Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.27.29
Mukti· LiberationRespect the Lord’s Eternal Servitors
“With offerings such as prokṣaṇa one should worship Durgā, Vināyaka, Vyāsa, Viṣvaksena, the spiritual masters and the various demigods. All these personalities should be in their proper places facing the Deity of the Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- Durgā, Vināyaka, Vyāsa, Viṣvaksena, the spiritual masters and the demigods should receive offerings such as prokṣaṇa. Each should be in the proper place, facing the Lord’s Deity.
- The purport explains that the Gaṇeśa and Durgā mentioned here are eternal associates in Vaikuṇṭha, not the personalities present in the material world.
- Durgā can name the Lord’s internal potency, from whom the external, covering potency expands. A devotee should not fear pollution from honoring the Durgā mentioned here, but should respect these eternal servitors.
Try this today
Write one sentence noting that the Durgā mentioned here is an eternal associate of the Lord in Vaikuṇṭha.
Ask yourself
How does this explanation help me honor the Lord’s servitors without confusing their identities?
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.