Shloka 32
Diti’s Untimely Desire and the Birth-Cause of the Asura Line
Prelude to Hiranyākṣa–Varāha
अथोपस्पृश्य सलिलं प्राणानायम्य वाग्यत: । ध्यायञ्जजाप विरजं ब्रह्म ज्योति: सनातनम् ॥ ३२ ॥
athopaspṛśya salilaṁ prāṇān āyamya vāg-yataḥ dhyāyañ jajāpa virajaṁ brahma jyotiḥ sanātanam
তারপর ব্রাহ্মণ জলস্পর্শে স্নান-আচমন করে, প্রাণায়ামে বাক্ সংযত করলেন। এরপর সনাতন নির্মল ব্রহ্মজ্যোতির ধ্যান করে, মুখের ভিতর গায়ত্রী মন্ত্র জপ করলেন।
As one has to take bath after using the toilet, so one has to wash himself with water after sexual intercourse, especially when at a forbidden time. Kaśyapa Muni meditated on the impersonal brahmajyoti by chanting the Gāyatrī mantra within his mouth. When a Vedic mantra is chanted within the mouth so that only the chanter can hear, the chanting is called japa. But when such mantras are chanted loudly, it is called kīrtana. The Vedic hymn Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare can be chanted both softly to oneself or loudly; therefore it is called the mahā-mantra, or the great hymn.
FAQs
This verse describes purifying oneself by touching water, restraining speech, regulating the prāṇa, and then meditating and chanting upon the eternal, spotless Brahman.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating this verse to Mahārāja Parīkṣit as part of the account in Canto 3, Chapter 14.
Begin spiritual practice with cleanliness and calm—take a moment to purify (wash hands/face), steady the breath, reduce unnecessary speech, and then do focused japa or contemplation daily.