42- ärätrika-darçanaà, yathä skände -
koöayo brahma-hatyänäm agamyägama-koöayaù | dahaty äloka-mätreëa viñëoù särätrikaà mukham ||1.2.167||
Observing Ärati and Celebrations of the Lord
In the Skanda Puräëa there is the following description of the result of seeing ärati (worship) of the Deity: "If someone sees the face of the Lord while ärati is going on, he can be relieved of all sinful reactions coming from many, many thousands and millions of years past. He is even excused from the killing of a brähmaëa or similar prohibited activities.As we have already explained, there are different ceremonies to be observed, such as the birthday of Kåñëa, the birthday of Lord Rämacandra, the birthday of some prominent Vaiñëavas, the ceremony of Jhulana-yäträ with the Lord sitting on a swing, and Dola-yäträ (the Lord's activities in the month of March). In all festivals the Lord is seated on a car, and the car moves through different streets of the city so that people may take advantage of visiting the Lord.
utsava-darçanaà, yathä bhaviñyottare - ratha-sthaà ye nirékñante kautikenäpi keçavam | devatänäà gaëäù sarve bhavanti çvapacädayaù ||1.2.168||
In the Bhaviñya Puräëa it is said, "In such a ceremony, if even a caëòäla [dog-eater], simply out of curiosity, sees the Lord on the cart, he becomes counted as one of the associates of Viñëu."
ädi-çabdena püjä-darçanaà, yathägneye -
püjitaà püjyamänaà vä yaù paçyed bhaktito harim ||1.2.169||
In the Agni Puräëa it is stated, "Any person who in gladness sees the worship of the Deity in the temple will obtain the results of kriyä-yoga which are described in the Païcarätra scripture." Kriyä-yoga is a system of practice much like practical devotional service, but it is especially meant for the mystic yogés. In other words, by this gradual process the mystic yogés are eventually elevated to the devotional service of the Lord.
Chapter 10. Techniques of Hearing and Remembering
43- atha çravaëam -
çravaëaà näma-carita-guëädénäà çrutir bhavet ||1.2.170||
Hearing
The beginning of Kåñëa consciousness and devotional service is hearing, in Sanskrit called çravaëam. All people should be given the chance to come and join devotional parties so that they may hear. This hearing is very important for progressing in Kåñëa consciousness. When one links his ears to give aural reception to the transcendental vibrations, he can quickly become purified and cleansed in the heart. Lord Caitanya has affirmed that this hearing is very important. It cleanses the heart of the contaminated soul so that he becomes quickly qualified to enter into devotional service and understand Kåñëa consciousness.
tatra näma-çravaëaà, yathä gäruòe - saàsära-sarpa-dañöa-nañöa-ceñöaika-bheñajam |
kåñëeti vaiñëavaà mantraà çrutvä mukto bhaven naraù ||1.2.171||
In the Garuòa Puräëa the stress on hearing is expressed very nicely. It is said there, "The state of conditioned life in the material world is just like that of a man lying unconscious, having been bitten by a snake
caritra-çravaëaà, yathä caturthe (4.29.40) -
tasmin mahan-mukharitä madhubhic-caritrapéyüña-çeña-saritaù paritaù sravanti |
tä ye pibanty avitåño nåpa gäòha-karëais tän na spåçanty açana-tåò-bhaya-çoka-mohäù ||1.2.172||
In the Fourth Canto of Çrémad-Bhägavatam, Twenty-ninth Chapter, verse 39-40, the importance of hearing of the pastimes of the Lord is stated by Çukadeva Gosvämé to Mahäräja Parékñit: "My dear King, one should stay at a place where the great äcäryas [holy teachers]speak about the transcendental activities of the Lord, and one should give aural reception to the nectarean river flowing from the moonlike faces of such great personalities. If someone eagerly continues to hear such transcendental sounds, then certainly he will become freed from all material hunger, thirst, fear and lamentation, as well as all illusions of material existence."
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