
thmaatyb ea dopitnte hdie n termsetdaigaet.e
Thei ncrecaosmepdl oefxt ihstety a nodfaw rodr swhiirlpel ­
quidreed icaantsdee dr ipo}iuaisrI isd.e aelalcsyhe o tfD eities
shouhalvdoe n e wmhaons ee ntgoatgaelim ssee netti oTn hge ir
servTihcese o.c 'isae dtmyiniswthroa tcaohrraesr w,gi ettdhh e
responosfsi ebeitilhnitagtht sye e a pv-}iiai bse ipnrgo perly carried
ona,s waset lhplejii arwihasor deie rctcloyn cewrinttehhwd eo r­
shisph,o ualldw aryesm emtbheatrth eayr dee alwiinttghh e
SuprPeemres oonfGa oldihteya dP.r aSbrhiwulrpaoat tdomea e in
thriesg iarnNd o vem1b79e5r": S doo niitc eIhl ayv.ie n vited
Kr!?QaanH,de m ayn obte i nsublydt iesder cetsbfpeuhla vIi or.
havien trotdhusicyses dto efDm e iwtoyr sahmiopn gsnto nt­he
belietvheaert sh,et ihsmetl se,c cthhyaea sv,a annaIdsp r atyo
Kr!?tQhaIa a tm inYvouit toi ncgso omp el,eba seec,aY uousa er e
seated hiena rpttlhsee,ai sre gtihivene t eetnlhctleeoims g erve
Yosu ot hYaotmu a ny obtei nconveed.n"Hie we enncotnt os ay
inth sea mlee t"tNeerv,e ro ftt hhei nDakesm i atdoyef sotro ne
wooEdv.e ry womrussrhtei mpeemtrbh eKarft !? iQpsae rsonally
presHeein ssti .m kpilnypd rleys eHnitmisbneegolf rfue si anw ay
sot hwaetc ahna ndHliemT .h aitsH i mse rcoyt,h erHweii ss e
.unappbrelo.a"c ha
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If sweteeh Dee yia tsm adoefs t oonrwe o otdh,e ne xtehceu ­
tiont hpoerf o ceoduutrleiisntn hebidos o wki slele amg reat
burdHeonw.e viewfre u, n dertsht"aathen rdi eKs f !?OQant. h e
inavtiitoofn smpyi rmiatsutSaerlriP ,lr aa bhuHpeha adsa ,c ome
Preface vii
to gmietv heoe p porttosu enirHtviye,m "th ewnew itlalek vee ry
steipn wtohres thobi epa no ccafsoirroje no i-ctihnaagtft er
milloifoe nltsii omffes sue ffriinnmg a tebronidaalgn eow,w e a re
situsaaetfleaydt ltohtfeuee sto ft hLeo rtdh,r otuhgceha useless
merocfoy u srp irmiatsutaelr .
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INTROCDTUION
ThDee iatnyDd e iWtorys hip
ThSeu prememrec Liofrutdlh, Pe e rsoonfaG loidthyeS ardi,
Kr�Q.a, showmienrgtc otych caeou nsdeiltleiisovseni nentdgi ties,
ise ternmaalnelisyift nt wforo msi nt hmea tewroira-llHid s
Deiftroyma nHdi hso ly TnhaDeme eyi.f t rom tohfSe u preme
Loridns o n-edriefffnortmH iest erfronmai lGn o loV.kran davana.
Theorreiefit ss a iindt hCea inty-aacari(tMaahdmyr-atll5aai9 .6)
int hmea ttoefr at chtei ovfiS taike�si -Gopala:
prtainmaa htau m-sia,k �varjtaed nr-anaannda
"Myd eaLro rYdou,a rneo ats taYtouuae r.de i retchtel ys on of
MahjaarN aanda."o r,Tet hheDere eifftroym SorfKi r �iQ.sa
direScrtKilr y� Q.tahs,eo onf Ktihneo gfV rndavNaannad,a
Mahjaara.i ssIt tait nte hdPe ad maP udr!Ja:
arcvyieu� s !Jaia-lrd hgiunraur�au-v maaivt�jeila r}t ai-buddhir
VI}iO�VrGv ia�V!Jaankaamf iam--maatfhpaand-erat teih
'mbbuud-dhi�
s-riiv�OI}r nmaamtnnrsiea k-ak/fauah�esaba d-asayma-abnuddhir
VI}iQ�SUav resvtadar-eris-ataesam a-ryd asyhaiV Gn aarkSia �
"Thpaetr wshocono nsitdhDeeer isot fy Stuhper Leomretd ob e
deamda ttmeardo eu otfw oosdt,o onrme e talt,hs ep oirr itual
mastwehrio,a s n e ternalo afts hSseuo pcriLeaomtreetd ob, ea n
orndairmya n wihpsor otnode i oert, h Vea i�tQ.aobv eca o ming
forms omcea sotrte h,we a twehri wcahs hefsee tt hoepf u rteh e
devotteheSe u oprr Peemres oonfaG loidthyet aobd eo rdinary
wataelrt,h souucwghah t hears ptohteet nodc eys tarltolhey ev ils
of atghoeefK aloirc, o nsitdhheeor lnsya moef Stuhper eme
Lorodrm atnrdaesd ictaot eHwdih mi,ac rhe able to destroy all
sitno,b eo rdisnoaurnyod rts h,i tnhkSesu premeo faL lolr,d
LorVdi �tQ.oU ,ob nte h e lseavmaeesdl e migiocsdo sn,s itdoe red
possahe eslsl ish Amp eenrtwsaholtonih tiiyntn.kh swi asiy cs e r­
taianr leys iodfhe en.lt"l
Thsep otPluder!JsSasrm, ia d-aBgvahat(a11m. .21)7d2, e scribes
theei gthytpo efDs e iftroym s:
ix
X The ProocfDe esisWt oyr hsip
sadiarluim /auayhii
/ep/yeak ehays aa ikati
manmoaymia m!Jaiyi
pradt�i-!imvadahs mrta
"Theei gthytp eDse ifotrofym asr dee cltaobr eea:fd ro m carved
forma b loocfsk t oanf ero,mc arfvoremdw ooadf ,ro mm adoef
metal,p acislnaatny,md, a, d oefj ewoerlc so nceived within the
min.d"
Thlei veinntigits th eyet ersnearlvo atfnh Steu prLeomrebd u,t
duet ob eiinngi mtiocwaalHr idmsh, e h asfo,rm t imiem ­
memorbieaewlna, n detrhirnoghu igghah neldro wsepre coife s
lei,fi deynitnwigif teha ch tbhoudosyb taiannedsd o, being
burnbeytd ht eh roelemd-i fseArsil eosan.sgt h einsv iaotutsi tude
towatrhdSesu prLeomrerd e mahiewn isnl olbt ea blteoo btain
His sahnefdlo ttreh lrao,tnh gew ill hraevmeab iotnuoi n ntd h e
prisonhtohmueas tee wrooifra lld .
Iafc onditsioounle,d diunef ltuooef n tcsheoe m eg oogdr eat
frotudneev,e alnoi pnsc litnoawtaitrohdsense rvoifc Leto hred ,
anadg abienc ofmvaeosr atbolwea Hridmst, h ehnei sa blteo
regatihnee teransaslo cioafLt oiroKdnr �Q.Tah.e orreef,
bhavgaad-bohra kdteiv,o tionaSlur pesmeLero vriidtsc,h e e to the
onlmye atnoso btHaiimnT. h iists h fien aclo ncloufas litloh ne
scripitnucrleusd,i Unpagn� iatdhtseh, eP urd!Jaansdt, h e
Paiicaratras.
Int hSer imBahda-vgaat(a.7m5 .23ni-nv2ea4 r)i oefdt eiveos­
tiosnearlva irdceee s cribed.
srih-rparudaavac a
sraVkaiinrJataVmami �IJO�
smarapiaaJd-asme vanam
arcanam dvayasanmd anam
saykamh atmae-adnniavm
iptuim psiavtria� IJau
bhakcteninas va ak-�laiJd
kribyehtavagay aa tddha
tamna yne' dihtuamt tamam
"PrahlMaadhaja ars aai'dH:e aarbiontught te r anscendental holy
namefsro,m sq,u aliatnpidae sst,oi fmL eosrV diQ. �Uc,h anting
abotuhte rme,m emgbt ehreismne,r vtihnlego tfueesto f the