SB 4.30.27
Devanāgarī
रूपं भगवता त्वेतदशेषक्लेशसङ्क्षयम् । आविष्कृतं न: क्लिष्टानां किमन्यदनुकम्पितम् ॥ २७ ॥
Text
rūpaṁ bhagavatā tv etad aśeṣa-kleśa-saṅkṣayam āviṣkṛtaṁ naḥ kliṣṭānāṁ kim anyad anukampitam
Synonyms
rūpam—form;bhagavatā—by Your Lordship;tu—but;etat—this;aśeṣa—unlimited;kleśa—miseries;saṅkṣayam—which dissipates;āviṣkṛtam—revealed;naḥ—of us;kliṣṭānām—who are suffering from material conditions;kimanyat—what to speak of;anukampitam—those to whom You are always favorably disposed.
Translation
Dear Lord, we conditioned souls are always covered by ignorance in the bodily conception of life. We therefore always prefer the miserable conditions of material existence. To deliver us from these miserable conditions, You have advented Yourself in this transcendental form. This is evidence of Your unlimited causeless mercy upon those of us who are suffering in this way. Then what to speak of the devotees to whom You are always so favorably disposed?
Purport
It is clearly stated in this verse that this form ( aśeṣa-kleśa-saṅkṣayam ) is meant to diminish all the miserable conditions experienced in life not only by the devotees but by all others. Āviṣkṛtaṁ naḥ kliṣṭānām: the Pracetās identified themselves as common men. Kim anyad anukampitam: the devotees are always favorably accepted by the Lord. The Lord shows all mercy not only to conditioned souls but also to the devotees, who are already liberated due to their devotional service.
The form of the Lord as worshiped in the temples is called arcā-vigraha or arcāvatāra, the worshipable form, the Deity incarnation. This facility is offered to neophyte devotees so that they can see the real form of the Lord face to face and offer their respectful obeisances and sacrifices in the form of arcā. Through such facilities the neophytes gradually invoke their original Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Deity worship in the form of temple worship is the most valuable benediction given by the Lord to beginners. All neophytes must therefore engage in the worship of the Lord by keeping the arcā-vigraha ( arcāvatāra ) at home or in the temple.