श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराण एकादश स्कन्ध अध्याय 27 श्लोक 1-15

ekadash skandh: saptaviansh adhyay

shrimadbhagavat mahapuran: ekadash skandh: saptaviansh adhyay shlok 1-15 ka hindi anuvad kriyayog ka varnan uddhav ji ne poochha- 'bhaktavatsal shrikrishn! jis kriyayog ka ashray lekar jo bhaktajan jis prakar se jis uddeshy se apaki archa-pooja karate haian, ap apane us aradhanaroop kriyayog ka varnan kijiye. devarshi narad, bhagavan vyasadev aur achary brihaspati adi b de-b de rrishi-muni yah bat bar-bar kahate haian ki kriyayog ke dvara apaki aradhana hi manushyoan ke param kalyan ki sadhana hai. yah kriyayog pahale-pahal apake mukharavind se hi nikala tha. apase hi grahan karake ise brahma ji ne apane putr bhrigu adi maharshiyoan ko aur bhagavan shankar ne apani arddhaangini bhagavati parvati ji ko upadesh kiya tha. maryadarakshak prabho! yah kriyayog brahman-kshatriy adi varnoan aur brahmachari-grihasth adi ashramoan ke liye bhi param kalyanakari hai. maian to aisa samajhata hooan ki stri-shoodradi ke liye bhi yahi sabase shreshth sadhana-paddhati hai. kamalanayan shyamasundar! ap shankar adi jagadishvaroan ke bhi eeshvar haian aur maian apake charanoan ka premi bhakt hooan. ap kripa karake mujhe yah karmabandhan se mukt karane vali vidhi batalaiye.' bhagavan shrikrishn ne kaha- uddhav ji! karmakand ka itana vistar hai ki usaki koee sima nahian hai; isaliye maian use tho de mean hi poorva par kram se vidhipoorvak varnan karata hooan. meri pooja ki tin vidhiyaan haian- vaidik, tantrik aur mishrit. in tinoan mean se mere bhakt ko jo bhi apane anukool jan p de, usi vidhi se meri aradhana karani chahiye. pahale apane adhikaranusar shastrokt vidhi se samay par yajnopavit-sanskar ke dvara sanskrit hokar dvijatv prapt kare, phir shraddha aur bhakti ke sath vah kis prakar meri pooja kare, isaki vidhi tum mujhase suno. bhaktipoorvak nishkapat bhav se apane pita evan gururoop mujh paramatma ka pooja ki samagriyoan ke dvara moorti mean, vedi mean, agni mean, soory mean, jal mean, hriday mean athava brahman mean-chahe kisi mean bhi aradhana kare. upasak ko chahiye ki pratahkal datun karake pahale sharir shuddhi ke liye snan kare aur phir vaidik aur tantrik donoan prakar ke mantroan se mitti aur bhasm adi ka lep karake punah snan kare. isake pashchath devokt sandhya-vandanadi nityakarm karane chahiye. usake bad meri aradhana ka hi sudrish sankalp karake vaidik aur tantrik vidhi se karmabandhanoan se chhu dane vali meri pooja kare. meri moorti ath prakar ki hoti hai- patthar ki, lak di ki, dhatu ki, mitti aur chandan adi ki, chitramayi, balukamayi, manomayi aur manimayi. chal aur achal bhed se do prakar ki pratima hi mujh bhagavan ka mandir hai. uddhav ji! achal pratima ke poojan mean pratidin avahan aur visarjan nahian karana chahiye. chal pratima ke sambandh mean vikalp hai. chahe kare aur chahe n kare. parantu balukamayi pratima mean to avahan aur visarjan pratidin karana hi chahiye. mitti aur chandan ki tatha chitramayi pratimaoan ko snan n karave, keval marjan kar de; parantu aur sabako snan karana chahiye. prasiddh-prasiddh padarthoan se pratima adi mean meri pooja ki jati hai, parantu jo nishkam bhakt haian, vah anayas prapt padarthoan se aur bhavana matr se hi hriday mean meri pooja kar le.