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#dl##dd#anye ca saṁskṛtātmāno#/dd#
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#dd#yajanti tvan-mayās tvāṁ vai#/dd#
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anye—different persons; ca—also; saṁskṛta-ātmānaḥ—persons who are purified; vidhinā—by the regulative principles; abhihitena—stated in the revealed scriptures; te—such persons; yajanti—worship; tvat-mayāḥ—being absorbed in You; tvām—You; vai—certainly; bahu-mūrti—having many forms; eka-mūrtikam—although one.
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" 'In different Vedic scriptures, there are prescribed rules and regulative principles for worshiping different types of forms. When one is purified by these rules and regulations, he worships You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although manifest in many forms, You are one.'
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This verse is quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.40.7). In the Vedas it is stated that the one becomes many (eko bahu syām). The Supreme Personality of Godhead expands Himself in various forms-viṣṇu-tattva, jīva-tattva and śakti-tattva.
#$p#According to the Vedic literatures, there are different regulative principles for the worship of each of these forms. If one takes advantage of the Vedic literatures and purifies himself by following the rules and regulations, ultimately he worships the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā (4.11): mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ. Worship of the demigods is in a sense worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but such worship is said to be avidhi-pūrvakam, improper. Actually demigod worship is meant for unintelligent men. One who is intelligent considers the words of the Supreme Personality of Godhead: sarva dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja. One who worships demigods worships the Supreme Lord indirectly, but according to the revealed scriptures, there is no need to worship Him indirectly. One can worship Him directly.
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#dl##dd#anye ca saṁskṛtātmāno#/dd#
#dd#vidhinābhihitena te#/dd#
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#i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=anye&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#anye#/i# — different persons; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ca&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#ca#/i# — also; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=saṁskṛta&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#saṁskṛta-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ātmānaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#ātmānaḥ#/i# — persons who are purified; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vidhinā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#vidhinā#/i# — by the regulative principles; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=abhihitena&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#abhihitena#/i# — stated in the revealed scriptures; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=te&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#te#/i# — such persons; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yajanti&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#yajanti#/i# — worship; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tvat&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#tvat-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mayāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#mayāḥ#/i# — being absorbed in You; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tvām&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#tvām#/i# — You; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vai&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#vai#/i# — certainly; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bahu&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#bahu-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mūrti&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#mūrti#/i# — having many forms; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=eka&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#eka-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mūrtikam&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#mūrtikam#/i# — although one.
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“‘In different Vedic scriptures, there are prescribed rules and regulative principles for worshiping different types of forms. When one is purified by these rules and regulations, he worships You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although manifested in many forms, You are one.’
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This verse is quoted from #i#Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam#/i# (SB 10.40.7). In the #i#Vedas#/i# it is stated that the one becomes many (#i#eko bahu syām#/i#). The Supreme Personality of Godhead expands Himself in various forms—#i#viṣṇu-tattva#/i#, #i#jīva-tattva#/i# and #i#śakti-tattva#/i#.
#$p#According to the Vedic literatures, there are different regulative principles for the worship of each of these forms. If one takes advantage of the Vedic literatures and purifies himself by following the rules and regulations, ultimately he worships the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa says in the #i#Bhagavad-gītā#/i# (BG 4.11): #i#mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ#/i#. Worship of the demigods is in a sense worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but such worship is said to be #i#avidhi-pūrvakam#/i#, improper. Actually demigod worship is meant for unintelligent men. One who is intelligent considers the words of the Supreme Personality of Godhead: #i#sarva dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja#/i# (BG 18.66). One who worships demigods worships the Supreme Lord indirectly, but according to the revealed scriptures, there is no need to worship Him indirectly. One can worship Him directly.
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