SB 11.27.24 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.27.24

तयात्मभूतया पिण्डे व्याप्ते सम्पूज्य तन्मय: । आवाह्यार्चादिषु स्थाप्य न्यस्ताङ्गं मां प्रपूजयेत् ॥ २४ ॥

tayātma-bhūtayā piṇḍe

[tayaatma-bhootayaa pinde]

vyāpte sampūjya tan-mayaḥ

[vyaapte sampoojya tan-mayah]

āvāhyārcādiṣu sthāpya

[aavaahyaarchaadishu sthaapya]

nyastāṅgaṁ māṁ prapūjayet

[nyastaangam maam prapoojayet]

Word-for-word

tayā — by that form meditated upon ātma-bhūtayā — conceived of according to one’s own realization piṇḍe — in the physical body vyāpte — which has become pervaded sampūjya — perfectly worshiping that form tat-mayaḥ — surcharged by His presence āvāhya — inviting arcā-ādiṣu — within the various Deities being worshiped sthāpya — establishing Him nyasta-aṅgam — having touched the Deity’s various limbs with the chanting of appropriate mantras mām — to Me prapūjayet — he should carry out all the details of worship.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

tayātma-bhūtayā piṇḍe

tayā

by that form meditated upon

ātma-bhūtayā

conceived of according to one’s own realization

piṇḍe

in the physical body

vyāpte sampūjya tan-mayaḥ

vyāpte

which has become pervaded

sampūjya

perfectly worshiping that form

tat-mayaḥ

surcharged by His presence

āvāhyārcādiṣu sthāpya

āvāhya

inviting

arcā-ādiṣu

within the various Deities being worshiped

sthāpya

establishing Him

nyastāṅgaṁ māṁ prapūjayet

nyasta-aṅgam

having touched the Deity’s various limbs with the chanting of appropriate mantras

mām

to Me

prapūjayet

he should carry out all the details of worship.

The devotee conceives of the Supersoul, whose presence surcharges the devotee’s body, in the form corresponding to his realization. Thus the devotee worships the Lord to his full capacity and becomes fully absorbed in Him. By touching the various limbs of the Deity and chanting appropriate mantras, the devotee should invite the Supersoul to join the Deity’s form, and then the devotee should worship Me.

Purport

The body of a devotee is pervaded by the Supreme Lord just as a house is pervaded by the glow of a lamp. Just as one gestures in a friendly way to indicate that a guest should enter one’s house, one touches the body of the Deity, chants appropriate mantras, and enthusiastically invites the Supersoul to enter the form of the Deity. Since both the Deity and the Supersoul are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they are not different. One form of the Lord can immediately become manifest in another.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

When Paramātmā pervades the devotee’s body, the devotee, filled with Paramātmā, worships the Paramātmā there, and then being filled with Paramātmā, one calls Paramātmā into the deity form and fixes him there. Performing nyāsa on the deity’s limbs, he then worships that form. The body is pervaded by the effulgence from the Paramātmā, a form of the deity, just as a room is pervaded by the light of a lamp. One should worship Paramātmā in the body using articles produced in one’s mind. When the body becomes filled with Paramātmā, one calls him into the deity form, fixes him there and performs nyāsas on the deity’s limbs. [Note: This procedure of transferring Paramātmā would take place when the form is temporary, and not with installed deities.]

Personal Guidance

Conceive the Supersoul in the form corresponding to one's realization, worship to full capacity, and by touching the Deity's limbs become absorbed in Him. Absorption is goal and reward.

Reflection Questions

Does my realization shape my conception, or do I impose without grounding?
What practice deepens the realization?

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