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Çré Çré Guru-Gauräìgau Jayataù The Light Which Illuminates the Process of Deity Worship Gauòéya Vedänta Publications Other titles by Çréla Bhaktivedänta Näräyaëa Gosvämé Mahäräja: Bhakti-rasäyana Çré Bhakti-tattva-viveka Dämodara-lélä-mädhuré Çré Bhajana-rahasya Five Essential Essays Çré Brahma-saàhitä Gaura-väëé Pracäriëe Çré Dämodaräñöakam Going Beyond Vaikuëöha Çré Gauòéya Géti-guccha Gopé-géta Çré Harinäma Mahä-mantra Jaiva-dharma Çré Prabandhävalé Moon-beam of Astonishment Çré Çikñäñtaka Pinnacle of Devotion Çré Upadeçämåta Prema-Sampuöa Çré Vraja-maëòala Parikramä Ray of Hope Çrémad-Bhagavad-gétä Rays of the Harmonist (periodical) The Essence of All Advice Secret Truths of the Bhägavatam The Nectar of Govinda-lélä Secrets of the Undiscovered Self The Origin of Ratha-yäträ Shower of Love Vaiñëavism vs. Sahajiyism Çréla Bhakti Prajïäna Keçava Gosvämé Veëu-géta Çré Bhakti-rasämåta-sindhu-bindu Way of Love Çré Manaù-çikñä www.purebhakti.com www.purebhakti.tv [email protected] www.bhaktistore.com www.gvpbookdistribution.com © 2009 Gaudiya Vedanta Publications – all rights reserved. ISBN 978-1-935428-12-1 Original Bengali version: Çréla Bhaktivedänta Vämana Gosvämé Mahäräja Hindi translation: Çréla Bhaktivedänta Näräyaëa Gosvämé Mahäräja First edition English translation: Amala-kåñëa däsa and Prema-viläsa däsa First edition editors: Gaura-priya däsé and Maïjaré däsé Revised translation: Çrépad B.V. Dämodara Mahäräja Editor: Giridhäré däsa Editorial advisor: Çrépad B.V. Vaikhanasa Mahäräja Layout: Jänaké däsé Proofreading: Çyämaräëé däsé, Kundalatä däsé, Damayanté däsé Other assistance: Çrépad B.V. Mädhava Mahäräja, Çrépad B.V. Bhägavata Mahäräja, Prema-rasa däsa, Çrénidhi-syäma däsa, Anita däsé C o n t e n t s Foreword for the English edition ...................................................1 Introduction by Çréla B.V. Vämana Gosvämé Mahäräja ..............3 Maìgaläcaraëam (auspicious invocation) ..................................10 Chapter One The Deity and the Process of Worship Çré arcä and arcana. .........................................................................23 The five limbs of arcana (païcäìga-arcana) ................................29 Chapter Two Activities Performed During the Early Morning Period (Nitya-Kåtya) Brähma-muhürta .............................................................................31 Brushing the teeth ...........................................................................33 Bathing ..............................................................................................33 Tying the çikhä ................................................................................34 Putting on one’s cloth .....................................................................35 Applying tilaka ................................................................................35 Äcamana ...........................................................................................38 Chanting mantras given by the guru (sandhyä-upäsanä) .........41 Awakening the Lord .......................................................................42 Washing the mouth .........................................................................44 Cleaning procedures (nirmälyäpasäraëa) ...................................46 Procedure of maìgala-ärati ...........................................................46 Offering foodstuffs after maìgala-ärati (bälya-bhoga) .............48 Cleaning the temple ........................................................................51 Picking flowers and tulasé leaves .................................................51 Special considerations for tulasé ...................................................52 Tulasé praëäma-mantra ..................................................................53 Tulasé bathing-mantra ....................................................................53 Tulasé leaf picking-mantra .............................................................54 Tulasé mantra for begging forgiveness ........................................54 Chapter Three Forenoon Duties (Pürvähna-kåtya) Sanctifying the sitting mat (äsana-çuddhi) .................................55 Establishing the various paraphernalia for arcana.....................56 Establishing water in the païca-pätra ..........................................58 Establishing the conchshell............................................................58 Prayers to the conchshell (çaìkha-stuti) ......................................60 The glories of the conchshell (çaìkha-mähätmya) ......................61 Establishing the bell ........................................................................62 Glories of the bell (ghaëöa-çuddhi-mantra) .................................62 Offering incense (dhüpa-däna-mantra) .......................................63 Offering ghee lamp (dépa-däna-mantra) .....................................63 Offering water for foot bathing (pädya) ......................................63 Offering special sanctified water (arghya) ..................................64 Offering foodstuffs (madhuparka) ...............................................64 Offering water for mouth rinsing (äcamanéya)...........................65 Offering five nectarean ingredients (païcämåta) .......................65 Mantras to sanctify the païcämåta (païcämåta-çodhana mantra)..............................................................................................66 Mantras to be chanted while bathing with païcämåta ..............66 Scent (gandha) .................................................................................67 The articles to be offered ................................................................67 Purification of oneself (bhüta-çuddhi) .........................................68 Meditation of oneself (ätma-dhyäna-mantra) .............................69 Chapter Four Çré Guru-püjä Obeisances unto Çré Guru-varga ...................................................71 Mantra to meditate on Çré-Gurudeva ...........................................72 Arcana of Çré-Gurudeva .................................................................72 Prayers to Çré-Gurudeva .................................................................75 Obeisances unto Çré-Gurudeva .....................................................76 Vaiñëava-praëäma ...........................................................................77 Mahä-mantra ...................................................................................77 Chapter Five Çré Gauräìga-püjä Meditation on Çré Navadvépa-dhäma ...........................................79 Çré Gaura-dhyäna-mantra ..............................................................80 Offering praise (jaya-däna) ............................................................80 Arcana of Çré Gauräìga ..................................................................80 Prayers (stuti) ...................................................................................83 Obeisances (praëäma) ....................................................................85 Païca-tattva ......................................................................................86 Mahä-mantra ...................................................................................86 Chapter Six Arcana of Çré Çré Rädhä-Kåñëa Meditation on Çré Våndävana-dhäma ..........................................87 Meditation on Çré Çré Rädhä-Kåñëa ..............................................88 Performing arcana of Çré Çré Rädhä-Kåñëa ..................................89 Obeisances (praëäma) ....................................................................92 Five verses to the Divine Couple (padya-païcaka) ....................93 Five verses describing one’s pitiful state (vijïapti- païcaka) ...........................................................................................95 Worship of Sré Kåñëa’s paraphernalia (upäìga-püjä) ................96 Chapter Seven Çré Tulasé-püjä Prayers...............................................................................................99 Mantras for bathing (snäna-mantra) ............................................99 Mantras for offering special sanctified water (arghya- mantra)............................................................................................100 Mantras for worshiping (püjä-mantra) ......................................100 Obeisances (praëäma) ..................................................................100 Prayers (stuti) .................................................................................101 Mantras for honouring caraëämåta ............................................101 Chapter Eight Worshiping Other Deities Root Mantras (müla-mantras) ......................................................103 Çré Varäha-deva arcana ..................................................................103 Çré Nityänanda arcana ...................................................................104 Worshiping Çré Gauräìga and Nityänanda together ................105 Worshiping Çré Gauräìga and Çré Rädhä-Kåñëa together ........106 Çré Giriräja Govardhana arcana....................................................106 Çré Çälagräma-çilä arcana .............................................................107 Rules for the worship of the Lord by the Puruña-sükta- mantra ..............................................................................................108 Prayers for begging forgiveness for offenses (aparädha- kñamäpana-mantra) .......................................................................114 Chapter Nine Noontime Offering and Ärati (Madhyähna-bhoga) Procedure.........................................................................................117 Bhoga-ärati kértana ........................................................................118 Putting Çré Bhagavän to rest (çayana of Çré Bhagavän) .............122 Afternoon duties (aparähna-kåtya) .............................................123 Evening duties (säyaà-kåtya) .......................................................123 Nighttime duties (rätri-kåtya) ......................................................124 Chapter Ten Special Instructions to be Followed Length of the mark of tilaka (ürdhva-puëòra) ..........................126 Procedure for paying obeisances (praëäma-vidhi) ...................126 Offenses (aparädha) .......................................................................127 Offenses towards the service of the Deity (sevä-aparädha) .....127 Offenses to the holy name (näma-aparädha) .............................130 Offenses to the holy dhäma (dhäma-aparädha) ........................131 Chapter Eleven Äraté Songs and Other Prayers Glories of Mahä-prasäda (çré mahä-prasäda-mähätmya) ........133 Çré Gurudeva-ärati .........................................................................136 Çréla Prabhupäda-ärati ...................................................................137 Çré Gaura-Govinda Maìgala-ärati ...............................................140 Çré Gaurasundara sandhyä-ärati ..................................................142 Çré Yugala-ärati ...............................................................................145 Çré Tulasé-ärati ................................................................................146 Taking vows (saìkalpa) .................................................................148 Names to be used during the saìkalpa .......................................152 Auspicious Invocation (svasti-väcana) .......................................157 Auspicious Invocation (maìgala-väcana) ..................................160 Çré Kåñëa-stotram ...........................................................................163 Addendum The Upadeçävalé of Çré Çrémad Bhakti Prajïäna Keçava Gosvämé Mahäräja .........................................................................167 The Upadeçävalé of Çréla Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté Gosvämé Prabhupäda ....................................................................168 Glossary ................................................................173 Index of Quotes ...................................................223 1
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