Shloka 50
Arcana-vidhi: The Method of Deity Worship
Vedic, Tantric, and Mixed
मदर्चां सम्प्रतिष्ठाप्य मन्दिरं कारयेद् दृढम् । पुष्पोद्यानानि रम्याणि पूजायात्रोत्सवाश्रितान् ॥ ५० ॥
mad-arcāṁ sampratiṣṭhāpya mandiraṁ kārayed dṛḍham puṣpodyānāni ramyāṇi pūjā-yātrotsavāśritān
ဘက္တသည် ငါ၏ အာချာ-မူရတီကို စနစ်တကျ ပရတိဋ္ဌာပနာ ပြုလုပ်ပြီး ခိုင်မာသော ဘုရားကျောင်းကို ဆောက်လုပ်ရမည်။ ထို့ပြင် နေ့စဉ်ပူဇော်ပွဲ၊ ဒေဝမူရတီ လှည့်လည်ယာဉ်တန်းနှင့် ပွဲတော်များအတွက် ပန်းများပေးနိုင်သော လှပသည့် ပန်းဥယျာဉ်များကိုလည်း စီစဉ်ရမည်။
Wealthy, pious persons should be engaged in constructing temples and gardens for the pleasure of the Deity. The word dṛḍham indicates that the most solid means of construction should be employed.
FAQs
This verse teaches that after properly installing the Lord’s Deity, a devotee should build a strong, lasting temple and arrange beautiful flower gardens to support daily worship, processions, and festivals.
In Canto 11, Krishna instructs Uddhava on practical bhakti—especially arcana (Deity worship). Temple construction, gardens, and festivals are described as organized ways to nourish devotion and keep worship steady and joyful.
Support regular devotional practice by creating a clean worship space, offering flowers or simple items with devotion, and participating in community kirtans and festival days that strengthen remembrance of Krishna.