188 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 14

is considered to be important. Therefore, the brahmana Vaisnava is im-
portant, and, above all, the Supersoul, the Personality of Godhead, is the

most important personality.

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drstva tesam mitho nrnam
avajndnatmatam nrpa

tretadisu harer arca
kriyayai kavibhih krta

drstva—after practically seeing; tesam—among the braéhmanas and
Vaisnavas; mithah—mutually; nmmaém—of human society; avajidna-
Gtmatam—the mutually disrespectful behavior; nrpa—O King; tretd-
ddisu—beginning from Treta-yuga; hareh—of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead; arcé—the Deity worship (in the temple); kriyayai—for the
purpose of introducing the method of worship; kavibhih—by learned
persons; krta—has been done.

TRANSLATION

My dear King, when great sages and saintly persons saw
mutually disrespectful dealings at the beginning of Treta-yuga,
Deity worship in the temple was introduced with all paraphernalia.

PURPORT
As it is said in Srimad-Bhagavatam (12.3.52):

krte yad dhyayato visnum
tretayam yajato makhaih

dvapare paricaryayam
kalau tad dhari-kirtanat

‘““Whatever result one obtained in Satya-yuga by meditating on Visnu, in
Treta-yuga by performing sacrifices and in Dvapara-yuga by serving the
