Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 3
The Pracetās Meet Lord Viṣṇu—Benedictions, Pure Prayer, and the Birth of Dakṣa
मैत्रेय उवाच प्रचेतसोऽन्तरुदधौ पितुरादेशकारिण: । जपयज्ञेन तपसा पुरञ्जनमतोषयन् ॥ ३ ॥
maitreya uvāca pracetaso ’ntar udadhau pitur ādeśa-kāriṇaḥ japa-yajñena tapasā purañjanam atoṣayan
迈特雷亚说：普拉钦那巴尔希王之子普拉切塔斯为奉行父命，在海水中行极严苦行；他们以湿婆所授真言作持诵祭，令普兰贾那——至上主宰圣毗湿奴——欢喜满足。
One can offer prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead directly, but if one repeats the prayers offered by great devotees like Lord Śiva and Lord Brahmā, or if one follows in the footsteps of great personalities, one can please the Supreme Personality of Godhead very easily. For instance, we sometimes chant this mantra of Brahma-saṁhitā (5.29) :
FAQs
This verse presents japa as a true yajña: through steady mantra-recitation joined with tapasya, the Pracetās were able to satisfy the Lord.
They did so to carry out their father’s order and to perform intense spiritual practice (tapasya and japa-yajña) for pleasing the Supreme Lord.
Follow rightful guidance with sincerity, adopt disciplined daily japa, and practice self-restraint—offering the effort as devotion meant to please the Lord.