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Śrī Uddhava said: My dear Lord, O master of the devotees, please explain to me the prescribed method of worshiping …

All the great sages repeatedly declare that such worship brings the greatest benefit possible in human life. This is the …

O most magnanimous Lord, the instructions on this process of Deity worship first emanated from Your lotus mouth. Then they …

O lotus-eyed one, O Supreme Lord of all lords of the universe, please explain to Your devoted servant this means …

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Uddhava, there is no end to the innumerable Vedic prescriptions for executing …

One should carefully worship Me by selecting one of the three methods by which I receive sacrifice: Vedic, tantric or …

Now please listen faithfully as I explain exactly how a person who has achieved twice-born status through the relevant Vedic …

A twice-born person should worship Me, his worshipable Lord, without duplicity, offering appropriate paraphernalia in loving devotion to My Deity …

One should first purify his body by cleansing his teeth and bathing. Then one should perform a second cleansing by …

Fixing the mind on Me, one should worship Me by his various prescribed duties, such as chanting the Gāyatrī mantra …

The Deity form of the Lord is said to appear in eight varieties — stone, wood, metal, earth, paint, sand, …

The Deity form of the Lord, who is the shelter of all living entities, can be established in two ways: …

The Deity that is temporarily established can optionally be called forth and sent away, but these two rituals should always …

One should worship Me in My Deity forms by offering the most excellent paraphernalia. But a devotee completely freed from …

In worshiping the temple Deity, my dear Uddhava, bathing and decoration are the most pleasing offerings. For the Deity traced …

Even very opulent presentations do not satisfy Me if they are offered by nondevotees. But I am pleased by any …

After cleansing himself and collecting all the paraphernalia, the worshiper should arrange his own seat with blades of kuśa grass …

The devotee should sanctify the various parts of his body by touching them and chanting mantras. He should do the …

Then, with the water of that prokṣaṇīya vessel he should sprinkle the area where the Deity is being worshiped, the …

The worshiper should then purify those three vessels. He should sanctify the vessel holding water for washing the Lord’s feet …