Canto 11: General History | Chapter 27: Lord Kṛṣṇa's Instructions on the Process of Deity Worship |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.27.11
sandhyopāstyādi-karmāṇi
vedenācoditāni me
pūjāḿ taiḥ kalpayet samyak-
sańkalpaḥ karma-pāvanīm
SYNONYMS
sandhyā — at the three junctures of the day (dawn, noon and sunset); upāsti — worship (by chanting the Gāyatrī mantra); ādi — and so on; karmāṇi — prescribed duties; vedena — by the Vedas; ācoditāni — recommended; me — My; pūjām — worship; taiḥ — by these activities; kalpayet — one should perform; samyak-sańkalpaḥ — who has perfectly fixed his determination (that the object of his endeavor will be the Personality of Godhead); karma — the reaction of fruitive work; pāvanīm — which eradicates.
TRANSLATION
Fixing the mind on Me, one should worship Me by his various prescribed duties, such as chanting the Gāyatrī mantra at the three junctures of the day. Such performances are enjoined by the Vedas and purify the worshiper of reactions to fruitive activities.
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