SB 12.11.17
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 17
maṇḍalaṁ deva-yajanaṁ
dīkṣā saṁskāra ātmanaḥ
paricaryā bhagavata
ātmano durita-kṣayaḥ
SYNONYMS
maṇḍalam—the sun globe; deva-yajanam—the place where the Supreme Lord is worshiped; dīkṣā—spiritual initiation; saṁskāraḥ—the process of purification; ātmanaḥ—for the spirit soul; paricaryā—devotional service; bhagavataḥ—of the Personality of Godhead; ātmanaḥ—for the jīva soul; durita—of sinful reactions; kṣayaḥ—the destruction.
TRANSLATION
The sun globe is the place where the Supreme Lord is worshiped, spiritual initiation is the means of purification for the spirit soul, and rendering devotional service to the Personality of Godhead is the process for eradicating all one's sinful reactions.
PURPORT
One should meditate on the fiery sun globe as a place where God is worshiped. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the reservoir of all effulgence, and thus it is fitting that He be properly worshiped on the glowing sun.