Shloka 29
Puruṣaikatva-vyākhyāna: The One Virāṭ Puruṣa and the Many ‘Puruṣas’
Rudra–Brahmā Saṃvāda
चक्रे वसुस्तत: पूजां विष्वक्सेनाय भारत । जप्यं जगौ च सततं नारायणमुखोद्गतम्,भारत! तदनन्तर वसुने भगवान् विष्वक्सेनकी पूजा आरम्भ की और भगवान् नारायणके मुखसे प्रकट हुए जपनीय मन्त्र (32 नमो नारायणाय) का निरन्तर जप करने लगे
cakre vasus tataḥ pūjāṃ viṣvaksenāya bhārata | japyaṃ jagau ca satataṃ nārāyaṇamukhodgatam ||
Bhīṣma disse: “Então Vasu, ó Bharata, iniciou o culto a Viṣvaksena. E recitava continuamente o mantra sagrado, digno de japa, que havia saído da boca de Nārāyaṇa.” A passagem realça a devoção expressa por meio de adoração disciplinada e da repetição constante de um mantra revelado pelo divino.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady devotion is shown through two complementary practices: formal worship (pūjā) and continuous mantra-repetition (japa), especially when the mantra is regarded as divinely revealed and thus spiritually authoritative.
Bhīṣma narrates that Vasu begins worship of Viṣvaksena and then keeps chanting a japa-worthy mantra said to have emerged from Nārāyaṇa’s mouth, emphasizing sustained devotional practice.