स च बाल्यात्प्रभृत्येव प्राग्जन्मन्यनुशिक्षितम् । जजापमंत्रं त्वनिशं द्वादशाक्षरसंज्ञितम्
sa ca bālyātprabhṛtyeva prāgjanmanyanuśikṣitam | jajāpamaṃtraṃ tvaniśaṃ dvādaśākṣarasaṃjñitam
அவன் சிறுவயதிலிருந்தே, முன்ஜன்மப் பயிற்சியால் உபதேசிக்கப்பட்டவனாய், ‘த்வாதசாக்ஷர’ எனப் பெயர்பெற்ற மந்திரத்தை இடையறாது ஜபித்தான்।
Nārada
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis
Scene: A serene brāhmaṇa child sits absorbed in constant japa, eyes half-closed, body still; a subtle aura suggests prior-birth training, while household life continues around him unnoticed.
Steady japa, supported by deep saṃskāra (even from previous lives), ripens into spiritual power and realization.
Not specified in this verse; it describes the inner practice that prepares the devotee for tīrtha-born siddhi.
Continuous mantra-japa of a dvādaśākṣara (twelve-syllabled) mantra.