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Kriya Yoga and Idol-Worship
Having placed his head on My feet and holding them with both his hands (the right foot with the right hand, the left foot with the left hand) he should say, “O Lord, protect me from the ocean of Samsara with the shark of Death in it, of which I am terribly afraid. I have taken shelter in Thee.”
Having thus worshipped Me, and devoutly placed on his head some of the flowers and other things offered to Me, he should remove My invocation from the image when such rite is necessary by merging the light that was invoked in the image back in the supreme light in his heart.
The devotee may worship Me in any image in which he may have faith at any particular time, in the manner that appeals most to his mind and inclination, because I am immanent in all things, I am the Self of all, and I am present in all beings, as well as in one’s own Self.
The man who worships Me thus by means of ceremonials, Vaidika as well as Tantrika, obtains from Me his desired attainments both here and hereafter.
Having installed My image, he must have a strong temple built for it with beautiful flower-gardens attached. He should make a gift of lands, shops, cities and villages for the continuance of the daily worship and for processions and festivals on special days. By doing so, he attains My powers and that state in which he enjoys the Lordly blessings like Myself.
Man attains to the position of all emperor by installing Me. He attains the three worlds by constructing a temple for It.He attains Brahmaloka by worship.He attains to a state of equality with Me by all the three.
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