Shree Hari performed Mahapooja of Bhagwan Shree Krishna through Brahmins on the pious day of Ekadashi.
Shree Hari performed Mahapooja of Bhagwan Shree Krishna through Brahmins on the pious day of Ekadashi.
Suvrat continued to narrate:-
O King, after that going to bed, Shri Hari woke up early, when the last part of the night began, upon hearing the continuation of the sweet auspicious morning- prayers, being sung by the expert bards. 1
On the bed itself, He sat firmly in lotus posture, i.e. Padmasana; and contemplated with concentrated mind on Himself, i.e. His own pure transcendental and intransient, divine form, called Purushottama, the Highest Person. 2
Then He went through the evacuation process, and soon took His bath, with very pure water fetched the devotees. After that, He put on clean white lower and upper garments. 3
He sat on an excellent seat made of Kusha grass and put a vertical tilaka mark on His own forehead. Then, He, the preceptor of the whole world, performed the entire obligatory morning ritual. 4
Then on that day, He performed that great elaborate worship of Lord Shri Krishna, which he always performs on all Ekadashi days. 5
There for that worship, Brahmins possessing characteristics laid down in the scriptures, and expert in the procedure of worship. 6
The Brahmins knew that this act of Shri Hari was for establishing the rules of religion. Therefore, they directed Him to perform that worship. 7
First of all, they designed a Sarvatobhadra Mandala-diagram, on the floor, which looked beautiful on account of diverse colours. In the centre they placed a golden pot with five auspicious leaves of Ashoka tree, wrapped outside with a fine cloth. Upon that pot, in an auspicious plate decorated with a beautiful cloth spread on it, they established with great respect, an attractive gold-idol of Shri Krishna, after consecrating it, with enlivening rites and prayers. 8-10
After that, the expert Brahmins established His other ancillary deities and those attendant divinities that wait upon them in respective directions as per the rites laid down in the ritual manuals. 11
Those Brahmins brought all the material required for worship near them and performed the worship according to Vedic and Tantrik mantras. 12
While the sage Narayan was performing this worship for the establishment of Dharma, happiness prevailed on the earth. 13
At that point of time thousands of devoted men and women, gathered there from diverse direction. Various musical instruments like Vina, flute, drums, conches, Dundubhis were played upon repeatedly. People sang several auspicious songs while enthusiastic Brahmins chanted aloud the Vedic prayers, with proper accent. 14-16
Shri Hari performed the worship of the Lord Shri Krishna, including all the sixteen service couses, viz. invocation etc. in proper sequence as directed by the Brahmins. 17
Shri Hari bathed the idol of Shri Krishna with Panchamruta consisting of milk, etc. and finally with water, along with chanting of prayers known as Maha-purusha-vidya. 18
He worshipped Him by offering beautiful garlands of flowers, fragrant paste of sandal-wood, precious garments and ornaments. 19
Then, Shri Hari, offered to the Lord, Dashanga-dhoopa, a special type of fragrant lob of incense and hundreds of lamps; after that he offered various types of very attractive food offerings. 20
He also offered water in-between and after the meals along with beetle-nut and Tambula leaf. Then He waved the lamp before the Lord. 21
Shri Hari then offered a handful of flowers with devotion, respectfully bowed down in prostration, prayed to Him sincerely and then concluded the worship. 22
Having completed the worship in a proper manner, as per ritual, He offered daily alms and then honoured all the Brahmins that had gathered there. 23
O King, Shri Hari, famous for His generosity, gave away various types of clothes and ornaments, gold, hundreds of silver coins, sesame seeds, and one hundred cows. Thereupon He came out of His abode, and ascended a high pedestal, to give Darshana to all people who had gathered there. 24 - 25
Thus ends the fifty-second chapter entitled, ‘Narration of description of the grand worship of Lord Shri Krishna by Shri Hari,’ in the third prakaran of Satsangi Jivan, the life story of Lord Narayan, also titled as Dharmashastra. (the rules of the code of conduct). 52