A very pertinent Question, the answer to which should be known to all those who wish praying to Bhagwan Krishna. No other Deity is as simple to be reached as Him. Vishnu Sahastranam Maha Mantra, shlok 6 expounds on the ease of it :
“ यस्य स्मरणमात्रेण जन्मसंसारबन्धनात् । विमुच्यते नमस्तस्मै विष्णवे प्रभविष्णवे “ ।।
“ By only remembrance of whom one gets free of worldly bonding of Birth-Rebirth, I perform Namaskar to that Vishnu, the God Vishnu “ Vishnu Sahastranam Sh.06
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Stuti is the one form of prayer that pleases Bhagwan Krishna the most. The wise, therefore, must pray to Him in this manner, deploying panchopchar (using or offering 5 ingredients) as the minimum. The other point to consider is that He gives in to devotion instantly. One should drop all inhibitions and pray to Him with open heart, performing the way preferred.
As can be seen that many of His followers tend to develop a bonding of Love for Bhagwan Krishna. There is actually a hidden chemistry behind this bonding : As much the devotee may feel himself falling in love for Bhagwan Achyut, in exactly same proportion Bhagwan Hrishikesh comes to like that devotee. The higher the level of love, greater becomes the number of occasions when Bhagwan Vasudev makes His devotee sit to pray for Him. More the prayers, greater the blessings. Further from here is what He is wanting me to say : “As many the remembrances of Him, Burning of Sin of the person are as many”.
Here, though a restricted matter to some extent, but still to elucidate that Human has no power to perform any Pujan to any Deity by his own resolve. If one is pondering upon doing some puja anushthan for any Deity and thereafter performs presuming that he has done it. Know, that his assumptions are highly misplaced. Man is no entity to decide on matters of Pujan.
Instead, one should know and realize, that it is the Deity who chooses the person to perform any Pujan for Himself. It is the Deity who creates the situation, implants the idea of Pujan in the devotee’s mind, makes his devotee to sit and perform the Pujan, then comes to receive the Pujan Himself and then blesses the devotee accordingly. And thus, duly blessed by the God concerned, devotee earns virtues making his journey worthy. This is the actual truth behind all the pujan that is done by everyone, irrespective of whatever Faith or religion one belongs to.
The wise, having realized this fact, should know himself as the chosen one by none other but Bhagwan Krishna, Himself. The intelligent one, therefore, feeling the great benevolence of the Supreme Soul as already bestowed upon him, should devote his utmost (sarvasva samarpayami - in Sanskrit) at the lotus feet of Bhagwan. For, there is nothing more or beyond Him.
Jai Jai Shri Hari