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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 11 · Chapter 27: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Instructions on the Process of Deity Worship
11.27.2411.27.27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 11.27.25-26

Mukti· Liberation

पाद्योपस्पर्शार्हणादीनुपचारान् प्रकल्पयेत् ।

धर्मादिभिश्च नवभि: कल्पयित्वासनं मम ॥ २५ ॥

पद्ममष्टदलं तत्र कर्णिकाकेसरोज्ज्वलम् ।

उभाभ्यां वेदतन्त्राभ्यां मह्यं तूभयसिद्धये ॥ २६ ॥

pādyopasparśārhaṇādīn

upacārān prakalpayet

dharmādibhiś ca navabhiḥ

kalpayitvāsanaṁ mama

padmam aṣṭa-dalaṁ tatra

karṇikā-kesarojjvalam

ubhābhyāṁ veda-tantrābhyāṁ

mahyaṁ tūbhaya-siddhaye

Translation

The worshiper should first imagine My seat as decorated with the personified deities of religion, knowledge, renunciation and opulence and with My nine spiritual energies. He should think of the Lord’s sitting place as an eight-petaled lotus, effulgent on account of the saffron filaments within its whorl. Then, following the regulations of both the Vedas and the tantras, he should offer Me water for washing the feet, water for washing the mouth, arghya and other items of worship. By this process he achieves both material enjoyment and liberation.

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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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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Prepare the Lord’s Seat and Offerings

  1. 1

    Religion, knowledge, renunciation and opulence form the four corner legs of the Lord’s sitting platform. The purport describes irreligion, ignorance, attachment and wretchedness as its intermediate legs.

  2. 2

    The worshiper should envision an eight-petaled lotus seat, bright with saffron filaments. The seat is also decorated with the Lord’s nine spiritual potencies.

  3. 3

    Following the Vedas and tantras, the worshiper offers water for the Lord’s feet and mouth, arghya and other items. The translation states that this worship brings both material enjoyment and liberation.

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.