श्रीउद्धव उवाच क्रियायोगं समाचक्ष्व भवदाराधनं प्रभो । यस्मात्त्वां ये यथार्चन्ति सात्वता: सात्वतर्षभ ॥ १ ॥
śrī-uddhava uvāca kriyā-yogaṁ samācakṣva bhavad-ārādhanaṁ prabho yasmāt tvāṁ ye yathārcanti sātvatāḥ sātvatarṣabha
- śrī-uddhavaḥ uvāca
- Śrī Uddhava said
- kriyā-yogam
- the prescribed method of activity
- samācakṣva
- please explain
- bhavat
- of You
- ārādhanam
- the Deity worship
- prabho
- O Lord
- yasmāt
- based on what kind of form
- tvām
- You
- ye
- who
- yathā
- in what manner
- arcanti
- they worship
- sātvatāḥ
- the devotees
- sātvata-ṛṣabha
- O master of the devotees
Śrī Uddhava said: My dear Lord, O master of the devotees, please explain to me the prescribed method of worshiping You in Your Deity form. What are the qualifications of those devotees who worship the Deity, on what basis is such worship established, and what is the specific method of worship?