Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.27.6
Mukti· LiberationLearn Worship From the Supreme Lord
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Uddhava, there is no end to the innumerable Vedic prescriptions for executing Deity worship; so I shall explain this topic to you briefly, one step at a time.”
What the purport teaches
- The Vedic methods of worship are innumerable and culminate in Deity worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Different concepts of piety and purification cannot ultimately be reconciled without accepting the Personality of Godhead as the Absolute Truth. Without appreciating Him, human duty cannot be definitively understood.
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, offers to summarize Deity worship briefly and in proper order. His explanation shows how one should worship Him.
Try this today
Reread the Lord’s promise to explain worship step by step, and approach your study one teaching at a time.
Ask yourself
How might placing the Supreme Lord at the center clarify my understanding of spiritual duty?
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.