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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 30]
Pracetās identified themselves as common men.  Kim anyad anukampitam . The devotees are always favorably accepted by the Lord. The Lord shows all mercy not only to conditioned souls, but also to the devotees who are already liberated due to their devotional service.
The form of the Lord as worshiped in the temples is called  arcā-vigraha  or  arcāvatāra , the worshipable form, the Deity incarnation. This facility is offered to neophyte devotees so that they can see the real form of the Lord face to face and offer their respectful obeisances and sacrifices in the form of  arcā . Through such facilities the neophytes gradually invoke their original  Kṛṣṇa  consciousness. Deity worship in the form of temple worship is the most valuable benediction given by the Lord to beginners. All neophytes must therefore engage in the worship of the Lord by keeping the  arcā-vigraha  ( arcāvatāra ) at home or in the temple.
TEXT 28
एतावत्त्वं हि विशुभिर्भाव्यं दीनेषु वत्सलैः । यदनुसर्यते काले स्वबुद्ध्याभद्रत्यन ॥२८॥
etāvat tvam hi vibhubhir bhāvyam dīneṣu vatsalaiḥ yad anusmaryate kāle sva-buddhyābhadra-randhana
etāvat —thus;  tvam —Your Lordship;  hi —certainly;  vibhubhiḥ —by expansions;  bhāvyam —to be conceived;  dīneṣu —unto the humble devotees;  vatsalaiḥ —compassionate;  yat —which;  anusmaryate —is always remembered;  kāle —in due course of time;  sva-buddhyā —by one's devotional service;  abhadra-randhana —O killer of all inauspiciousness.
TRANSLATION
Dear Lord, You are the killer of all inauspicious things. You are compassionate upon Your poor devotees through the expansion of Your  arcā-vigraha . You should certainly think of us as Your eternal servants.
PURPORT
The form of the Lord known as  arcā-vigraha  is an expansion of His unlimited potencies. When the Lord is gradually satisfied with the service of a devotee, in due course of time He accepts the devotee as one of His