Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.27.36
Mukti· LiberationPrepare worship according to scriptural instructions
“In an arena constructed according to scriptural injunctions, the devotee should perform a fire sacrifice, utilizing the sacred belt, the sacrificial pit and the altar mound. When igniting the sacrificial fire, the devotee should bring it to a blaze with wood piled up by his own hands.”
What the purport teaches
- The arena for the fire sacrifice should be constructed according to scriptural injunctions.
- The devotee should use the sacred belt, sacrificial pit and altar mound in performing the sacrifice.
- When igniting the sacrificial fire, the devotee should bring it to a blaze with wood piled up by his own hands.
Try this today
Read the verse again and name its three prescribed arrangements for the sacrificial arena.
Ask yourself
What does personally preparing the sacrifice teach you about taking care in worship?
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.