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śrī śrī guru-gaurāṅgau jayataḥ The Light that Illuminates the Process of Deity Worship Original Bengali edition compiled by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Vāmana Gosvāmī Mahārāja Hindi rendition by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja Translated from the Hindi edition Gaudiya Vedanta Publications VrindaVan • new delhi • San FranciSco © 2009 Gaudiya Vedanta Publications. Some Rights Reserved. Except where otherwise noted, only the text (not the design, photos, art, etc.) of this book is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 international License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at www.purebhakti.com/pluslicense or write to [email protected] Cover Illustration by Nélambaré däsé. Used with permission. Illustrations within the book by Anupama däsa. Used with permission. WWW.MYGVP.COM The endowment fund for Arcana-dépikä was established by the kind donations of many devotees worldwide, in particular Raghbir Gurm, Paramahaàsa däsa, and Dhanaïjaya däsa & Madana-mohiné däsé in celebraion of the birth of their son, Aravinda Mädhava Leonforte. Arcana-dīpikā The Light that Illuminates the Process of Deity Worship Second Edition ~ 2009 (2,000 copies) Third Edition ~ January 2017 (1,000 copies) Printed at Spectrum Printing Press Pvt. Ltd. (New Delhi, India) ISBN 978-1-63316-156-6 Library of Congress Control Number 2017900115 Cataloging in Publication Data--DK Courtesy: D.K. Agencies (P) Ltd. <[email protected]> Arcana-dépikä. English. Arcana-dépikä : the light that illuminates the process of deity worship / original Bengali edition compiled by Çré Çrémad Bhaktivedänta Vämana Gosvämé Mahäräja ; Hindi rendition by Çré Çrémad Bhaktivedänta Näräyaëa Gosvämé Mahäräja ; translated from the Hindi edition. -- Third edition. pages cm Includes passages in Sanskrit (roman). ISBN 9781633161566 1. Chaitanya (Sect)--Rituals. 2. Worship (Hinduism) I. Bhaktivedänta Vämana, 1921-2004, editor. II. Bhaktivedänta Näräyaëa, 1921-2010, translator. III. Title. BL1285.355.A73 2017 DDC 294.5512 23 Contents Editors’ Preface to the third engliSh edition .................................................... ix Introduction .......................................................................xiii The Glories of Worshipping the Supreme Lord (excerptS From Śrī hari-bhakti-VilāSa) .................................xxiii Maṅgalācaraṇa ................................................................. xxv Jaya-dhvani ...................................................................xxxiii The Deity and the Process of Worship ....................... 1 t he five limbs of arcana (pañcāṅga-arcana) ................. 8 Daily Duties ............................................................................. 11 duties performed in the brāhma-muhūrta ................ 11 • Brushing the teeth [traditional procedure] ........................ 13 • Bathing .............................................................................. 13 • Mantra for taking bath by mind (mānasa-snāna) .............. 14 • Tying the śikhā .................................................................. 14 • Putting on one’s cloth........................................................ 14 • Applying tilaka .................................................................. 15 • Mantra to invoke holy rivers (tīrtha-āvāhana-mantra) ..... 15 i Performing ācamana ......................................................... 18 • Sādhāraṇa-ācamana (ordinary ācamana) .......................... 18 • Viśeṣa-ācamana (detailed ācamana) ................................. 19 chanting the dīkṣā-mantras given by the guru (sandhyā-upāsanā) ............................................................. 21 Waking the Lord .................................................................. 23 • Prayers to be chanted before entering the deity room ....... 23 • Prayers to be chanted upon entering the deity room ......... 24 • Washing the mouth of the Lord......................................... 25 • Cleaning the deity and the altar ........................................ 26 Maṅgala-ārati ....................................................................... 27 Offering Foodstuffs ......................................................... 31 early morning offering (bālya-bhoga) .......................... 31 • Offering mahā-prasāda ...................................................... 33 • Cleaning the temple .......................................................... 34 Picking Flowers and Tulasī Leaves .............................. 35 • Mantra for purifying flowers (puṣpa-śuddhi-mantra) ......... 36 Special considerations for tulasī .................................... 36 • Mantra for offering obeisances to tulasī (praṇāma-mantra) .............................................................. 37 • Mantra for bathing tulasī (snāna-mantra) ......................... 37 • Mantra for picking leaves from tulasī (cayana-mantra) .... 38 • Mantra for begging forgiveness for any offences committed (aparādha-kṣamā-prārthanā-mantra) ............... 38 Preparation for Arcana (procedureS perFormed in the morning) ...........................39 • Sanctifying the āsana (āsana-śuddhi) ................................ 39 • The various paraphernalia for arcana ............................... 40 ii Contents • The process of establishing the articles ........................... 42 • Establishing water in the pañca-pātra .............................. 42 • Prayers to the conch shell (śaṅkha-stuti) ......................... 43 • Glories of the conch shell (śaṅkha-māhātmya) ................. 44 • Establishing the [bathing] conch shell .............................. 44 • Mantra to sanctify the bell (ghaṇṭa-śuddhi-mantra) ......... 46 • Establishing the bell .......................................................... 46 • Mantra for offering incense (dhūpa-dāna-mantra) ............ 46 • Mantra for offering the ghee lamp (dīpa-dāna-mantra) .... 47 Ingredients used during worship .................................. 47 • Pādya (water for foot bathing) .......................................... 47 • Arghya (a symbolic offering of oneself) ........................... 48 • Madhuparka (sweet liquid food) ....................................... 48 • Ācamanīya (mouthwash) ................................................. 48 • Pañcāmṛta (five ambrosial ingredients) ........................... 48 • Gandha (scented candana) ................................................ 49 Articles to be offered ........................................................ 49 • Sixteen articles ................................................................. 49 • Twelve articles ................................................................. 50 • Ten articles ....................................................................... 50 • Five articles ....................................................................... 50 purification of oneself (bhūta-śuddhi) ....................... 50 • Mantra for purification of oneself (bhūta-śuddhi-mantra) ... 51 meditation on the self (ātma-dhyāna-mantra) ............ 51 Arcana of Śrī Guru ........................................................... 53 • Obeisances to Śrī Guru-varga .......................................... 53 • Mantra to meditate on Śrī Gurudeva ................................. 54 • Arcana procedure ............................................................. 55 • Prayers to Śrī Gurudeva (stuti) ......................................... 58 • Obeisances to Śrī Gurudeva .............................................. 59 • Obeisances to the Vaiṣṇavas ............................................. 59 • Mahā-mantra ..................................................................... 60 Arcana of Śrī Śālagrāma-śilā and the Deity ......... 61 iii Arcana of Śrī Gaurāṅga .................................................. 63 • Meditation on Śrī Navadvīpa-dhāma ................................ 63 • Mantra for meditation on Śrī Gaura .................................. 64 • Offering praise (jaya-dāna) ............................................... 64 • Arcana procedure ............................................................. 65 • Prayers (stuti) .................................................................... 69 • Obeisances (praṇāma) ....................................................... 70 • Pañca-tattva ....................................................................... 71 • Mahā-mantra ..................................................................... 71 Arcana of Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa ............................................ 73 • Meditation on Śrī Vṛndāvana-dhāma ................................ 73 • Meditation on Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa ........................................ 74 • Arcana procedure .............................................................. 75 • Obeisances (praṇāma) ....................................................... 80 • Five verses to the Divine Couple (padya-pañcaka) ........ 80 • Five verses describing one’s pitiful state (vijñapti-pañcaka) ............................................................ 82 • Worship of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s paraphernalia (upāṅga-pūjā) ....... 83 • Offering mahā-prasāda ...................................................... 84 Arcana of Śrī Tulasī-devī ................................................. 85 • Prayerful entreaty (prārthanā) ........................................... 85 • Mantra for offering