Shloka 33
Gṛhastha-Dharma: How a Householder Attains Liberation by Offering All to Vāsudeva
सरांसि पुष्करादीनि क्षेत्राण्यर्हाश्रितान्युत । कुरुक्षेत्रं गयशिर: प्रयाग: पुलहाश्रम: ॥ ३० ॥ नैमिषं फाल्गुनं सेतु: प्रभासोऽथ कुशस्थली । वाराणसी मधुपुरी पम्पा बिन्दुसरस्तथा ॥ ३१ ॥ नारायणाश्रमो नन्दा सीतारामाश्रमादय: । सर्वे कुलाचला राजन्महेन्द्रमलयादय: ॥ ३२ ॥ एते पुण्यतमा देशा हरेरर्चाश्रिताश्च ये । एतान्देशान्निषेवेत श्रेयस्कामो ह्यभीक्ष्णश: । धर्मो ह्यत्रेहित: पुंसां सहस्राधिफलोदय: ॥ ३३ ॥
sarāṁsi puṣkarādīni kṣetrāṇy arhāśritāny uta kurukṣetraṁ gaya-śiraḥ prayāgaḥ pulahāśramaḥ
हे राजन्! ही सर्व स्थाने—तीर्थ-सरोवरे, क्षेत्रे, पर्वत व आश्रम—अत्यंत पुण्यतम आहेत, विशेषतः जिथे हरिची अर्चा प्रतिष्ठित आहे किंवा संतजन वास करतात। जो श्रेय (आध्यात्मिक कल्याण) इच्छितो, त्याने या देशांचे वारंवार सेवन करावे; कारण येथे केलेला धर्म इतरत्र केलेल्यापेक्षा सहस्रगुण फल देतो।
In these verses and in verse twenty-nine, stress is given to one point: harer arcāśritāś ca ye or harer arcā. In other words, any place where the Deity of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is worshiped by devotees is most significant. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is giving the population of the entire world a chance to take advantage of Kṛṣṇa consciousness through the ISKCON centers, where one may perform Deity worship and chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra and in this way obtain results with effectiveness increased a thousand times. This constitutes the best welfare activity for human society. This was Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mission as it was predicted by Him in the Caitanya-bhāgavata ( Antya 4.126):
FAQs
This verse says that places sanctified by Lord Hari’s Deity worship are supremely holy, and that practicing dharma there can yield a thousand-fold increase in spiritual merit.
In the context of instructing ideal dharma (especially for householders), Śukadeva explains that regularly associating with tīrthas connected to Hari’s worship supports spiritual welfare and strengthens devotional practice.
Prioritize regular Hari-arcana—worship of the Lord’s Deity or sacred form—at home or in a temple, and repeatedly seek holy association; the principle is to center life around places and practices dedicated to Hari.