Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 3
Arcana-vidhi: The Method of Deity Worship
Vedic, Tantric, and Mixed
नि:सृतं ते मुखाम्भोजाद् यदाह भगवानज: । पुत्रेभ्यो भृगुमुख्येभ्यो देव्यै च भगवान् भव: ॥ ३ ॥ एतद् वै सर्ववर्णानामाश्रमाणां च सम्मतम् । श्रेयसामुत्तमं मन्ये स्त्रीशूद्राणां च मानद ॥ ४ ॥
niḥsṛtaṁ te mukhāmbhojād yad āha bhagavān ajaḥ putrebhyo bhṛgu-mukhyebhyo devyai ca bhagavān bhavaḥ
ຂ້າແຕ່ພຣະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າຜູ້ໃຈກວ້າງ ຄໍາສອນເກືອບກັບວິທີບູຊາອົງອະຣຈາ (ຮູບບູຊາ) ໄດ້ອອກມາກ່ອນຈາກພຣະໂອສຖດັ່ງດອກບົວຂອງພຣະອົງ. ຕໍ່ມາ ພຣະພຣະຫມາອະຊະໄດ້ກ່າວແກ່ບຸດທັງຫຼາຍມີພຣຶກຸເປັນຫົວໜ້າ ແລະພຣະສິວະໄດ້ສອນແກ່ເທວີປາຣະວະຕີ. ວິທີນີ້ເໝາະສົມແລະໄດ້ຮັບການຍອມຮັບສໍາລັບວັນນະແລະອາສຣົມທຸກຢ່າງ; ດັ່ງນັ້ນຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເຫັນວ່າການບູຊາພຣະອົງໃນຮູບອະຣຈາມູຣຕິແມ່ນສາທະນາທີ່ໃຫ້ປະໂຫຍດສູງສຸດ ແມ່ນແຕ່ສໍາລັບແມ່ຍິງແລະຊູດຣະດ້ວຍ
FAQs
In 11.27.3, Kṛṣṇa affirms that the principles of arcana are not invented but descend through authoritative speakers like Brahmā and Śiva, establishing a recognized paramparā for deity worship.
Kṛṣṇa cites revered transmitters of Vedic wisdom to show that the arcana process is universally accepted among great progenitors and sages, and thus trustworthy for spiritual practice.
Seek guidance from authentic lineages and verified sources rather than self-made spirituality—practice devotion with methods grounded in proven tradition.