एवमाराधनं विष्णोः सर्वेषामात्मनश्च हि ॥४९॥
yathÄ hi skandha-Å›ÄkhÄnÄá¹
taror mÅ«lÄvasecanam
evam ÄrÄdhanaá¹ viṣṇoḥ
sarveá¹£Äm ÄtmanaÅ› ca hi
yathÄ - as; hi - indeed; skandha - of the trunk; Å›ÄkhÄnÄm - and of the branches; taroḥ - of a tree; mÅ«la - the root; avasecanam - watering; evam - in this way; ÄrÄdhanam - worship; viṣṇoḥ - of Lord Viṣṇu; sarveá¹£Äm - of everyone; Ätmanaḥ - of the Supersoul; ca - also; hi - indeed.
When one pours water on the root of a tree, the trunk and branches of the tree are automatically pleased. Similarly, when one becomes a devotee of Lord Viṣṇu, everyone is served, for the Lord is the Supersoul of everyone.
As stated in the Padma PurÄṇa:
ÄrÄdhanÄnÄá¹ sarveá¹£Äá¹
viṣṇor ÄrÄdhanaá¹ param
tasmÄt parataraá¹ devi
tadÄ«yÄnÄá¹ samarcanam
“Of all types of worship, worship of Lord Viṣṇu is best, and better than the worship of Lord Viṣṇu is the worship of His devotee, the Vaiṣṇava.†There are many demigods worshiped by people who are attached to material desires (kÄmais tais tair há¹›ta jñÄnÄḥ prapadyante ’nya-devatÄḥ). Because people are embarrassed by so many material desires, they worship Lord Åšiva, Lord BrahmÄ, the goddess KÄlÄ«, DurgÄ, GaṇeÅ›a and SÅ«rya to achieve different results. However, one can achieve all these results simultaneously just by worshiping Lord Viṣṇu. As stated elsewhere in the BhÄgavatam (4.31.14):
yathÄ taror mÅ«la-niá¹£ecanena
tá¹›pyanti tat-skandha-bhujopaÅ›ÄkhÄḥ
prÄṇopahÄrÄc ca yathendriyÄṇÄá¹
tathaiva sarvÄrhaṇam acyutejyÄ
“Just by pouring water on the root of a tree, one nourishes its trunk and all of its branches, fruits and flowers, and just by supplying food to the stomach, one satisfies all the limbs of the body. Similarly, by worshiping Lord Viṣṇu one can satisfy everyone.†Kṛṣṇa consciousness is not a sectarian religious movement. Rather, it is meant for all-embracing welfare activities for the world. One can enter this movement without discrimination in terms of caste, creed, religion or nationality. If one is trained to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, who is the origin of viṣṇu-tattva, one can become fully satisfied and perfect in all respects.
