Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.8.58
Mukti· LiberationWorship Within the Heart When Supplies Are Absent
“One should follow in the footsteps of previous devotees regarding how to worship the Supreme Lord with the prescribed paraphernalia, or one should offer worship within the heart by reciting the mantra to the Personality of Godhead, who is nondifferent from the mantra.”
What the purport teaches
- One should follow previous devotees in worshiping the Supreme Lord with the prescribed items. Their example guides devotional service.
- If physical worship items are unavailable, one can think of the Lord’s form and mentally offer flowers, candana pulp and other recommended items.
- The mantra and the Supreme Personality of Godhead are nondifferent. By chanting oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya, one can worship Him within the heart even without physical supplies.
Try this today
If worship items are unavailable today, mentally offer flowers to the Lord while reciting oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.
Ask yourself
Do I let a lack of physical supplies keep me from offering service to the Lord?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.