Shloka 70
तमेवात्मानमात्मस्थं सर्वभूतेष्ववस्थितम् । पूजयध्वं गृणन्तश्च ध्यायन्तश्चासकृद्धरिम् ॥ ७० ॥
tam evātmānam ātma-sthaṁ sarva-bhūteṣv avasthitam pūjayadhvaṁ gṛṇantaś ca dhyāyantaś cāsakṛd dharim
Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is situated in the heart of all beings—and within your own hearts as well. Therefore worship Him, sing His glories, and meditate on Hari unceasingly.
The word asakṛt is significant, for it means not just for a few minutes but continuously. That is the instruction given by Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Śikṣāṣṭaka. Kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ: “The holy name of the Lord should be chanted twenty-four hours daily.” Therefore in this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement we request the devotees to chant at least sixteen rounds on their beads daily. Actually one has to chant twenty-four hours daily, just like Ṭhākura Haridāsa, who was chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra three hundred thousand times daily. Indeed, he had no other business. Some of the Gosvāmīs, like Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, were also chanting very rigidly and also offering obeisances very rigidly. As stated in Śrīnivāsācārya’s prayer to the Six Gosvāmīs ( Ṣaḍ-gosvāmy-aṣṭaka ), saṅkhyā-pūrvaka-nāma-gāna-natibhiḥ kālāvasānī-kṛtau. The word saṅkhyā-pūrvaka means “maintaining a numerical strength.” Not only was Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī chanting the holy name of the Lord, but he was also offering obeisances in the same prolific numbers.
FAQs
This verse teaches that Hari, the Supreme Self, is situated in one’s own heart and also present in all living beings; therefore one should worship Him with constant remembrance.
In Canto 4, Chapter 24, Lord Śiva guides the Pracetās toward pure devotion, directing them to worship Viṣṇu/Hari through continual glorification and meditation as the sure path to spiritual success.
Chant or recite Hari’s names daily, remember Him during routine work, and set short, repeated moments of prayer/meditation—making worship continuous rather than occasional.