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Chapter 6

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उग्रसेन उवाच - कर्मग्रहो गृहस्थोऽयं श्रीकृष्णस्य महात्मनः ॥ सेवां वै केन विधिना कुर्यात्तद्‍ब्रूहि मे मुने ॥१॥ भक्त्यंकुरो यस्य नास्ति वास्ति तस्य न वर्द्धते ॥ तस्य केन प्रकारेण प्रसन्नः स्याद्धरिः स्वयम् ॥२॥ श्रीव्यास उवाच - यदि भक्त्यंकुरो न स्यात्सत्संगेन स जायते ॥ बलाद्विवर्द्धते तस्मात्सतां संगं समाचरेत् ॥३॥ कृष्णसेवाविधिं तुभ्यं वक्ष्यामि सुलभं परम् ॥ यया गृहस्थोऽयं शीघ्रं श्रीकृष्णं प्राप्नुयान्नृप ॥४॥ आचार्य्यं कुलसंभूतं श्रीकृष्णध्यानतत्परम् ॥ एतादृशं गुरुं कृत्वा सिद्धो भवति मानवः ॥५॥ गुरोः सेवाविधिं शिक्षेच्छ्रीकृष्णस्य महात्मनः ॥६॥ विष्णुदीक्षाविहीनस्य सर्वं भवति निष्फलम् ॥ निर्गुरोर्दर्शनं कृत्त्वा हतपुण्यो भवेन्नरः ॥७॥ उत्तराभिमुखं शश्वत्कारयेद्धरिमंदिरम् ॥ तत्र सिंहासनं प्रोच्यं सपीठं कुंभमण्डितम् ॥८॥ सच्चिदानन्द नाम स्यात्सोपानत्रयभूषितम् ॥ महार्हवस्त्रैराच्छन्नं तत्र तुल्यासनं मृदु ॥९॥ पार्श्वोपबर्हणयुतं स्फुरद्धेमांबरावृतम् ॥ नानाचित्रयुतैः कुड्यैरन्तःपटसमन्वितैः ॥१०॥ सर्वतोमंडलैस्तद्वत्तोरणैः समलंकृतम् ॥ गवाक्षवारियन्त्राढ्यं चतुःशालसुजालकैः ॥११॥ राजतप्राङ्गणो देशः सभामण्डपमण्डितः ॥ तत्र प्राङ्गणमध्ये तु तुलसीमन्दीरं शुभम् ॥१२॥ मन्दिरस्य बहिर्द्वारि कारयेद्दीपिकाद्वयम् ॥ तथा वै कृत्रिमं राजन् सिंहद्वयमधिष्ठितम् ॥१३॥ सुवर्णशिखरस्याधश्चक्रं च शिखरोपरि ॥ द्वारेऽपि हरिनामानि प्रालेख्यानि शुभानि च ॥१४॥ शंखं पद्मं गदां शार्ङ्गमालेख्यं भित्तिपार्श्वयोः ॥ इषुधी च तथा बाणः सव्ये दक्षिण एव च ॥१५॥ तथा मन्दिरपृष्ठे वै शतचंद्रं च नंदकम् ॥ हलं च मुसलं चैव लेखनीयं प्रयत्‍नतः ॥१६॥ सिंहासनस्य पृष्ठे तु गोप्यो गावस्तथैव च ॥ गोपालास्तत्र सोपाने कपाटे विजयो जयः ॥१७॥ देहल्यां कल्पवृक्षश्च स्तम्भेषु च लतां शुभाम् ॥ यत्र तत्र च कुड्येषु श्रीगंगा पापहारिणी ॥१८॥ वृंदावनं गोवर्धनं यमुनापुलिनानि च ॥ तथा वै चीरहरणमालेख्यं रासमण्डलम् ॥१९॥ चित्रकूटः पञ्चवटी लेखनीयं प्रयत्‍नतः ॥ रामरावणयोर्युद्धं जानकीहरणं विना ॥२०॥ दशावतारचित्राणि नरनारायणाश्रमः ॥ सप्तपुर्य्यस्त्रयो ग्रामा नवारण्यं नवोपराः ॥२१॥ एवं लिखित्वा चित्राणि मन्दिरं कारयेद्‍बुधः ॥ वंशीभावोद्यतकरं वक्रीभूतांघ्रिदक्षिणम् ॥२२॥ किशोराकृति कृष्णस्य रूपं सेव्यतमं स्मृतम् ॥ तत्प्रतिष्ठां विधायाशु गुरुहस्तेन मंदिरे ॥२३॥ भक्तः परमया भक्त्या स्थापयेत्तत्परो भवेत् ॥ तत्प्रसादे च रसनां घ्राणं च तुलसीदले ॥ न्यसेत्कर्णौ तत्कथायामेवं सेवापरो भवेत् ॥२४॥ अहर्निशं कृष्णसेवां यः करोति च भाववित् ॥ तं प्रेमलक्षणं भक्तं विदुर्भागवतोत्तमाः ॥२५॥ अश्वमेधसहस्राणि राजसूयशतानि च ॥ राजन् श्रीकृष्णसेवायाः कलां नार्हंति षोडशीम् ॥२६॥ श्रीकृष्णदेशिकस्यापि यः कुर्याद्दर्शनं नरः ॥ कोटिजन्मकृतैः पापैर्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः ॥२७॥ देहांते तं समानेतुं श्यामसुन्दरविग्रहाः ॥ रथं नीत्वा प्रधावन्ति गोलोकात्कृष्णपार्षदाः ॥२८॥

ugrasena uvāca - karmagraho gṛhastho'yaṃ śrīkṛṣṇasya mahātmanaḥ || sevāṃ vai kena vidhinā kuryāttad‍brūhi me mune ||1|| bhaktyaṃkuro yasya nāsti vāsti tasya na varddhate || tasya kena prakāreṇa prasannaḥ syāddhariḥ svayam ||2|| śrīvyāsa uvāca - yadi bhaktyaṃkuro na syātsatsaṃgena sa jāyate || balādvivarddhate tasmātsatāṃ saṃgaṃ samācaret ||3|| kṛṣṇasevāvidhiṃ tubhyaṃ vakṣyāmi sulabhaṃ param || yayā gṛhastho'yaṃ śīghraṃ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ prāpnuyānnṛpa ||4|| ācāryyaṃ kulasaṃbhūtaṃ śrīkṛṣṇadhyānatatparam || etādṛśaṃ guruṃ kṛtvā siddho bhavati mānavaḥ ||5|| guroḥ sevāvidhiṃ śikṣecchrīkṛṣṇasya mahātmanaḥ ||6|| viṣṇudīkṣāvihīnasya sarvaṃ bhavati niṣphalam || nirgurordarśanaṃ kṛttvā hatapuṇyo bhavennaraḥ ||7|| uttarābhimukhaṃ śaśvatkārayeddharimaṃdiram || tatra siṃhāsanaṃ procyaṃ sapīṭhaṃ kuṃbhamaṇḍitam ||8|| saccidānanda nāma syātsopānatrayabhūṣitam || mahārhavastrairācchannaṃ tatra tulyāsanaṃ mṛdu ||9|| pārśvopabarhaṇayutaṃ sphuraddhemāṃbarāvṛtam || nānācitrayutaiḥ kuḍyairantaḥpaṭasamanvitaiḥ ||10|| sarvatomaṃḍalaistadvattoraṇaiḥ samalaṃkṛtam || gavākṣavāriyantrāḍhyaṃ catuḥśālasujālakaiḥ ||11|| rājataprāṅgaṇo deśaḥ sabhāmaṇḍapamaṇḍitaḥ || tatra prāṅgaṇamadhye tu tulasīmandīraṃ śubham ||12|| mandirasya bahirdvāri kārayeddīpikādvayam || tathā vai kṛtrimaṃ rājan siṃhadvayamadhiṣṭhitam ||13|| suvarṇaśikharasyādhaścakraṃ ca śikharopari || dvāre'pi harināmāni prālekhyāni śubhāni ca ||14|| śaṃkhaṃ padmaṃ gadāṃ śārṅgamālekhyaṃ bhittipārśvayoḥ || iṣudhī ca tathā bāṇaḥ savye dakṣiṇa eva ca ||15|| tathā mandirapṛṣṭhe vai śatacaṃdraṃ ca naṃdakam || halaṃ ca musalaṃ caiva lekhanīyaṃ prayat‍nataḥ ||16|| siṃhāsanasya pṛṣṭhe tu gopyo gāvastathaiva ca || gopālāstatra sopāne kapāṭe vijayo jayaḥ ||17|| dehalyāṃ kalpavṛkṣaśca stambheṣu ca latāṃ śubhām || yatra tatra ca kuḍyeṣu śrīgaṃgā pāpahāriṇī ||18|| vṛṃdāvanaṃ govardhanaṃ yamunāpulināni ca || tathā vai cīraharaṇamālekhyaṃ rāsamaṇḍalam ||19|| citrakūṭaḥ pañcavaṭī lekhanīyaṃ prayat‍nataḥ || rāmarāvaṇayoryuddhaṃ jānakīharaṇaṃ vinā ||20|| daśāvatāracitrāṇi naranārāyaṇāśramaḥ || saptapuryyastrayo grāmā navāraṇyaṃ navoparāḥ ||21|| evaṃ likhitvā citrāṇi mandiraṃ kārayed‍budhaḥ || vaṃśībhāvodyatakaraṃ vakrībhūtāṃghridakṣiṇam ||22|| kiśorākṛti kṛṣṇasya rūpaṃ sevyatamaṃ smṛtam || tatpratiṣṭhāṃ vidhāyāśu guruhastena maṃdire ||23|| bhaktaḥ paramayā bhaktyā sthāpayettatparo bhavet || tatprasāde ca rasanāṃ ghrāṇaṃ ca tulasīdale || nyasetkarṇau tatkathāyāmevaṃ sevāparo bhavet ||24|| aharniśaṃ kṛṣṇasevāṃ yaḥ karoti ca bhāvavit || taṃ premalakṣaṇaṃ bhaktaṃ vidurbhāgavatottamāḥ ||25|| aśvamedhasahasrāṇi rājasūyaśatāni ca || rājan śrīkṛṣṇasevāyāḥ kalāṃ nārhaṃti ṣoḍaśīm ||26|| śrīkṛṣṇadeśikasyāpi yaḥ kuryāddarśanaṃ naraḥ || koṭijanmakṛtaiḥ pāpairmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ ||27|| dehāṃte taṃ samānetuṃ śyāmasundaravigrahāḥ || rathaṃ nītvā pradhāvanti golokātkṛṣṇapārṣadāḥ ||28||

English translation

Temple construction and method of idol consecration and worship

Srivyasji said - If bhakti is not sprouted, one should accompany the virtuous. With satsang, the sprout can grow and multiply rapidly. The king! Let me tell you the method of consuming Lord Krishna, under the influence of which even this householder can quickly receive Lord Krishna and which is very accessible. Man attains siddhi by making a guru of those who have originated in the discipline of Acharya and who are eager to meditate on Lord Krishna. Man should learn the method of service of Mahatma Shri Krishna from such a guru. The one who is without the initiation of Lord Vishnu, everything becomes futile. On having darshan of a guru-less human, the virtue of Purusha is destroyed. 3 - 7. (Shri VigyanKhand Chapter 6 to 10)

The Sanatan Bhagavan Sriharika temple should be built facing north. Place a high posture in it and place a pedestal adorned with a Kalash on top of it. Make three steps in it, named Sat, Chit, and Anand. Cover the seat with a valuable cloth and place a cotton pad over it. Surround them with pillows and cover them with a cloth made of gold strands. Draw various patterns on the walls and put curtains inside. Mandaps should be made on all sides and the temple should be well decorated with toran-bandhanwar, windows, water fountains, and nets. Beautiful silver halls should be made in the courtyard of the temple. There, in the middle of the courtyard, is the picturesque terrace of Tulsi. Two elephants should be made on the outer gate of the temple. The king! In the same way, let two simulated lions also sit. The top of the temple is made of gold. On the top make a circle under it. The auspicious name of Sri Hari should be written on the door of the temple side by side. Paint a mace, lotus, conch shell, and a rainbow on one side of the wall. Make only arrow paintings on the right side and arches on the right side. Attempts were made to carve a shield called Shatachandra, a sword named Nandaka, a plough, and a mussel at the rear of the temple. The Gopis and cows were written on the pedestal of the throne, the Gopalas on its steps, and 'Jai' and 'Vijay' were written on the keys. The Kalpavriksha on Delhi, the graceful vines on the pillars, the Papanasini Ganga, Yamuna, Vrindavan, Govardhan, Chirharan and Rasmandal on the walls, etc. Then try to draw the battles of Chitrakoot, Panchavati, Rama and Ravana, but not the Janki-Haran episode. Draw portraits of ten avatars, Naranarayanashrama (Badarikashrama), seven puris, three villages, nine forests, and nine fertile lands. Wise men would paint these kinds of paintings and build temples. Then install the idol of Lord Krishna in it. The form considered best for the seva is that of Krishna in his teenage years and he wants to play the flute with his hands and his right leg is crooked. The devotee should, with utmost devotion, install such a form of idol in the temple soon by the Guru and then proceed to the service with utmost devotion. Involve the tongue in the rituals of God's offerings, the nostrils in the fragrance of Tulsi leaves, and the ears in listening to God's stories. In this way, there is a sense of service. The Bhagavatottam men say that the Bhava-knowing man who serves Krishna day and night is the supreme devotee with the trait of love. The king! A thousand Ashvamedha and a hundred Rajasuya Yajnas are not even equal to a fraction of the sixteenth kalaka of Lord Krishna's service. A man who has a darshan of Shrikrushna Chandra's Leelakatha and the preacher of Seva is free from the sins committed by crores of births - there is no doubt about it. When he dies, the councilors of the god with a beautiful idol like Shyamsundar come running with a chariot from Goloka to take him away. 8-28 |

Thus was completed the sixth chapter in the Narada Bahulashva-Samvad under the Srivijana Khanda in the Srigarghasamhita, titled 'The Methods of Temple Construction and Vigraha-Prastha and Worship'. 6.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 24639, revision 92791 (2016-11-29T13:01:47Z). English was rendered from the complete Hindi chapter at https://www.mahakavya.com/shri-vigyankhand-chapter-6-to-10/ as a transparent machine-assisted translation using the pinned IndicTrans2 Indic–English Distilled 200M model and retained without claiming verse-by-verse alignment.