Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 7.15.53

indriyani manasy urmau

vaci vaikarikam manah

vacam varna-samamnaye

tam omkare svare nyaset

omkaram bindau nade tam

tam tu prane mahaty amum

SYNONYMS

indriyani -- the senses (acting and knowledge-gathering); manasi -- in the mind; urmau -- in the waves of acceptance and rejection; vaci -- in the words; vaikarikam -- infected by changes; manah -- the mind; vacam -- the words; varna-samamnaye -- in the aggregate of all alphabets; tam -- that (aggregate of all alphabets); omkare -- in the concise form of omkara; svare -- in the vibration; nyaset -- one should give up; omkaram -- the concise sound vibration; bindau -- in the point of omkara; nade -- in the sound vibration; tam -- that; tam -- that (sound vibration); tu -- indeed; prane -- in the life air; mahati -- unto the Supreme; amum -- the living entity.

TRANSLATION

The mind is always agitated by waves of acceptance and rejection. Therefore all the activities of the senses should be offered into the mind, which should be offered into one's words. Then one's words should be offered into the aggregate of all alphabets, which should be offered into the concise form omkara. Omkara should be offered into the point bindu, bindu into the vibration of sound, and that vibration into the life air. Then the living entity, who is all that remains, should be placed in Brahman, the Supreme. This is the process of sacrifice.

PURPORT

The mind is always agitated by acceptance and rejection, which are compared to mental waves that are constantly tossing. The living entity is floating in the waves of material existence because of his forgetfulness. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has therefore sung in his Gitavali: miche mayara vase, yaccha bhese', khaccha habudubu, bhai. "My dear mind, under the influence of maya you are being carried away by the waves of rejection and acceptance. Simply take shelter of Krishna." Jiva krishna-dasa, ei visvasa, karle ta' ara duhkha nai: if we simply regard the lotus feet of Krishna as our ultimate shelter, we shall be saved from all these waves of maya, which are variously exhibited as mental and sensual activities and the agitation of rejection and acceptance. Krishna instructs in Bhagavad-gita (18.66):

sarva-dharman parityajya

mam ekam saranam vraja

aham tvam sarva-papebhyo

mokshayishyami ma sucah

"Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear." Therefore if we simply place ourselves at the lotus feet of Krishna by taking to Krishna consciousness and keeping always in touch with Him by chanting the Hare Krishna mantra, we need not take much trouble in arranging to return to the spiritual world. By the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, this is very easy.

harer nama harer nama

harer namaiva kevalam

kalau nasty eva nasty eva

nasty eva gatir anyatha

[Adi 17.21]

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