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The Marriage of Kardama Muni and Devahūti
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members sit down, hold Hare Krṣṇa  kīrtana , hear narrations from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Bhagavad-gītā and enjoy music before going to bed. The atmosphere created by this  saṅkīrtana  movement lives in their hearts, and while sleeping they also dream of the singing and glorification of the Lord. In such a way perfection of Krṣṇa consciousness can be attained. This practice is very old, as learned from this verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; millions of years ago, Svāyambhuva Manu used to avail himself of this opportunity to live householder life in the peace and prosperity of a Krṣṇa consciousness atmosphere.
As far as temples are concerned, in each and every royal palace or rich man's house, inevitably there is a nice temple, and the members of the household rise early in the morning and go to the temple to see the  maṅgalārātrika  ceremony. The  maṅgalārātrika  ceremony is the first worship of the morning. In the  ārātrika  ceremony a light is offered in circles before the Deities with a conchshell and flowers and a fan. The Lord is supposed to rise early in the morning and take some light refreshment and give audience to the devotees. The devotees then go back to the house or sing the glories of the Lord in the temple. The early morning ceremony still takes place in Indian temples and palaces. Temples are meant for the assembly of the general public. Temples within palaces are especially for the royal families, but in many of these palace temples the public is also allowed to visit. The temple of the King of Jaipur is situated within the palace, but the public is allowed to assemble; if one goes there, he will see that the temple is always crowded with at least 500 devotees. After the  maṅgalārātrika  ceremony they sit down together and sing the glories of the Lord with musical instruments and thus enjoy life. Temple worship by the royal family is also mentioned in Bhagavad-gītā, where it is stated that those who fail to achieve success in the  bhakti-yoga  principles within one life are given a chance to take birth in the next life in the family of rich men or in a royal family or family of learned  brāhmaṇas  or devotees. If anyone gets the opportunity to take birth in these families, he can achieve the facilities of a Krṣṇa conscious atmosphere without difficulty. A child born in that Krṣṇa atmosphere is sure to develop Krṣṇa consciousness. The perfection which he failed to attain in his last life is again offered in this life, and he can make himself perfect without fail.
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निष्णातं योगमायासु मुनिं स्वायम्भुवं मनुम् ।
यदाश्रंशयितुं मोगा न शेकुर्मगवत्परम् ॥३४॥