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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.27.51

Mukti· Liberation

Provide for Uninterrupted Deity Worship

“One who offers the Deity gifts of land, markets, cities and villages so that the regular daily worship and special festivals of the Deity may go on continually will achieve opulence equal to My own.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.27.51, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Gifts of land, markets, cities and villages can ensure that daily Deity worship and special festivals continue.
  • Land placed in the Deity’s name provides regular income through rent and agricultural production. This income supports opulent Deity worship.
  • The Lord promises that a worshiper who makes these arrangements will achieve opulence like His own.

Try this today

Set aside a small amount today to help support regular Deity worship.

Ask yourself

How can my giving help sustain worship over time?

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.

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