Every day I preform some simple devotional service, that somehow gives me great pleasure. Its such a little thing really, I refill Srila Prabhupadas water cup on our home altar. It is a tiny cup really, not a big service, but I relish this simple task.
My favorite verse from the Bhagavad-gita, and also the first verse I memorized was:
patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ
yo me bhaktyā prayacchati
tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam
aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ
TRANSLATION
If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it. (Bg 9.26)
So every day as part of my devotional practice, I offer Srila Prabhupada and Krishna a little leaf, a flower, fruit and water. Such a simple thing really, but it gives me great joy.
Padmapani Prabhu years ago on his famous web page Prabhupada Connection posted a fine article entitled Practicing Krishna Consciousness at Home.
“Anyone can adopt this simple method. There is no expenditure, there is no tax, nor is there any need to build a very big church or temple. Anyone, anywhere, can sit down on the road or beneath a tree and chant the Hare Krishna mantra and worship God.” (Srila Prabhupada lecture, London’s Conway Hall, November, 1969)
I don’t make it to the temple very often, I chose to worship the Lord in the comfort of our own home, but with the right attitude, and a spirit of devotion, it is non-different. Hare Krishna -V
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