- •International Society for Krishna Consciousness
- •Introduction by Gopäla Bhaööa Gosvämé
- •Väsudevärcana....................................................................
- •Viväha (marriage)
- •Vaiñëava däsänudäsa
- •Vämana Mäsa,
- •Viñëvarcane tatra tatra vaiñëavänäà hi vaiñëaväù
- •Viçvaksenaà sa sanakaà sanätana mataù param
- •In this edition of Sat Kriyä Sära Dépikä we have also included the 'Veçäçraya Paddhati' with the Bengali translation of Çréla Öhäkura Bhaktivinoda.
- •1St Vaiçäkha 1342 Çakabda
- •Introduction
- •Vakti gåhidvijädénäm anayänäà viçeñataù
- •Varëäçramäntyajä dénäà vedaiù pauräëékädibhiù
- •1. Näräyaëa Upaniñad
- •Ity upaniñat(e)
- •Vidiçaç ca näräyaëaù
- •Ity upaniñat(e)
- •Viñëaväkhyaà padamavyaym iti
- •Varëädénäà dhanaïjaya
- •2. Skaìda Puräëa
- •Viñëu-mantropadiñöhaç cen-
- •Varëädir janma-mätrataù
- •3. Vaçiñöha-saàhitä
- •4. Rudra Yämala
- •Itäreñäà ca devänäà
- •Viñëu-bhaktas tu kurute
- •5. Padma Puräëa
- •In Padma Puräëa it is stated:
- •Vaiñëavasya na saìkalpo
- •Vaiñëavo nänya vibhudhän
- •In Närada Païcarätra, Bharadväja Saàhitä 3.22.25, the process of atonement for a Vaiñëava is described:
- •Väsudevam anusmaram
- •Viçuddhod viñëu-bhaktasya
- •Viñëor niveditännädyainñ
- •Våttir bhägavatänäà hi
- •In the Çrémad Bhägavatam 6.1.16 it is said:
- •6. Viñëu Puräëa (more evidence forbidding worship of devatäs)
- •In the Båhad-Viñëu Puräëa it is said:
- •Vibudhäù pitaraç ca vai
- •Vinopasarpaty-aparaà hi bäliçaù
- •It has been shown that human beings should avoid the adoration of the demigods, and take complete shelter of the Lord. As stated in Sanat-Kumära Saàhitä:
- •Vandanädi vivarjayet
- •It has been shown that the surrendered devotees of Lord Viñëu or Kåñëa should not worship the devatäs. But the same rule applies to even those brähmaëas who are not initiated into the viñëu -mantra.
- •In Näradiya Puräëa it is said:
- •Vidürayati vipratvaà
- •Väsudevaà paritjaya
- •In this regard Lord Kåñëa explains to Arjuna in Bhagavad-Gétä 17.26,27:
- •It is said in Skaìda Puräëa :
- •In Padma Puräëa , Lord Çiva says to Durgä:
- •Väsudeva parä martyäs
- •In the same text it is mentioned:
- •Viñëu-bhakti-samäyukto
- •Vratäëi vai dvädaça brähmaëasya
- •In Bhagavad-Gétä 18.2, Lord Kåñëa speaks about sannyäsa to Arjuna:
- •Viçvad gateù käraëam-éçvaraà vä
- •Vasanto asyäséd äjyam gréñma idhma-çarad-dhaviù //6//
- •Ity upaniñat(e) // 5 //
- •Viñëüccäraëa-mätrena
- •Viñëuà näräyaëaà harià
- •Väsudevaà jagannäthaà
- •Viçvadhäya viçvasya bhuvanasya dhatré
- •Viñëor-vikramanam asi viñëor vikräntam asi viñëo kräntam asi
- •Iñëanniñäëämuà ma iñäëa
- •Vätapramiyaù patayanti yahväù ghåtasya
- •Vanyäya dävapam
- •Väjé vahan väjinaà jätavedo devänäà
- •Vakñi priyaà äsadhastham
- •Imaà tanotu ariñöaà yajïagà imaà dadhätu viçve deväsa iha mädayantäà
- •Viñëoù kräntam-asi viñëoù kräntaà-asi
- •Vipakñasärathe çono ghåñëuù na vähasä
- •Väsudevärcanam
- •Vipräëäà daivataà hariù
- •Väsudevo janärdanaù
- •Vimuktiù päpanäm api
- •Viñëor-niveditaà nityaà
- •Vinmütraà satataà dvijäù
- •Itareçäà tu devänäà
- •Viñëum-eva sanätanam
- •Vidhinä puruñottamam
- •Viñëvarcane tatra tatra
- •Vaiñëavänäà hi vaiñëaväù
- •Viçvaksenaà sa sanakaà
- •Vidhià bhägavataà çukam
- •Vaiñëavänäìñ käryäëäà
- •Vipräëäà vedavidyñäà
- •Itareñäà tu devänäà
- •Väsudeva sanätanaù
- •Viñëuù sarvagato nityaù
- •Vai çuddha sattvaguëapi
- •It is also stated in the Skaìda Puräëa -
- •Vinä viñëum-adho-gatiù
- •Vaiñëavän bhaja kaunteya
- •Vaiñëavo brähmaëo tathä
- •Väsudeva-parä vedä
- •Viväha Karma
- •Viräò viñëuù devatä
- •Viñöarasya äsanadäne viniyogaù
- •Väsudeväya dhémahi
- •Väsudeväya dhémahi
- •Viñëu, Räma, Nåsiàha, Hari, Vämana etc
- •Vaiñëava-brahmo-pareçane viniyogaù
- •Idam bhadraà sumaìgalaà
- •Väyavyäà çré janakäya svähä (North-West)
- •Vasoù süryasya raçmibhiù svähä
- •Vägéçaù väcaà naù svadatu
- •Idam karma kariñyämi,
- •Viçvavyacase, tuthäya viçvavedase, sväträya
- •I surrender to You; inspired by You, I perform this activity. May it bring me satisfaction. May it bring me spiritual prosperity. May I reach the ultimate goal.
- •Väk ca manaç ca ätmä ca brahma ca
- •Väta praméyaù patayanti yahväù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Viväha-prekñakajanä mantraëe viniyogaù
- •Vérasüù jévasüù kåñëa kämä syonä sanno bhava dvipade saà catuñpade
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •I bind your mind and heart.”
- •Iho premna samarcito çré väsudevo viräjatäm
- •Idam haraye idam na mama
- •Idam mädhaväya idam na mama
- •Idam anantäya idam na mama
- •Idam madhusüdanäya idam na mama
- •Idam hari mädhava ananta madhusüdanabhyaù idam na mama
- •Idam viñëave idam na mama
- •Idam väsudeväya idam na mama
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Idam viñëave idam na mama
- •Idam gauräya idam na mama
- •Idam stoka-kåñëäya idam na mama
- •Idam sarvebhyo mahänta gurubhyaù idam na mama
- •Idam rädhikäyai idam na mama
- •Idam sarva sakhébhyaù idam na mama
- •Viräò gäyatré chandaù
- •Viñëu-däsya yañaskämasya yajanéya-prayoge viniyogaù
- •Viñëoù varaà våëe
- •Väyuù çäntiù
- •Vaiñëava çäntiù
- •Viçveça viçvalocana
- •In the case of a first pregnancy this rite should be performed during the third month of pregnancy.
- •It should be performed when the moon is in a male constellation.
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •If he has not performed the Garbhädhäna or Püàsavana rites he should perform them by chanting the saìkalpa beginning with “ oà viñëur- “ etc and then perform the Ñäöyäyana Homa.
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vadhüpraçne viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
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- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Idam viñëave idam na mama
- •Idam viñëave idam na mama
- •Idam sarva vaiñëavebhyo idam na mama
- •Väsudeva vämana viñëu vaikuëöhädibhyaù idam na mama
- •Idam viñëave idam na mama
- •Idam viñëave idam na mama
- •Idam sarva vaiñëavebhyo idam na mama
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vedo vai putranämäsi
- •If the father has not gone on a long journey, the ceremony can be performed when the child can recognize the father. Otherwise it is performed after the Upanayanam ceremony
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Vyasta samasta mahävyährti home viniyogaù
- •Viñëuù äcäryaù tava
- •Varäha Gåha Sütras say: “The triple belt symbolises that the brahmacäré is always surrounded by the three Vedas.”
- •Varëaà pavitraà punaté me ägät
- •Idaà väji ajinaà dadhe ahaà
- •In the Dharma çästra it explains that
- •In the same manner he should approach women friends of his mother and then thank them on receiving the alms.
- •Våhate jätavedase
- •Identifying himself by gotra he should salute the fire, saying:
- •If the brahmacäri belongs to the Bhågu gotra then one should put one spoon of ghee in the
- •Idam ahaà anåtät satyaà upägäà svähä -
- •Indriyäya véryäya annädyäya räyas
- •Vyajanaà sütraà vasanaà
- •Viräö chandaù
- •VI madhyamaà srathäya
- •Viräò gäyatré chandaù
- •Viväha (marriage) - Yojaka Agni
- •Västu Homa (entering or building a new residence)- Prajäpati Agni
- •Vediç ca samamärjanoddananädibhiù saàskäraiù saàskåta bhümiù
- •If there are only three priests, there will be the adhvaryu, udgätå and the åtvik (the hotå). If only two, the udgätå and hotå, and one, the hotå.
- •Vidhi-hénam asåñöännaà
- •Våçeva väji çiçumatirapétyä
- •Viçvato naù çakune punyamä vada
- •Ihä väha ihä väha (ävahani müdrä)
- •Ihä väha (show ävähané mudrä)
- •Ihä väha (show ävähané mudrä)
- •It should be performed during the waxing phase of the moon on an auspicious day, before noon.
- •Vidyärambha
Vaiñëava däsänudäsa
Tridaëòi Bhikñu
A.V. Bhaktividyä Pürëa Svämé
Pürëimä Tithi,
Snäna Yatra Mahotsava
Vämana Mäsa,
Gaurabda 511
Çré Rüpänuga Päramärthika Vidyäpéöha
Çrédhäm Mayapur
Foreword by H.H. Bhänu Svämé
Çréla Gopäla Bhaööa Gosvämé has compiled “Sat Kriyä Sära Dépikä” as a Vedic saàskära manual for the Vaiñëava community. Recognizing that most of the Vaiñëavas are gåhasthas, and that they should perform the saàskäras, he has given a procedure that is not contradictory or offensive to the Vaiñëava ideals.
The first half of his manual is an argument for the worship of Viñëu to the exclusion of devatäs, with ample scriptural evidence. The usual saàskära manuals are compiled by those who are interested in karma khaëòa (accumulating material fruits), and prescribe worship of the devatäs and pitås for material prosperity. Therefore, in his practical procedure for saàskäras, Gopäla Bhaööa Gosvämé substitutes worship of Gaëeça, the material çaktis, and the planetary deities for worship of Viñëu and His associates. Whereas worship of devatäs (who are mixed devotees), brings only material auspiciousness, worship of Viñëu and His associates (who are pure devotees), brings spiritual deliverance.
Gopäla Bhaööa Gosvämé cites the alternative for the Vaiñëava according to the Padma Puräëa:
ananya çaraëo bhakto näma mantreñu dékñitaù
kadä cin närcayed devän gaëeçädéàs tu vaiñëavaù
yatra yatra suräù püjyä gaëeçädyas tu karmiëäm
Viñëvarcane tatra tatra vaiñëavänäà hi vaiñëaväù
Viçvaksenaà sa sanakaà sanätana mataù param
sananda sanat kumära païcaitän püjayet tataù
“The devotee interested in pure devotion to the Lord, and initiated with Vaiñëava mantra should never worship Gaëeça and the other devatäs. Wherever the karmis prescribe worship of Gaëeça and the devatäs, the Vaiñëava should worship the pure devotees of Viñëu. Thus instead of worshipping Gaëeça to remove material obstacles, the devotee should worship Viçvaksena ( the commander-in-chief of Viñëu’s army in Vaikuëöha) and the four Kumäras, to remove obstacles on the spiritual path.”(Padma Puräëa, cited in Sat Kriyä Sära Dépikä)
In the same way, instead of worshipping the nine planetary Deities one should worship the nine Yogendras, and instead of worshipping the Dik-Pälas (protectors of the ten directions) one should worship the Mahä Bhägavatas. Instead of worshipping the Mätå Gaëa (sixteen female demigoddesses in charge of various material functions) one should worship the the Lord's consorts who are the shelter of all spiritual and material energies.
Çréla Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté Öhäkura has accepted Sat Kriyä Sära Dépikä as the authorized Vaiñëava manual for yajïa and saàskäras, just as he has accepted Hari Bhakti Viläsa as the authorized scripture for arcana, and has recommended that all Vaiñëava gåhasthas should follow these procedures.
Bhänu Svämé
PREFACE
by
Çré Çrémad Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté Goswämé Prabhupäda
(Translated from the original Bengali)
According to the instructions of Çréman Mahäprabhu, Çréla Sanätana Goswämé Prabhu compiled a Vaiñëava småti called the 'Hari Bhakti Viläsa' which was published by Çré Gopäla Bhaööa Goswämé Prabhu. Çré Gopäla Bhaööa Goswämé also wrote a book on the ten saàskäras which is known as 'Sat Kriyä Sära Dépikä' and a manual called 'Saàskära Dépikä', which is a book on the rules for taking sannyäsa.
Almost half a century after the Hari Bhakti Viläsa was published , the non-Vaiñëava småti compiler, Raghunandana Bhaööäcärya Mahäçaya, wrote a work called 'Añöaviàçati Tattva'. Before that, the paddhati of Bhavadeva and the Sat Kriyä Sära Dépikä were the most famous books on saàskäras in Bengal.
After this, due to the strong influence of the Smärtas, Sat Kriyä Sära Dépikä became obscure. The 'Nåsiàha Paricaryä' of Çré Krishnadeväcärya and 'Småti Nibandha' of Çré Keçava Bhaööa were also published before another non-Vaiñëava paddhati , 'Nirnaya Paddhati' of Kamaläkara Bhaööa was compiled.
We can observe from the writings of the Smärta Bhaööäcäryas that there are certain differences of opinions between Vaiñëava småti and non-Vaiñëava småti , in other words, between the smärta -småti paddhatis and the Çré Hari Bhakti Viläsa of the Vaiñëavas. There were many obstacles in the preaching of the Vaiñëava-småti due to the popularity of the non-Vaiñëava småtis. The Vaiñëava and non-Vaiñëava paddhatis differ in many places regarding demigod worship, çräddhas, ekädaçi vratas etc. Also, due to a lack of genuine Vaiñëava gåhastas, for some time, the Smärta ceremonies were accepted as Vaiñëava. Non-Vaiñëava rituals are not accepted as bona-fide by the Vaiñëava world, and since this has been logically proven with çästric evidence, those sense-enjoyers who are inimical to pure devotional service find this fact unpalatable. Therefore, they have endevoured to stop the publication of books containing Vaiñëava rituals and etiquette. However, there is no doubt that the vain hopes and desires of the non-Vaiñëavas will be uprooted by the re-publication of this book.Those whose hearts feel pain as if pierced by a lance, by the spreading of Vaiñëava-småti, will not be able to appreciate topics of devotional service. Nontheless, the customs of the society of pure Vaiñëavas, being like the Pole Star will shine forth brightly even in the darkness of the new moon.
It is not that the erroneous smärtaväda misconceptions have only penetrated the Vaiñëava community of Bengal, they have also spread to other Vaiñëava societies all over India; in some places more, in others, less. Therefore, the Sat Kriyä Sära Dépikä is not very famous now. By the endevour of Çré Çrémad Bhaktivinoda Öhäkura, who re-established the flow of pure devotion, this book was published again some time ago. Now, this is the third printing and we view this as an opportunity to propagate the Vaiñëava faith and the rules, regulations and etiquette of devotional service.
For some time now, many people, who understood the value of following Vaiñëava sadacära, felt the neccesity of printing this book again after the second edition was depleted. By the desire of Çréyukta Avidyäharaëa däsädhikäré and Sevabandhava Mahäçaya, Mahopadeçaka Paëòita Çréyukta Yadavara Bhaktiçästri (Saàpradäya Vaibhäväcärya, M.A. B.L.) has helped to correct this new edition. Without his endevour, this book would not have been published in such a nice way. He takes full credit from the Gauòéya Vaiñëava community for this work.