And when the end is
gained, there is no longer any need for the means. The Samnyasin, for instance, has no
need of any ritual. The ritual employed at every stage should be suitable to the
disposition of the worshipper. For the simple and the ignorant the ritual should be sthula
or gross, and for the advanced it should be
Suksma or fine.According to the Hindu .view the
ultimate object of ritualistic worship is the realization of God. It is to be achieved by
the gradual transformation of the worship per into the likeness of the worshipped Deity or
Devata. The first step in this direction is taken when the mind is made to dwell on some
concrete form representing the Devata and thus overcome its inherent tendency to wards
distraction. For this purpose an image of the Devata is taken and worshipped.
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