Shloka 26
Nārada Instructs Dakṣa’s Sons; Allegory of the World; Dakṣa Curses Nārada
तदुपस्पर्शनादेव विनिर्धूतमलाशया: । जपन्तो ब्रह्म परमं तेपुस्तत्र महत्तप: ॥ २६ ॥
tad-upasparśanād eva vinirdhūta-malāśayāḥ japanto brahma paramaṁ tepus tatra mahat tapaḥ
तदुपस्पर्शनादेव विनिर्धूतमलाशयाः। जपन्तो ब्रह्म परमं तेपुस्तत्र महत्तपः॥
Every Vedic mantra is called brahma because each mantra is preceded by the brahmākṣara ( aum or oṁkāra ). For example, oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Lord Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā (7.8) , praṇavaḥ sarva-vedeṣu: “In all the Vedic mantras, I am represented by praṇava, or oṁkāra. ” Thus chanting of the Vedic mantras beginning with oṁkāra is directly chanting of Kṛṣṇa’s name. There is no difference. Whether one chants oṁkāra or addresses the Lord as “Kṛṣṇa,” the meaning is the same, but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has recommended that in this age one chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra ( harer nāma eva kevalam ). Although there is no difference between Hare Kṛṣṇa and the Vedic mantras beginning with oṁkāra, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the leader of the spiritual movement for this age, has recommended that one chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.
FAQs
It teaches that contact with a sacred place (tīrtha) can cleanse inner impurity, and that sustained japa of the Supreme Brahman, combined with tapasya, deepens that purification.
In the context of Nārada’s instructions leading the sons toward renunciation, Śukadeva highlights how purity, mantra-japa, and disciplined austerity support spiritual awakening and detachment from material aims.
Regularly seek uplifting association and spiritually charged environments, keep a steady daily japa/holy-name practice, and adopt simple austerities (controlled habits, restraint, sincerity) to cleanse the mind and strengthen devotion.