SB 11.27.6 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

श्रीभगवानुवाच न ह्यन्तोऽनन्तपारस्य कर्मकाण्डस्य चोद्धव । सङ्‌क्षिप्तं वर्णयिष्यामि यथावदनुपूर्वश: ॥ ६ ॥

Verse text

śrī-bhagavān uvāca na hy anto ’nanta-pārasya karma-kāṇḍasya coddhava saṅkṣiptaṁ varṇayiṣyāmi yathāvad anupūrvaśaḥ

Synonyms

śrī — bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said ; na — there is not ; hi — indeed ; antaḥ — any end ; ananta — pārasya — of the boundless ; karma — kāṇḍasya — Vedic prescriptions for the execution of worship ; ca — and ; uddhava — O Uddhava ; saṅkṣiptam — in brief ; varṇayiṣyāmi — I shall explain ; yathā — vat — in a suitable manner ; anupūrvaśaḥ — in the appropriate order .

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Uddhava, there is no end to the innumerable Vedic prescriptions for executing Deity worship; so I shall explain this topic to you briefly, one step at a time.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The Supreme Lord said: O Uddhava! There is no end to the details of deity worship; so I shall explain this topic to you briefly, one step at a time. There is no end to the details of karma-kāṇḍa, meaning deity worship, because there can be no end to that which is unlimited in terms of scripture and performance.

Purport

Here the word karma-kāṇḍa refers to the various Vedic methods of worship, culminating in Deity worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Just as the means of sense gratification and material renunciation are innumerable, the transcendental pastimes and qualities the Supreme Personality of Godhead enjoys in His own abode, called Vaikuṇṭha, are also innumerable. The various concepts of piety and methods of purification in the material world ultimately cannot be reconciled amongst themselves without accepting the Absolute Truth, the Personality of Godhead, since without appreciation of Him there is no definitive understanding of what is actually obligatory for a human being. Even though almost all human beings are engaged in various processes of worship, the Lord will now summarize this topic, describing how one should worship Him in His Deity form.