durgÄá¹ vinÄyakaá¹ vyÄsaá¹
viá¹£vaká¹£enaá¹ gurÅ«n surÄn
sve sve sthÄne tv abhimukhÄn
pÅ«jayet proká¹£aṇÄdibhiḥ
durgÄm - the Lord's spiritual energy; vinÄyakam - the original GaṇeÅ›a; vyÄsam - the compiler of the Vedas; viá¹£vaksenam - Viá¹£vaksena; gurÅ«n - one's spiritual masters; surÄn - the demigods; sve sve - each in his own; sthÄne - place; tu - and; abhimukhÄn - all facing the Deity; pÅ«jayet - one should worship; proká¹£aṇa-Ädibhiḥ - by the various prescriptions beginning with sprinkling of water for purification.
With offerings such as proká¹£aṇa one should worship DurgÄ, VinÄyaka, VyÄsa, Viá¹£vaksena, the spiritual masters and the various demigods. All these personalities should be in their proper places facing the Deity of the Lord.
According to ÅšrÄ«la JÄ«va GosvÄmÄ«, the GaṇeÅ›a and DurgÄ mentioned in this verse are not the same personalities present within the material world; rather, they are eternal associates of the Lord in Vaikuṇá¹ha. In this world GaṇeÅ›a, the son of Lord Åšiva, is famous for awarding financial success, and the goddess DurgÄ, the wife of Lord Åšiva, is famous as the external, illusory potency of the Supreme Lord. The personalities mentioned here, however, are eternally liberated associates of the Lord who reside in the spiritual sky, beyond the material manifestation. ÅšrÄ«la JÄ«va GosvÄmÄ« quotes from various Vedic literatures to prove that the name DurgÄ may also indicate the internal potency of the Lord, who is nondifferent from Him. The external, or covering, potency of the Lord expands from this original DurgÄ. The DurgÄ of the material world, called MahÄ-mÄyÄ, assumes the function of bewildering the living entities. Thus a devotee should not fear becoming polluted by worshiping the DurgÄ mentioned here, who has the same name as illusion, but rather the devotee must show respect to these eternal servitors of the Supreme Lord in Vaikuṇá¹ha.
