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very first moment, the stone is treated with reverence and
piety, preparing it to carry the force of God.
Then, when the murtis are finished and taken to the temple,
the special Prana Pratishtha ceremony typically lasts for
five days. During this time, numerous special rites and
rituals are performed and mantras are chanted. It is after
this complex set of sacred rituals that the murtis become
infused with divine power and truly embody the God in
whose manifest form they are created. At this point, they
are no longer murtis. They are deities. After this, we no
longer refer to the stone or other materials of which they
are constructed. For, they have become sanctified and are
now only a physical manifestation of aspects of the
Supreme Godhead. They are no longer marble. They are
now divine. “Whatever form of Me any devotee worships
with faith, I come alive in that form.” (Bhagavad Gita).
Some people may ask why we need deities, if God exists
everywhere. It is very difficult for most people to envision
the un-manifest, ever-present, all-pervading Supreme
Being. It is easier for us to focus our attention and our love
on an image of Him. It is easier to display love, affection
and devotion to a physical deity than to a transcendent,
omni-present existence. Additionally, through the Prana
Pratishtha ceremony and through our own faith and piety,
this image of Him truly comes alive and becomes Him.
So, by worshipping His image with faith and love, we arrive
at His holy feet.
as well as separately in both My un-manifest and manifest
forms. I am the Supreme Soul of all.” (Canto ll, Chapter
27, Verse 48).
In the Srimad Bhagavatum, Lord Krishna says, “Whenever
one develops faith in Me – in My manifest form as the
Deity or in any other of My manifestations – one should
worship Me in that form. I exist within all created beings
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