Shloka 12
Śravaṇa-Mahātmya: The Śravaṇas, Cosmic Testimony, and the Paths of the Puruṣārthas
संचिन्त्य ब्रह्मणो मन्त्रं विबुधैः प्रेरितस्तदा
saṃcintya brahmaṇo mantraṃ vibudhaiḥ preritastadā
ครั้นนั้น ด้วยการชักนำของเหล่าเทพผู้รู้ เขาจึงเพ่งพินิจและรำพึงถึงมนตร์อันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของพรหมาอย่างลึกซึ้ง
Lord Vishnu (to Garuda)
Concept: Mantra-dhyāna, encouraged by the wise, is a means to align with creative intelligence and sacred order.
Vedantic Theme: Śabda as pramāṇa and śakti: sacred sound focuses mind (antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi) and can serve as upāsanā leading toward knowledge.
Application: Maintain a daily mantra practice with guidance; use repetition plus contemplation (artha-bhāvanā) rather than mechanical chanting.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: frequent emphasis on mantra, nāma, and remembrance as protective and purifying practices
FAQs
This verse highlights mantra as a focused spiritual act—when properly contemplated, it becomes a means of guidance and empowerment, especially within the Purana’s ritual and transitional (preta) context.
In the Preta Kanda narrative frame, divine prompting and mantra-contemplation indicate that higher beings and sacred formulas support right procedure and inner steadiness during transitional rites connected with the departed.
Cultivate deliberate remembrance (saṃcintana) through daily japa or prayer—especially during grief or ritual observances—so actions are guided by clarity rather than agitation.