मण्डलं देवयजनं दीक्षा संस्कार आत्मन: । परिचर्या भगवत आत्मनो दुरितक्षय: ॥ १७ ॥
maṇḍalaṁ deva-yajanaṁ dīkṣā saṁskāra ātmanaḥ paricaryā bhagavata ātmano durita-kṣayaḥ
- 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
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.