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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.27.52

प्रतिष्ठया सार्वभौमं सद्मना भुवनत्रयम् । पूजादिना ब्रह्मलोकं त्रिभिर्मत्साम्यतामियात् ॥ ५२ ॥
pratiṣṭhayā sārvabhaumaṁ
[pratishthayaa saarvabhaumam]
sadmanā bhuvana-trayam
[sadmanaa bhuvana-trayam]
pūjādinā brahma-lokaṁ
[poojaadinaa brahma-lokam]
tribhir mat-sāmyatām iyāt
[tribhir mat-saamyataam iyaat]
pratiṣṭhayā — by having installed the Deity sārva-bhaumam — sovereignty over the entire earth sadmanā — by building a temple for the Lord bhuvana-trayam — rulership over the three worlds pūjā-ādinā — by worship and other service brahma-lokam — the planet of Lord Brahmā tribhiḥ — by all three mat-sāmyatām — the status of equality with Me (by having a transcendental, spiritual body similar to Mine) iyāt — he attains.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pratiṣṭhayā sārvabhaumaṁ
pratiṣṭhayā
by having installed the Deity
sārva-bhaumam
sovereignty over the entire earth
sadmanā bhuvana-trayam
sadmanā
by building a temple for the Lord
bhuvana-trayam
rulership over the three worlds
pūjādinā brahma-lokaṁ
pūjā-ādinā
by worship and other service
brahma-lokam
the planet of Lord Brahmā
tribhir mat-sāmyatām iyāt
tribhiḥ
by all three
mat-sāmyatām
the status of equality with Me (by having a transcendental, spiritual body similar to Mine)
iyāt
he attains.
By installing the Deity of the Lord one becomes king of the entire earth, by building a temple for the Lord one becomes ruler of the three worlds, by worshiping and serving the Deity one goes to the planet of Lord Brahmā, and by performing all three of these activities one achieves a transcendental form like My own.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
By installing the deity of the Lord one becomes king of the entire earth, by building a temple for the Lord one becomes ruler of the three worlds, by worshiping and serving the deity one goes to the planet of Brahmā, and by performing all three of these activities one achieves a transcendental form like mine. The result of doing one and all of the items is described. By installing a deity, by building a temple and supporting the worship one attains a form like the Lord’s (mat-sāmyatām).
Installing the Deity makes one king of earth, building a temple makes one ruler of three worlds, worship and service take one to Brahmaloka — all three together bring one to the Lord. Scaling devotion scales destinations.
Reflection Questions
  • Which of these three am I doing, and which not?
  • What would moving up one level take?
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