understanding not possible without Deity worship
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Without worshiping the arcā-vigraha, the form or Deity of the Lord, one cannot understand such literature as the Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Without worshiping the arca-vigraha, the form or Deity of the Lord, one cannot understand such literature as the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. For those great sages situated in the position of transcendental neutrality, the beginning should be to take shelter of Lord Visnu, the four-handed eternal form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The mystic yogis are therefore advised to meditate on the form of Lord Visnu as recommended by Kapila Muni in the sahkhya-yoga system. Unfortunately, many mystic yogis try to meditate on something void, and as is stated in the Gita, the result is that they simply undergo trouble and do not achieve any tangible result.
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