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of the Lord- let him be Sri Venkate- Lord Krishna said that there are four
swara, Sri Rama, Sri Siva, Ma Durga, types of devotees-men in distress,
Ma Lalitha, or any one, the diety offers seekers of knowledge, seekers of
a shape to draw the attention at least wealth and men of wisdom. Of these
for a few movements at a time. The the wise who are always devoted to
names inspire in the persons the one (self) excels as I am dear to them
qualities of the Lord suggested in the and they are dear to Me. Though all
name. The mind wanders most of the the four types are noble the wise men
time, the worship (pooja) is carried on belong to My very self, since they
or performed. At times for a moment unflinchingly look upon Me as the only
the mind concentrates on the diety goal. Those without proper discrim-
forgetting all other things around nation with desires think of other gods
himself. At times the mind absorbs the following different rituals as per their
meaning, nature of the Lord-couched own nature (pravuthi). I appreciate the
in the name that is uttered. That gives devotee for the devotion with faith he
tanmayatwa, but with the desire for the worships any form he desires. Worship
quality of the Lord that was suggested of any form with faith fulfils his desires
in the name. When the mind gets as I have ordained the forms. The fruits
absorbed in the diety and the sense of accure to the men of small intellect &
the name of the Lord simultaneously, wisdom are limited. The worshippers
then the sadhaka or the persons in of gods go to the gods and My
the audience get real tanmayatwa for devotees alone reach Me. The Almighty
a fleeting moment & absorbed in the is superior than gods, who are
Paramatma. That fleeting moment of manifested by the maya of the Lord.
absorption in the Paramatma in enough The Almighty has no shape, form
to surcharge the self with divinity. or name. As all the forms and names
Caturvidha bhajante maam are His. He responds to the call of his
Janaah sukrtino arjuna devotee with what ever form and
aarto jijnaasur arthaa jnaani ca name(s) he may worship, provided he
bharata rsabha (B.G VII 16) worships with unflinching faith.
tesaam jnaani nityayukta There are no specific conditions
ekabhaktir visisyate for worshipping the Supreme. Which
priyohi jnaanino 'tyartham aham ever procedures best suits the devotee
sa ca mama priyah (B.G VII 17) is the best. There should not be taboos
udaaraah sarva evail 'te jnaani tv for worship. The only condition is that
aatmai 'va me matam the devotee should have implicit faith
aastitah sa hi yuktaatmaa maam in his worship and the Paramathma.
evaa 'nuttamaam gatim. (B.G. VII 18) It is the worship with devotion that
kaamais tais-tair hrtajnaanaah matters. It is immaterial whether the
prapadyante 'nyadevataah sadhaka took bath, food or not. It is
tam-tam niyamam aasthaaya the antahkarana suddhi (purity of heart)
prakrtyaa niyataah svayaa. (B.G. VII 20) and not the bahya (external purity)
yo-yo yaam tanum bhaktah suddhi that is needed. The body is ever
sraddhayaa 'rcitum icchati impure. With in a few seconds after
tasya-tasyaa 'calaam sraddhaam bath, the body sweats again, the
taam eva vidadhaamyaham.(B.G. VII 21) urinary bladder gets filled, the mouth
satayaa sraddhayaa yuktas gets filled with layers of odorous
tasyaa 'raadhanam ihate secretion and the rectum retains same
labhate ca tatah kaamaan mayai traces of fecal matter. Bath is good for
'va vihitaan hi taan. (B.G. VII 22) personal hygiene, but the purity of mind
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