Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.14.29
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyDeity Worship Makes a Place Transcendental
“Auspicious indeed are the places where there is a temple of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, in which He is duly worshiped, and also the places where there flow the celebrated sacred rivers mentioned in the Purāṇas, the supplementary Vedic literatures. Anything spiritual done there is certainly very effective.”
What the purport teaches
- A place where the Deity of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is duly worshiped is transcendental. Spiritual activities there, and at the celebrated sacred rivers, are especially effective.
- Simply going to the forest is not enough; one must take shelter of the Lord. Living in a temple community, regularly worshiping the Deity and following the regulative principles makes the place like Vaikuṇṭha.
- Deity worship must include proper regard for devotees and proper behavior toward people in general. A devotee’s home also becomes auspicious through Deity worship.
Try this today
Offer one small act of help to a devotee today.
Ask yourself
How can I give more importance to devotees while cultivating my worship of 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.