Verse Text
31. paricaryā—
paricaryā tu sevopakaraṇādi-pariṣkriyā |
tathā prakīrṇaka-cchatra-vāditrādyair upāsanā ||140||
Translation
Service to the deity (verse 85): Paricaryā consists of decorating the Lord with different items and worshipping the Lord with cāmara, umbrella, music and other items. [Note: This can be considered part of arcana, but is listed separately since these services can be performed without the preliminary rites of purification (purvāṅga-karma) mentioned in verse 137.]
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
Paricaryā means serving the Lord like a king. There are two types: decorating with items and worshipping with cāmara etc.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
In the Viṣṇu-rahasya, also, it is stated, “Any person within this world who is engaged in the worship of Viṣṇu can very easily achieve the ever-blissful kingdom of God, known as Vaikuṇṭhaloka.”
Rendering Service to the Lord
It is stated in the Viṣṇu-rahasya, “Any person who can arrange for service to the Lord in the same way that a king is given service by his attendants is surely elevated to the abode of Kṛṣṇa after death.” Actually, in India the temples are just like royal palaces. They are not ordinary buildings, because the worship of Kṛṣṇa should be performed in just the way that a king is worshiped in his palace. So in Vṛndāvana there are many hundreds of temples wherein the Deity is worshiped exactly like a king.