Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
*UPASANA* is systematic practice of a prescribed method of worship for pleasing and winning the attention of Bhagavan Sri Krishna .
A Krishna-bhakta is guided by Vaishnava scriptures and pure Devotees to get a prescribed form of worship (Upasana) for his/her *Ishta Devata* Sri Krishna and follow it faithfully to the best of his/her abilities.
Once Bhagavan is pleased, He will grant the wishes of devotees either by appearing thorugh symptoms and granting what he or she wants, or reading the mind of the devotee and granting his or her wishes without making any appearance (unless one of the wishes is to see Bhagavan personally.)
Bhagavan Sri Krishna says in Srimad Bhagavad Gita 12.2/4 :
"My Bhakta who worships with faith by fixing his mind on Me ( Sri Krishna) as `Personal God' , is the best Yogi. Anyone seeking the "un-manifested" (Formless Brahman) , experiencesgreat difficulty because it is very troublesome for the living beings to attain the "Formless". ( since such a person can not concentrate or focus the mind , properly) .
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