Table Of ContentÇré Çré Guru-Gauräìgau Jayataù
The Light Which Illuminates the
Process of Deity Worship
Gauòéya Vedänta Publications
Other titles by Çréla Bhaktivedänta Näräyaëa Gosvämé Mahäräja:
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Dämodara-lélä-mädhuré Çré Bhajana-rahasya
Five Essential Essays Çré Brahma-saàhitä
Gaura-väëé Pracäriëe Çré Dämodaräñöakam
Going Beyond Vaikuëöha Çré Gauòéya Géti-guccha
Gopé-géta Çré Harinäma Mahä-mantra
Jaiva-dharma Çré Prabandhävalé
Moon-beam of Astonishment Çré Çikñäñtaka
Pinnacle of Devotion Çré Upadeçämåta
Prema-Sampuöa Çré Vraja-maëòala Parikramä
Ray of Hope Çrémad-Bhagavad-gétä
Rays of the Harmonist (periodical) The Essence of All Advice
Secret Truths of the Bhägavatam The Nectar of Govinda-lélä
Secrets of the Undiscovered Self The Origin of Ratha-yäträ
Shower of Love Vaiñëavism vs. Sahajiyism
Çréla Bhakti Prajïäna Keçava Gosvämé Veëu-géta
Çré Bhakti-rasämåta-sindhu-bindu Way of Love
Çré Manaù-çikñä
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Original Bengali version: Çréla Bhaktivedänta Vämana Gosvämé Mahäräja
Hindi translation: Çréla Bhaktivedänta Näräyaëa Gosvämé Mahäräja
First edition English translation: Amala-kåñëa däsa and Prema-viläsa däsa
First edition editors: Gaura-priya däsé and Maïjaré däsé
Revised translation: Çrépad B.V. Dämodara Mahäräja
Editor: Giridhäré däsa
Editorial advisor: Çrépad B.V. Vaikhanasa Mahäräja
Layout: Jänaké däsé
Proofreading: Çyämaräëé däsé, Kundalatä däsé, Damayanté däsé
Other assistance: Çrépad B.V. Mädhava Mahäräja, Çrépad B.V. Bhägavata
Mahäräja, Prema-rasa däsa, Çrénidhi-syäma däsa, Anita däsé
C o n t e n t s
Foreword for the English edition ...................................................1
Introduction by Çréla B.V. Vämana Gosvämé Mahäräja ..............3
Maìgaläcaraëam (auspicious invocation) ..................................10
Chapter One
The Deity and the Process of Worship
Çré arcä and arcana. .........................................................................23
The five limbs of arcana (païcäìga-arcana) ................................29
Chapter Two
Activities Performed During the Early
Morning Period (Nitya-Kåtya)
Brähma-muhürta .............................................................................31
Brushing the teeth ...........................................................................33
Bathing ..............................................................................................33
Tying the çikhä ................................................................................34
Putting on one’s cloth .....................................................................35
Applying tilaka ................................................................................35
Äcamana ...........................................................................................38
Chanting mantras given by the guru (sandhyä-upäsanä) .........41
Awakening the Lord .......................................................................42
Washing the mouth .........................................................................44
Cleaning procedures (nirmälyäpasäraëa) ...................................46
Procedure of maìgala-ärati ...........................................................46
Offering foodstuffs after maìgala-ärati (bälya-bhoga) .............48
Cleaning the temple ........................................................................51
Picking flowers and tulasé leaves .................................................51
Special considerations for tulasé ...................................................52
Tulasé praëäma-mantra ..................................................................53
Tulasé bathing-mantra ....................................................................53
Tulasé leaf picking-mantra .............................................................54
Tulasé mantra for begging forgiveness ........................................54
Chapter Three
Forenoon Duties (Pürvähna-kåtya)
Sanctifying the sitting mat (äsana-çuddhi) .................................55
Establishing the various paraphernalia for arcana.....................56
Establishing water in the païca-pätra ..........................................58
Establishing the conchshell............................................................58
Prayers to the conchshell (çaìkha-stuti) ......................................60
The glories of the conchshell (çaìkha-mähätmya) ......................61
Establishing the bell ........................................................................62
Glories of the bell (ghaëöa-çuddhi-mantra) .................................62
Offering incense (dhüpa-däna-mantra) .......................................63
Offering ghee lamp (dépa-däna-mantra) .....................................63
Offering water for foot bathing (pädya) ......................................63
Offering special sanctified water (arghya) ..................................64
Offering foodstuffs (madhuparka) ...............................................64
Offering water for mouth rinsing (äcamanéya)...........................65
Offering five nectarean ingredients (païcämåta) .......................65
Mantras to sanctify the païcämåta (païcämåta-çodhana
mantra)..............................................................................................66
Mantras to be chanted while bathing with païcämåta ..............66
Scent (gandha) .................................................................................67
The articles to be offered ................................................................67
Purification of oneself (bhüta-çuddhi) .........................................68
Meditation of oneself (ätma-dhyäna-mantra) .............................69
Chapter Four
Çré Guru-püjä
Obeisances unto Çré Guru-varga ...................................................71
Mantra to meditate on Çré-Gurudeva ...........................................72
Arcana of Çré-Gurudeva .................................................................72
Prayers to Çré-Gurudeva .................................................................75
Obeisances unto Çré-Gurudeva .....................................................76
Vaiñëava-praëäma ...........................................................................77
Mahä-mantra ...................................................................................77
Chapter Five
Çré Gauräìga-püjä
Meditation on Çré Navadvépa-dhäma ...........................................79
Çré Gaura-dhyäna-mantra ..............................................................80
Offering praise (jaya-däna) ............................................................80
Arcana of Çré Gauräìga ..................................................................80
Prayers (stuti) ...................................................................................83
Obeisances (praëäma) ....................................................................85
Païca-tattva ......................................................................................86
Mahä-mantra ...................................................................................86
Chapter Six
Arcana of Çré Çré Rädhä-Kåñëa
Meditation on Çré Våndävana-dhäma ..........................................87
Meditation on Çré Çré Rädhä-Kåñëa ..............................................88
Performing arcana of Çré Çré Rädhä-Kåñëa ..................................89
Obeisances (praëäma) ....................................................................92
Five verses to the Divine Couple (padya-païcaka) ....................93
Five verses describing one’s pitiful state (vijïapti-
païcaka) ...........................................................................................95
Worship of Sré Kåñëa’s paraphernalia (upäìga-püjä) ................96
Chapter Seven
Çré Tulasé-püjä
Prayers...............................................................................................99
Mantras for bathing (snäna-mantra) ............................................99
Mantras for offering special sanctified water (arghya-
mantra)............................................................................................100
Mantras for worshiping (püjä-mantra) ......................................100
Obeisances (praëäma) ..................................................................100
Prayers (stuti) .................................................................................101
Mantras for honouring caraëämåta ............................................101
Chapter Eight
Worshiping Other Deities
Root Mantras (müla-mantras) ......................................................103
Çré Varäha-deva arcana ..................................................................103
Çré Nityänanda arcana ...................................................................104
Worshiping Çré Gauräìga and Nityänanda together ................105
Worshiping Çré Gauräìga and Çré Rädhä-Kåñëa together ........106
Çré Giriräja Govardhana arcana....................................................106
Çré Çälagräma-çilä arcana .............................................................107
Rules for the worship of the Lord by the Puruña-sükta-
mantra ..............................................................................................108
Prayers for begging forgiveness for offenses (aparädha-
kñamäpana-mantra) .......................................................................114
Chapter Nine
Noontime Offering and Ärati (Madhyähna-bhoga)
Procedure.........................................................................................117
Bhoga-ärati kértana ........................................................................118
Putting Çré Bhagavän to rest (çayana of Çré Bhagavän) .............122
Afternoon duties (aparähna-kåtya) .............................................123
Evening duties (säyaà-kåtya) .......................................................123
Nighttime duties (rätri-kåtya) ......................................................124
Chapter Ten
Special Instructions to be Followed
Length of the mark of tilaka (ürdhva-puëòra) ..........................126
Procedure for paying obeisances (praëäma-vidhi) ...................126
Offenses (aparädha) .......................................................................127
Offenses towards the service of the Deity (sevä-aparädha) .....127
Offenses to the holy name (näma-aparädha) .............................130
Offenses to the holy dhäma (dhäma-aparädha) ........................131
Chapter Eleven
Äraté Songs and Other Prayers
Glories of Mahä-prasäda (çré mahä-prasäda-mähätmya) ........133
Çré Gurudeva-ärati .........................................................................136
Çréla Prabhupäda-ärati ...................................................................137
Çré Gaura-Govinda Maìgala-ärati ...............................................140
Çré Gaurasundara sandhyä-ärati ..................................................142
Çré Yugala-ärati ...............................................................................145
Çré Tulasé-ärati ................................................................................146
Taking vows (saìkalpa) .................................................................148
Names to be used during the saìkalpa .......................................152
Auspicious Invocation (svasti-väcana) .......................................157
Auspicious Invocation (maìgala-väcana) ..................................160
Çré Kåñëa-stotram ...........................................................................163
Addendum
The Upadeçävalé of Çré Çrémad Bhakti Prajïäna Keçava
Gosvämé Mahäräja .........................................................................167
The Upadeçävalé of Çréla Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté
Gosvämé Prabhupäda ....................................................................168
Glossary ................................................................173
Index of Quotes ...................................................223
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Description:Original Bengali version: Çréla Bhaktivedänta Vämana Gosvämé Mahäräja. Hindi translation: Çréla Bhaktivedänta Näräyaëa Gosvämé Mahäräja.
