338 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 8
twelve-syllable mantra, orh namo bhagavate vasudevaya. Since the mantra
and the Supreme Personality of Godhead are nondifferent, one can worship
the form of the Lord with the mantra in the absence of physical para-
phernalia. The story of the brahmana who worshiped the Lord within his
mind, as related in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, or The Nectar of Devotion,
should be consulted in this connection. If paraphernalia is not present
physically, one can think of the items and offer them to the Deity by
chanting the mantra. Such are the liberal and potent facilities in the
process of devotional service.
TEXTS 59-60
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gRatan wT ARR aT N48
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Samenftat aeraarat wate: |
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ant Racahited aeaiey Afeany tho!
evam kayena manasé vacasa ca mano-gatam
paricaryamano bhagavan bhaktimat-paricaryaya
pumsam amayinam samyag bhajatar bhava-vardhanah
sreyo digaty abhimatarh yad dharmadisu dehinam
evam—thus; kayena—by the body; manasa—by the mind; vacasa—by the
words; ca—also; | manah-gatam—simply by thinking of the Lord;
paricaryamanah—engaged in the devotional service; bhagavan—the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhaktimat—according to the regulative
principles of devotional service; paricaryaya—by worshiping the Lord;
pumsam—of the devotee; amayinam—who is sincere and serious; samyak—
perfectly; bhajatam—engaged in devotional service; bhava-vardhanah—the
Lord, who increases the ecstasy of the devotee; sreyah—ultimate goal;
digati-bestows; abhimatam—desire; yat—as they are; dharma-adisu—
regarding spiritual life and economic development; dehinadm—of the
conditioned souls.
TRANSLATION
Anyone who thus engages in the devotional service of the Lord, seriously
and sincerely, with his mind, words and body, and who is fixed in the
activities of the prescribed devotional methods, is blessed by the Lord
according to his desire. If a devotee desires material religiosity, economic
development, sense gratification or liberation from the material world, he
is awarded these results.
