Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.27.19
Mukti· LiberationPrepare Carefully Before Beginning Worship
“After cleansing himself and collecting all the paraphernalia, the worshiper should arrange his own seat with blades of kuśa grass whose tips point eastward. He should then sit facing either east or north, or else, if the Deity is fixed in one place, he should sit directly facing the Deity.”
What the purport teaches
- The worshiper should cleanse himself and collect all the necessary items before beginning Deity worship.
- All worship items should be placed nearby so that the worshiper need not repeatedly get up to search for them.
- The seat should be arranged with kuśa grass whose tips point eastward, and the worshiper should face east or north. For a permanently installed Deity, one should sit directly facing the Deity.
Try this today
Gather all the items needed for your worship before you begin today.
Ask yourself
What preparation would help me serve the Deity with fewer interruptions?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.