Shloka : 53

पुण्ड्रं वा चन्द्रको भाले न कार्यो मृतनाथया ।

मनसा पूजनं कार्यं तत: कृष्णस्य चाखिलै: ॥ 53 ॥

અને તે વિધવા સ્ત્રીઓ માત્રને પોતાના ભાલને વિષે તિલક ન કરવું ને ચાંદલો પણ ન કરવો અને તે પછી તે સર્વે જે અમારા સત્સંગી તેમણે, મને કરીને કલ્પ્યાં જે ચંદન-પુષ્પાદિક ઉપચાર, તેણે કરીને શ્રીકૃષ્ણભગવાનની માનસીપૂજા કરવી. ॥ 53 ॥

And the widowed women, who are My devotees, should not put on either the Tilak or the dot on their forehead. And then all My devotees should visualize Me and all the offerings like sandal­wood paste, flowers etc. in their heart and perform 'Mansipooja' of Shri Krishna Bhagwan. || 53 ||

Commentary

A woman, whose husband has passed away, is called a widow. Such widows should not put on either Tilak or a dot on their forehead, because Tilak and dot are considered as ornaments which are forbidden for the widows.

Now, all the devotees of Shri Hari should always perform the 'Mansipooja' of Shri Hari in their heart after putting on the Urdhvapundra Tilak and the dot in the centre. As we collect all the required material and perform the worship, salutation and offer our services to Shriji Maharaj in person, we can visualize all the material in our heart and visualize our­selves performing worship, salutation and services to Shriji Maharaj. This is called 'Mansipooja'. If worship is performed with great affection and total involvement of body, mind and heart, then the direct worship and 'Mansipooja', both are equally esteemed.

People who perform 'Mansipooja' with some desire in their heart, immidiately get wife, son or wealth and also proceed towards salvation. If they perform 'Mansipooja' with detached aware­ness, then their weaknesses like lust, greed etc. and strong attachment towards worldly matters are eliminated and their devotion towards Shriji Maharaj increases.

Now, the 'Mansipooja' should be performed five times a day and should be performed in a different manner in different seasons. Please refer to the 'Shikshapatri Rahasyarth' and 'Shikshapatri Rahasyasaar' Part -I for the details.