Shloka 36
Arcana-vidhi: The Method of Deity Worship
Vedic, Tantric, and Mixed
विधिना विहिते कुण्डे मेखलागर्तवेदिभि: । अग्निमाधाय परित: समूहेत् पाणिनोदितम् ॥ ३६ ॥
vidhinā vihite kuṇḍe mekhalā-garta-vedibhiḥ agnim ādhāya paritaḥ samūhet pāṇinoditam
သတ်မှတ်ထားသော သာස්တရဝిధိအတိုင်း တည်ဆောက်ထားသည့် ကုဏ္ဍတွင် မေခလာ၊ ယဇ္ဉပေါက် (ဂတ်) နှင့် ဝေဒီတောင်တို့ပါဝင်စေ၍ ဘက်တသည် ယဇ္ဉမီးကို တင်ရမည်။ မီးတောက်လောင်စေရန် မိမိလက်ဖြင့် သစ်တုံးများကို ပတ်လည်တွင် စုပုံရမည်။
FAQs
This verse instructs that the fire-pit should be constructed according to scriptural rules (with proper boundaries, trenches, and altar), the sacred fire established, and the prescribed offering items gathered and arranged around it.
In the Uddhava-gītā section, Kṛṣṇa teaches Uddhava practical devotional disciplines, including arcana (Deity worship) and associated rites like homa, showing how devotion is expressed through orderly, scripture-guided worship.
Approach spiritual practice with cleanliness, preparation, and fidelity to authentic guidance—set up a proper sacred space, follow a trustworthy tradition, and offer worship attentively rather than casually.