niṣevitenānimittena
niṣevitenānimittena
sva-dharmeṇa mahīyasā
kriyā-yogena śastena
nātihiṁsreṇa nityaśaḥ
The mind should be purified by following varṇāśrama duties approved by previous devotees, without desire for results, and which are favorable for bhakti, and by always performing powerful pañcarātrika deity worship with best choice of items, and without unnecessary violence.
Now the aṅgas or components of bhakti are described. The mind is purified by executing varṇāśrama duties approved by (niṣevitaḥ) the previous pure devotees, without expectation of results. However, it should be understood that one should follow the rules of smrṭi (varṇāśrama) for purity of body, cloth and utensils by earth, water and other agents, without mantra, which are suitable for bhakti processes like arcana. Otherwise, if one were to follow all aspects of varṇāśrama, statements such as the following would be meaningless:
mayy ananyena bhāvena bhaktiṁ kurvanti ye dṛḍhām
mat-kṛte tyakta-karmāṇas tyakta-svajana-bāndhavāḥ
They perform steady bhakti to me with exclusive devotion, giving up all actions to attain me, giving up friends and relatives.SB 3.25.22
ājñāyaivaṁ guṇān doṣān mayādiṣṭān api svakān
dharmān santyajya yaḥ sarvān māṁ bhajet sa ca sattamaḥ
A person who, understanding good and bad aspects of dharma as taught by me, gives up all his duties and simply worships me is the best of all. SB 11.11.32
The mind is purified by the process of pañcarātrika-pūja (kriya-yogena), considering what is best in terms of place etc. (śastena). One should follow this process without excessive violence. It is understood from this statement that there is no harm in destroying leaves, roots and fruit, and small living entities which are hard to avoid or hard to see, in preparing various foods for the deity, cleaning the temple, and applying decorations on the floors.
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mad-dhiṣṇya-darśana-sparśa-
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