Bhagavatapurana 11.27: atha saptaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

11.27.1

/0 śrī-uddhava uvāca
kriyā-yogaṃ samācakṣva bhavad-ārādhanaṃ prabho /
yasmāt tvāṃ ye yathārcanti sātvatāḥ sātvatarṣabha //

Śrī Uddhava said:
Explain the yoga of action, the ritual worship of you, O Lord,
from which and in what manner the Sātvatas worship you, O bull of the Sātvatas.

1. Uddhava said:—O Lord, pray explain to me the yoga of active service which consists in worshipping and propitiating Thee. Who among the satvatas, O Lord of satvatas, worship Thee, for what purpose and in what manner?

11.27.2

etad vadanti munayo muhur niḥśreyasaṃ nṛṇām /
nārado bhagavān vyāsa ācāryo 'ṅgirasaḥ sutaḥ //

Sages repeatedly declare this to be the highest good for mortals—
the venerable Nārada, Vyāsa, and the preceptor, the son of Aṅgiras.

2. Sages like Narada, the glorious Vyasa, Angirasa's son (Brihaspati), the Acharya, say that this course is specially efficacious for men for the attainment of Moksha.

11.27.3

niḥsṛtaṃ te mukhāmbhojād yad āha bhagavān ajaḥ /
putrebhyo bhṛgu-mukhyebhyo devyai ca bhagavān bhavaḥ //

It issued from your lotus-mouth—that which the unborn Lord declared / to his sons, headed by Bhṛgu, and which the divine Lord Bhava declared to the Goddess.

3. & 4. What flowed from Thy lotus-like lips, what the worshipful Brahma taught to his sons, Bhrigu and others, what the worshipful Siva imparted to his consort, Parvati, that indeed is common for men of all the three Varnas and Asramas and I think it is the best course, even for women and Sudras, O Lord that protectest us.

11.27.4

etad vai sarva-varṇānām āśramāṇāṃ ca sammatam /
śreyasām uttamaṃ manye strī-śūdrāṇāṃ ca māna-da //

This is agreed upon by all classes and stages of life, / and I consider it the best of blessings, O bestower of honor, even for women and Śūdras.

11.27.5

etat kamala-patrākṣa karma-bandha-vimocanam /
bhaktāya cānuraktāya brūhi viśveśvareśvara //

This which releases one from the bond of action, O lotus-petal-eyed Lord, / declare to me, your devotee and lover, O Lord of the lords of the universe!

5. O Pundarikaksha, this is the means of untieing the knot of *karma*. May Thou be pleased to explain that to me devoted to Thee and attached to Thee, O Lord of lords.

11.27.6

/0 śrī-bhagavān uvāca
na hy anto 'nanta-pārasya karma-kāṇḍasya coddhava /
saṅkṣiptaṃ varṇayiṣyāmi yathāvad anupūrvaśaḥ //

The Blessed Lord said: / Indeed, there is no end to the limitless section of rituals, O Uddhava; / I shall explain it briefly, in proper order and according to rule.

6. The Lord said:—Indeed, of endless extent is the karma-kanda, the courses of practice are infinite, O Uddhava: I shall describe it succintly and regularly from the beginning.

11.27.7

vaidikas tāntriko miśra iti me tri-vidho makhaḥ /
trayāṇām īpsitenaiva vidhinā māṃ samarcaret //

Vedic, Tantric, and mixed—thus my sacrifice is of three kinds. / One should worship me by any of these three methods that one desires.

7. The method of worshipping Me is threefold as Vedic, Tantric and Mixed of both; and of the three every one should worship Me by the one method which he chooses.

11.27.8

yadā sva-nigamenoktaṃ dvijatvaṃ prāpya pūruṣaḥ /
yathā yajeta māṃ bhaktyā śraddhayā tan nibodha me //

Learn from me how a man, having attained twice-born status as ordained / by his own Vedic tradition, should worship me with devotion and faith.

8. How, on being initiated as the twice-born according to the rules laid down for him, a person ought to worship Me with devotion and faith, do thou know from Me.

11.27.9

arcāyāṃ sthaṇḍile 'gnau vā sūrye vāpsu hṛdi dvijaḥ /
dravyeṇa bhakti-yukto 'rcet sva-guruṃ mām amāyayā //

In an image, on a sacrificial mound, in fire, in the sun, in water, or in the heart, / a twice-born person, endowed with devotion, should worship me, his own guru, with offerings and without deceit.

9. In an image, on the bare ground, in fire, in the sun, in the sun, in water, in the heart, or in a brahmin, he should with sincerity and devotion and with the necessary articles worship Me, his preceptor (father).

11.27.10

pūrvaṃ snānaṃ prakurvīta dhauta-danto 'ṅga-śuddhaye /
ubhayair api ca snānaṃ mantrair mṛd-grahaṇādinā //

He should first bathe, having cleaned his teeth, for the purification of his body; / the bath should be performed with both [types of] mantras, using earth and other elements.

10. Having cleansed his teeth he should first bathe for the purity of the body. Bathing should be done with both mantras,

Vedic and Tantric, by washing himself with earth and other things.

11.27.11

sandhyopāstyādi-karmāṇi vedenācoditāni me /
pūjāṃ taiḥ kalpayet samyak- saṅkalpaḥ karma-pāvanīm //

Having undertaken the duties enjoined by the Veda in my honor, such as the twilight devotions, / he whose intention is pure should prepare the worship that purifies all actions.

11. Sandhya-worship and other duties are My clear commandments taught through the Veda: according to those rules and with the purest purpose (all thoughts directed to Me) he should perform My worship, which purifies karma, i. e., lifts him up from the sphere of karma.

11.27.12

śailī dāru-mayī lauhī lepyā lekhyā ca saikatī /
mano-mayī maṇi-mayī pratimāṣṭa-vidhā smṛtā //

Made of stone, made of wood, made of metal, modeled of clay, painted, made of sand, / made of mind, and made of precious gems—the image is considered to be of eight kinds.

12. An image may be made of stone or wood or metal or mortar or sand, or a picture, or formed in the mind or carved out of jewels (crystals); thus the image is said to be of eight kinds.

11.27.13

calācaleti dvi-vidhā pratiṣṭhā jīva-mandiram /
udvāsāvāhane na staḥ sthirāyām uddhavārcane //

The installation, which is a dwelling for the living soul, is of two kinds: movable and immovable. / In the worship of an immovable image, O Uddhava, there is neither dismissal nor invocation.

13. The image, i. e., abode of the Supreme Spirit to be installed is of two kinds as immovable and movable: in the case of the immovable image, O Uddhava, Udvasa and Avahana, i. e., evoking and invoking are not to be made for the purpose of worship.

11.27.14

asthirāyāṃ vikalpaḥ syāt sthaṇḍile tu bhaved dvayam /
snapanaṃ tv avilepyāyām anyatra parimārjanam //

For an immovable image, it is optional; but on a sacrificial mound, both are required. / The bath is for an unpainted image; on another, wiping is performed.

14. In the case of the movable image there is an option, but on the bare ground both should be done: bathing should be done in the case of the images which are not made of mortar, pictures and only sprinkling is admissible in these.

11.27.15

dravyaiḥ prasiddhair mad-yāgaḥ pratimādiṣv amāyinaḥ /
bhaktasya ca yathā-labdhair hṛdi bhāvena caiva hi //

Worship of me in images and other forms is performed with standard materials by a sincere devotee, / or with whatever is obtained, and in the heart through devotion alone.

15. In images and other representations My worship must be performed with worthy and excellent articles, and a sincere votary may worship Me with whatever he can find or even merely by his mental attitude (and thoughts).

11.27.16

snānālaṅkaraṇaṃ preṣṭham arcāyām eva tūddhava /
sthaṇḍile tattva-vinyāso vahnāv ājya-plutaṃ haviḥ //

Bathing and ornamentation are most pleasing in an image, O Uddhava; / the placement of cosmic principles upon a sacrificial mound; and an oblation saturated with clarified butter in fire;

16. O Uddhava, only in the case of an image, the course of bathing and decoration with ornaments is highly desirable; on the bare ground the contemplation of Tattvas; in the case of fire, offerings soaked in ghee.

11.27.17

sūrye cābhyarhaṇaṃ preṣṭhaṃ salile salilādibhiḥ /
śraddhayopāhṛtaṃ preṣṭhaṃ bhaktena mama vāry api //

in the sun, reverent salutation is most pleasing; and in water, worship with water and other offerings. / Even water offered with faith by my devotee is most pleasing to me,

17. In the sun, worship with prayers and offerings is most acceptable to the Deity; in water with water, flowers etc., and whatever is offered to Me, with faith, by a votary is most pleasing to Me, even if it be mere water.

11.27.18

bhūry apy abhaktopāhṛtaṃ na me toṣāya kalpate /
gandho dhūpaḥ sumanaso dīpo 'nnādyaṃ ca kiṃ punaḥ //

whereas even an abundance offered by a non-devotee does not bring me satisfaction. / How much more so fragrance, incense, flowers, a lamp, and offerings of food?

18. What one not devoted to Me may offer, abundant as it may be, does not secure one My grace; what needs then be said of the offerings like sandal, burning frankincense, flowers, lights, rice, and so on?

11.27.19

śuciḥ sambhṛta-sambhāraḥ prāg-darbhaiḥ kalpitāsanaḥ /
āsīnaḥ prāg udag vārced arcāyāṃ tv atha sammukhaḥ //

Clean, with provisions gathered, having prepared a seat with darbha-grass pointing east, / seated facing east or north, or directly facing the image, he should perform worship.

19. He should bathe, collect all the required articles, arrange his seat of darbha, the blades pointing to the east, sit facing east or north (or facing the image) and worship Me in the image in front of him.

11.27.20

kṛta-nyāsaḥ kṛta-nyāsāṃ mad-arcāṃ pāṇināmṛjet /
kalaśaṃ prokṣaṇīyaṃ ca yathāvad upasādhayet //

Having performed nyāsa on himself, he should wipe my image upon which nyāsa has been performed with his hand, / and properly arrange the water jar and the vessel for sprinkling.

20. Having contemplated the Tattvas or the principles and the deities presiding over them in the several members of his own body and also in the respective parts of the image he should touch it with his hand (and clean it by removing the flowers and other things offered on the previous day) and duly arrange a *Kalasa* and a vessel of water for sprinkling.

11.27.21

tad-adbhir deva-yajanaṃ dravyāṇy ātmānam eva ca /
prokṣya pātrāṇi trīṇy adbhis tais tair dravyaiś ca sādhayet //

Having sprinkled the place of worship, the articles, and himself with that water, / he should prepare three vessels with water and their respective articles,

21. With this water he should sprinkle the shrine, the articles of worship and himself and also three vessels and fill these with the water in the Kalasa, and also with the several articles of worship.

11.27.22

pādyārghyācamanīyārthaṃ trīṇi pātrāṇi deśikaḥ /
hṛdā śīrṣṇātha śikhayā gāyatryā cābhimantrayet //

the three vessels being for water for the feet, respectful offering, and sipping water. / The teacher should consecrate them with the Heart, Head, and Crest mantras, and with the Gāyatrī.

22. The worshipper should, for the purposes of Padya, Arghya and Achamana, pronounce over the three vessels the mantras called Hridaya (heart), Shrishan (head), Sikha (the locks) and Gayatri.

11.27.23

piṇḍe vāyv-agni-saṃśuddhe hṛt-padma-sthāṃ parāṃ mama /
aṇvīṃ jīva-kalāṃ dhyāyen nādānte siddha-bhāvitām //

In the body purified by air and fire, one should meditate on my supreme, / minute particle of the living soul situated in the heart lotus, celebrated by perfected beings at the end of the sacred sound.

23. Then in his own body cleansed by Vayu and Agni he should contemplate the subtle Amsa of Paramatman contemplated by Siddhas as the summit of Nada, i. e., the Supreme Being in the lotus of the heart.

11.27.24

tayātma-bhūtayā piṇḍe vyāpte sampūjya tan-mayaḥ /
āvāhyārcādiṣu sthāpya nyastāṅgaṃ māṃ prapūjayet //

Having worshipped it when the body is pervaded by that which has become the self, absorbed in it, / invoking it and establishing it in the image and other loci, with limbs assigned by nyāsa, he should worship me.

24. Having worshipped Me in his own body pervaded by that Amsa which is (contemplated as) Atman, and being full of that presence, he should invoke My presence firmly into the images and perform the Nyasa and worship Me.

11.27.25

pādyopasparśārhaṇādīn upacārān prakalpayet /
dharmādibhiś ca navabhiḥ kalpayitvāsanaṃ mama //

He should provide offerings such as water for the feet, sipping water, and respectful offerings, / and having prepared my seat with the nine principles beginning with dharma,

25. & 26. Let him construct (mentally) a seat for Me with Dharma and other dieties for its various parts attended by the Saktis and on the seat a lotus of eight petals beautiful with its pericarp and filaments and according to the rules both of the Tantra and the Veda, offer Padya, Achamana, fruits, flowers and the like and also other attentions such as fanning etc., so that he may secure both the enjoyments of life here and the final beatitude hereafter.

11.27.26

padmam aṣṭa-dalaṃ tatra karṇikā-kesarojjvalam /
ubhābhyāṃ veda-tantrābhyāṃ mahyaṃ tūbhaya-siddhaye //

and upon it an eight-petaled lotus radiant with pericarp and filaments, / [he should worship] me according to both Veda and Tantra for the attainment of both goals.

11.27.27

sudarśanaṃ pāñcajanyaṃ gadāsīṣu-dhanur-halān /
muṣalaṃ kaustubhaṃ mālāṃ śrīvatsaṃ cānupūjayet //

He should successively worship Sudarśana, Pāñcajanya, the mace, the sword, the arrow, the bow, the plow, / the pestle, the Kaustubha gem, the garland, and the Śrīvatsa mark;

27. Chakra, Sankha, Gada, Sword, Bow, Plough, Pestle, Kaustubha, Vanamala, Srivatsa—these also he should duly worship (by the side of Hari).

11.27.28

nandaṃ sunandaṃ garuḍaṃ pracaṇḍaṃ caṇḍaṃ eva ca /
mahābalaṃ balaṃ caiva kumudaṃ kamudekṣaṇam //

Nanda, Sunanda, Garuḍa, Pracaṇḍa, Caṇḍa, / Mahābala, Bala, Kumuda, and Kumudekṣaṇa;

28. & 29. Nanda, Sunanda, Garuda, Prachanda, Chanda, Mahabala and Bala, Kumuda and Kumudekshana, Durga, Vinayaka, Vyasa, Vishvaksena, Preceptors and the gods—these (attendants and others) also he should worship with sprinkling of water and other processes in their respective places, all facing the worshipper, (contemplating them as well-disposed towards him).

11.27.29

durgāṃ vināyakaṃ vyāsaṃ viṣvakṣenaṃ gurūn surān /
sve sve sthāne tv abhimukhān pūjayet prokṣaṇādibhiḥ //

and Durgā, Vināyaka, Vyāsa, Viṣvaksena, the preceptors, and the gods, / each in their own proper place, facing him, with sprinkling of water and other rites.

11.27.30

candanośīra-karpūra- kuṅkumāguru-vāsitaiḥ /
salilaiḥ snāpayen mantrair nityadā vibhave sati //

He should bathe me daily with waters scented with sandalwood, vetiver, camphor, / saffron, and agallochum, chanting mantras, if wealth permits,

30. If there be sufficient wealth, images should be daily bathed with mantras and with water made fragrant with sandal useera, camphor, (Kashmere) saffron and Aguru;

11.27.31

svarṇa-gharmānuvākena mahāpuruṣa-vidyayā /
pauruṣeṇāpi sūktena sāmabhī rājanādibhiḥ //

with the Svarṇa-gharma hymn, the Mahāpuruṣa hymn, / the Puruṣasūkta, and the Sāma chants such as the Rājana;

31. By reciting the Rigveda passages beginning with the word Suvarnam, Sharma and another mantra called Mahapurusha Vidya and with Purusha Sukta and passages of Samaveda called Neerajana;

11.27.32

vastropavītābharaṇa- patra-srag-gandha-lepanaiḥ /
alaṅkurvīta sa-prema mad-bhakto māṃ yathocitam //

and with clothing, sacred thread, ornaments, / flower garlands, and aromatic unguents, my devotee should lovingly adorn me in an appropriate manner.

32. With cloths, with sacred thread, ornaments, garlands of leaves, sandal pigments, My devotee should, with propriety and with intense love, adorn Me.

11.27.33

pādyam ācamanīyaṃ ca gandhaṃ sumanaso 'kṣatān /
dhūpa-dīpopahāryāṇi dadyān me śraddhayārcakaḥ //

Water for washing the feet and sipping, perfume, flowers, unbroken rice,
incense, lamps, and offerings of food the worshiper should present to Me with faith.

33. With sincere solicitude and faith the worshipper should offer Me Padya, Achamana, Sandal, flowers, Akshatas, scented fumes, lights and presents of fine articles;

11.27.34

guḍa-pāyasa-sarpīṃṣi śaṣkuly-āpūpa-modakān /
saṃyāva-dadhi-sūpāṃś ca naivedyaṃ sati kalpayet //

Jaggery, rice boiled in milk, ghee, fried cakes, sweet pastries, sweet dumplings,
saṃyāva cakes, yogurt, and vegetable broths—when available, he should prepare these as an offering of food.

34. If he has the means, sugar and milk preparations, ghee and butter, cakes and pastes and sweet-meats, puddings of wheat-flower, curd and dholl should be offered to Me.

11.27.35

abhyaṅgonmardanādarśa- danta-dhāvābhiṣecanam /
annādya-gīta-nṛtyāni parvaṇi syur utānv-aham //

Anointing with oil, massage, holding up a mirror, cleaning the teeth, bathing,
offerings of delicious food, songs, and dances should take place on festive days or every day.

35. Oil bath, shampooing, mirror, the cleansing of teeth, bathing, food, music, dance, and the like should be arranged at every Full Moon and New moon or even every day.

11.27.36

vidhinā vihite kuṇḍe mekhalā-garta-vedibhiḥ /
agnim ādhāya paritaḥ samūhet pāṇinoditam //

In a sacrificial pit constructed according to the rules, with its ridges, hollows, and altars,
he should establish the fire and gather it all around by hand as prescribed.

36. In a receptacle formed (pit dug) in the earth, sufficiently deep in the middle, with zone-like constructions and platforms about it, as laid down in the rules, he should place fire and when it is well-kindled, he should collect it with his own hand.

11.27.37

paristīryātha paryukṣed anvādhāya yathā-vidhi /
prokṣaṇyāsādya dravyāṇi prokṣyāgnau bhāvayeta mām //

Having spread the sacred grass, he should sprinkle water around, arrange the fuel according to rule,
place the ritual articles with the sprinkling vessel, sprinkle them, and meditate on Me in the fire:

37. Having according to rules placed the sacred grass and sprinkled with water all the four sides and having performed a process called Anvadhana, i. e., placing the sacred fuel and other things, and placed to the north of fire, the articles to be offered and sprinkled them with a spoon of water from the consecrated vessel, he should contemplate Me in the fire.

11.27.38

tapta-jāmbūnada-prakhyaṃ śaṅkha-cakra-gadāmbujaiḥ /
lasac-catur-bhujaṃ śāntaṃ padma-kiñjalka-vāsasam //

Resembling molten gold, with conch, discus, mace, and lotus,
radiant with four arms, serene, wearing garments the color of lotus filaments,

38 to 40. He should contemplate Me, as brilliant as melting gold, armed with *Sankha*, *Chakra*, *Gada* and *Padma*, in the four beautiful arms, having a happy and delightful countenance, clad in cloths of golden hue like the pollen of lotus flowers, and adorned with a brilliant crown, with bracelets, zones and beautiful Angada, with Srivatsa mark on the chest and radiant Kaustubha-jewel and with Vanamala and, having worshipped the pieces of fuel sprinkled with ghee he should into the fire pour the two offerings of ghee called Aghara and also other offerings soaked in ghee.

11.27.39

sphurat-kirīṭa-kaṭaka kaṭi-sūtra-varāṅgadam /
śrīvatsa-vakṣasaṃ bhrājat- kaustubhaṃ vana-mālinam //

With a sparkling crown, bracelets, girdle, and splendid armlets,
the Śrīvatsa on His chest, the gleaming Kaustubha jewel, and wearing a garland of forest flowers.

11.27.40

dhyāyann abhyarcya dārūṇi haviṣābhighṛtāni ca /
prāsyājya-bhāgāv āghārau dattvā cājya-plutaṃ haviḥ //

Meditating [thus] and worshiping [Me], throwing in the pieces of wood steeped in ghee,
offering the two portions of melted butter and the two continuous libations, and offering the oblation drenched in ghee,

11.27.41

juhuyān mūla-mantreṇa ṣoḍaśarcāvadānataḥ /
dharmādibhyo yathā-nyāyaṃ mantraiḥ sviṣṭi-kṛtaṃ budhaḥ //

The wise devotee should offer oblations with the root mantra by portions of the sixteen-versed hymn,
and with the proper mantras for Dharma and the others, he should offer the sviṣṭakṛt oblation.

41. He should pour the offerings into the fire with the Moola mantra and portions of the offering with the sixteen verses and according to custom, the learned man ought to pour duly offerings also to Dharma and other dieties, and (then) *svishtakrit* offering to Agni.

11.27.42

abhyarcyātha namaskṛtya pārṣadebhyo baliṃ haret /
mūla-mantraṃ japed brahma smaran nārāyaṇātmakam //

Having worshiped and bowed down, he should present the offering of food to the attendants;
he should mutter the root mantra, contemplating the Supreme Spirit whose nature is Nārāyaṇa.

42. Having finished the worship and (in front of the image) made his obeisance, he should worship the attendant deities, with the offerings and repeat the *Mulamantra* contemplating the perfect Brahman who is Narayana.

11.27.43

dattvācamanam uccheṣaṃ viṣvakṣenāya kalpayet /
mukha-vāsaṃ surabhimat tāmbūlādyam athārhayet //

Having offered water for sipping, he should present the remnants to Viṣvaksena;
then he should offer fragrant mouth-fresheners, betel leaves, and other items.

43. & 44. Having offered Achamana he should offer the remnants to Vishvaksena; then he should offer spices, betel leaves and other things of good smell that make the mouth grateful, sing songs of praise, describe My qualities, dance and imitate some of My acts, and listening to and telling My stories he should for a while

11.27.44

upagāyan gṛṇan nṛtyan karmāṇy abhinayan mama /
mat-kathāḥ śrāvayan śṛṇvan muhūrtaṃ kṣaṇiko bhavet //

Singing along, chanting, dancing, enacting My deeds,
making others hear and listening himself to My stories, he should be absorbed for a moment.

remain in that blissful state.

11.27.45

stavair uccāvacaiḥ stotraiḥ paurāṇaiḥ prākṛtair api /
stutvā prasīda bhagavann iti vandeta daṇḍa-vat //

Praising Me with various prayers and hymns from the Purāṇas and also in the vernacular,
praying, 'Be pleased, O Lord!' he should prostrate himself like a rod.

45. In songs and hymns of various forms found in the Puranas or composed in the common language of the people he should offer his praises and bow to Me, falling prostrate like a stick, saying ‘May Thou be pleased, O Almighty One’.

11.27.46

śiro mat-pādayoḥ kṛtvā bāhubhyāṃ ca parasparam /
prapannaṃ pāhi mām īśa bhītaṃ mṛtyu-grahārṇavāt //

Placing his head upon My two feet with his two hands crossed, [he should pray:]
'O Lord, protect me who have surrendered, terrified of the ocean whose crocodile is death.'

46. Having placed his head on My feet and with both his arms stretched out and his hands joined, he should pray thus:— O Lord, protect me that afraid of the sea of ghosts and Mrityu (Death) have sought Thee.

11.27.47

iti śeṣāṃ mayā dattāṃ śirasy ādhāya sādaram /
udvāsayec ced udvāsyaṃ jyotir jyotiṣi tat punaḥ //

Placing reverently on his head the remnant garland given by Me,
if dismissal is to be done, he should dismiss that light back into the light [of his heart].

47. Having devoutly placed (on his head) some of the flowers and other things offered to Me, he should evoke from the image, if fit to be evoked, and contemplate, the light as becoming absorbed in the Supreme Light.

11.27.48

arcādiṣu yadā yatra śraddhā māṃ tatra cārcayet /
sarva-bhūteṣv ātmani ca sarvātmāham avasthitaḥ //

Whenever and wherever one has faith in an image or the like, one should worship Me there; / for I, the Self of all, abide in all beings and in oneself.

48. When and where thou hast faith, there (earnestly) worship Me; for in all beings as well as in one’s own self I am present, being the Atman of all.

11.27.49

evaṃ kriyā-yoga-pathaiḥ pumān vaidika-tāntrikaiḥ /
arcann ubhayataḥ siddhiṃ matto vindaty abhīpsitām //

In this manner, worshipping by the paths of kriyā-yoga, both Vedic and Tantric, / a person attains from Me the desired perfection in both realms.

49. The man who worships Me in these courses of active Yoga taught in the Vedas and Tantras, secures at My hands the desired attainments here as well as there.

11.27.50

mad-arcāṃ sampratiṣṭhāpya mandiraṃ kārayed dṛḍham /
puṣpodyānāni ramyāṇi pūjā-yātrotsavāśritān //

Having firmly installed My image, one should cause a solid temple to be built, / along with delightful flower gardens for worship, processions, and festivals.

50. Having installed My image he should cause a strong house or temple to be built, raise flower-gardens of beautiful descriptions and make endowments for the due performance of daily worship and for processions and festivals.

11.27.51

pūjādīnāṃ pravāhārthaṃ mahā-parvasv athānv-aham /
kṣetrāpaṇa-pura-grāmān dattvā mat-sārṣṭitām iyāt //

To maintain the continuous flow of worship and the like on great festival days and daily, / by giving fields, markets, towns, and villages, one attains equal power and opulence with Me.

51. He who, for continued worship both on great occasions and every day, provides lands, markets, cities and villages, would attain to that state in Mukti in which he enjoys the lordly blessings like Myself.

11.27.52

pratiṣṭhayā sārvabhaumaṃ sadmanā bhuvana-trayam /
pūjādinā brahma-lokaṃ tribhir mat-sāmyatām iyāt //

By the installation one attains the position of a universal monarch, by the temple the three worlds, / by worship and the like the world of Brahmā, and by all three one attains equality of nature with Me.

52. He attains to the position of an emperor by installing Me, and the dominion of all the three worlds by constructing a temple, by worship and attentions the region of Brahma and by all the three kinds of service he attains to a state of equality with Me (of everlasting blissfulness unassailed by misery).

11.27.53

mām eva nairapekṣyeṇa bhakti-yogena vindati /
bhakti-yogaṃ sa labhata evaṃ yaḥ pūjayeta mām //

One attains Me alone by exclusive yoga of devotion; / he who worships Me in this way obtains the yoga of devotion.

53. By the course of disinterested devotion the worshipper directly attains to Me. He who worships Me in this manner develops perfect devotion towards Me.

11.27.54

yaḥ sva-dattāṃ parair dattāṃ hareta sura-viprayoḥ /
vṛttiṃ sa jāyate viḍ-bhug varṣāṇām ayutāyutam //

He who takes away a livelihood given by himself or given by others / to the gods or to a brāhmaṇa is born as a feeder on feces for ten thousand times ten thousand years.

54. He who deprives the dieties or Brahmins of the endowments made to them by himself or by others, is certain to live an eater of worms for a million years.

11.27.55

kartuś ca sārather hetor anumoditur eva ca /
karmaṇāṃ bhāginaḥ pretya bhūyo bhūyasi tat-phalam //

And the doer, the helper, the instigator, and the approver— / all share in the actions after death; the greater [the involvement], the greater the fruit.

55. What attainment awaits the worker, awaits also his helper, his director, and him who gladly appreciates him, since they all do their part, and in the other world, every one's share in the fruits being as large as his contribution is here.