- •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
- •2Footnote
- •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
Väsudeva sanätanaù
Viñëuù sarvagato nityaù
paramätmä maheçvaraù
“You are Näräyaëa, the Lord of Lakñmé, Väsudeva, the Eternal One. You are Viñëu, the All-Pervading One, the Super-Soul, the Supreme Controller.”
tvameva sevyo vipräëäà
brahmaëyaù çuddhasattvän
püjyatväd brähmaëanäm
Vai çuddha sattvaguëapi
“You are the Lord of transcendental goodness, the worshippable Lord of the brähmaëas. You are worshipped by all the brähmaëas and the demigods, By cultivating the quality of pure transcendental goodness, one attains the Supreme and remains fixed in Him.”
sarveñäm eva devänäà
brähmaëatvam väpyate
tvämeva hi sadä vipro
bhajanti puruñottamam
brähmaëatve vadhü vuste
nänya tatra na saàçayaù
“O Puruñottama! Since the brähmaëas are always engaged in Your worship, they attain the Supreme abode and no other place. Of this there is no doubt.”
It is also stated in the Skaìda Puräëa -
brahmajïo brähmaëaù proktaù
çuddha-sattväçayaù sadä
devädidevaà govindam-
måte nänyat prapüjayet
nityo naimitike kämyo
sarva-mäìgala-karmaëi
yadi mohät tu vibudhän
sa cäëòälo bhaved dhruvam
“That brähmaëa who knows the Absolute Truth, and who is eternally situated on the platform of pure goodness, only worships Govinda, the Lord of all the demigods in his nitya, naimitika and kämya püjäs. He worships no one else. If he does so due to illusion, he becomes equal to a cänòäla.”
The Brahma Vaivarta Puräëa says -
mohäd yo brähmaëo bhütvä
hyajïänäj jïäna-püvataù
arcchaye-dvibudhäàç-caitu
Vinä viñëum-adho-gatiù
“That brähmaëa who, due to illusion, whether knowingly or unknowingly, worships other deities other than Viñëu, takes birth again in a miserable lower species of life.”
The Uttara Gétä states -
Vaiñëavän bhaja kaunteya
mä bhajastänya devatäù
upadeväàs tathä yakña-
rakño bhütagaëän api
“O Kaunteya, one should only worship Vaiñëava Deities; one should never worship primary demigods, secondary demigods, yakñas, rakñasas or ghosts.”
Also in the Båhad Viñëu Puräëa -
mämåteha nyäàsta vibudhän
Vaiñëavo brähmaëo tathä
yadyarcchayed vaiñëaväàç -
cäëòälatvam aväpnuyät
“ If a Vaiñëava or a brähmaëa worships any other deity other than Lord Viñëu, he becomes equal to a cäëòäla.”
All this evidence is easy to understand, therefore we have not explained it any further as to do so would increase the size of the book. Further proof is also found in Çrémad Bhägavatam (1.2.26-29) -
mumukñavo ghora-rüpän
hitvä bhüta-patén atha
näräyaëa-kaläù çäntä
bhajanti hy anasüyavaù
rajas-tamaù-prakåtayaù
sama-çélä bhajanti vai
pitå-bhüta-prajeçädén
çriyaiçvarya-prajepsavaù
Väsudeva-parä vedä
väsudeva-parä makhäù
väsudeva-parä yogä
väsudeva-paräù kriyäù
väsudeva-paraà jïänaà
väsudeva-paraà tapaù
väsudeva-paro dharmo
väsudeva-parä gatiù
“Those who are serious about liberation are certainly nonenvious, and they respect all. Yet they reject the horrible and ghastly forms of the demigods and worship only the all-blissful forms of Lord Viñëu and His plenary portions.
Those who are in the modes of passion and ignorance worship the forefathers, other living beings and the demigods who are in charge of cosmic activities, for they are urged by a desire to be materially benefited with women, wealth, power and progeny.
In the revealed scriptures, the ultimate object of knowledge is Çré Kåñëa, the Personality of Godhead. The purpose of performing sacrifice is to please Him. Yoga is for realizing Him. All fruitive activities are ultimately rewarded by Him only. He is supreme knowledge, and all severe austerities are performed to know Him. Religion (dharma) is rendering loving service unto Him. He is the supreme goal of life.”
Therefore, when worshipping Lord Viñëu, one should not begin by worshipping Gaëeça and the other devas, rather one should perform “Païca-Mahäbhägavata Püjä” instead by installing and worshipping Çré Viçvaksena, Sanaka, Sanätana, Sanandana and Sanat Kumära.
Similarly, instead of worshipping the navagrahas, one should worship Çré Kavi, Havya, Antarékña and the other navayogendras.
Instead of doing püjä to Indra and the dikpälas, the Vaiñëavas should worship the great devotees, namely Brahmä, Çukhadeva, Sadä-Çiva, Garuòa, Närada, Kapila, Bali, Bhéñma, Prahläda, Hanumän, Ambaréña, Janaka, Yamadeva, Svayambhüva Manu, Uddhava, and Vyäsa.
In Satya Yuga, Tretä Yuga, Dväpara Yuga and Kali Yuga, these Mahä-bhägavatas are always worshipped.
The devotees of the Lord substitute the worship of Gauré and the mätågaëas with the worship of the Vaiñëavés i.e. Paurëamäsé, Lakñmé, Antaraïgä, Gaìgä, Yamunä, Gopé, Våndävaté, Gäyatré, Tulasé, Sarasvaté, Påthivé, Go, Yaçodä, Devahüti, Devaké, Rohiëé, Sétä, Draupadé, Kunté, Rukmiëé, Satyabhämä, Jämbavaté, Nägnajité, Lakñmaëä, Kälindé, bhadrä, and Mitravindä.
The devotees of Lord Gopäla should also worship Çrédäma and the other cowherd boys. The devotee of Çré Çré Rädhä-Kåñëa should also worship the Divine Couples’ intimate associates such as Lalitä and the other gopés. The devotees should worship Lord Çréman Näräyaëas’ expansions such as Matsya etc and His respective pärçada devotees.
Like this, Lord Väsudeva and his devotees, should be worshipped with sixteen, twelve, ten, or five items, with the Puruña Sükta prayers or other choice mantras from the Vedas or Ägamas. Then, one should perform the adhiväsa according to the rules of the çästras.
In this way, the brähmaëas and householder Vaiñëavas only worship the Supreme Lord in their daily activities, occasional activities, fruitive activities and other auspicious rites. They only worship the Lords’ associates such as Viçvaksena etc. and never worship the demigods, not even in their dreams.