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TEXT 18
om hram hrim hrum om namo bhagavate hrsikesaya sarva-guna-visesair vilaksitatmane akutinam cittinam cetasam visesanam cadhipataye sodasa-kalaya cchando-mayayanna-mayayamrta-mayaya sarva-mayaya sahase ojase balaya kantaya kamaya namas te ubhayatra bhuyat.
SYNONYMS
omO Lord; hram hrim hrumthe seeds of the mantra, chanted for a successful result; omO Lord; namahrespectful obeisances; bhagavateunto the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; hrsikesayaunto Hrsikesa, the Lord of the senses; sarva-gunawith all transcendental qualities; visesaihwith all varieties; vilaksitaparticularly observed; atmaneunto the soul of all living entities; akutinamof all kinds of activity; cittinamof all kinds of knowledge; cetasamof the functions of the mind, such as determination and mental effort; visesanamof their respective objects; caand; adhipatayeunto the master; sodasa-kalayawhose parts are the sixteen original ingredients of creation (namely the five objects of the senses and the eleven senses, including the mind); chandah-mayayaunto the enjoyer of all ritualistic ceremonies; anna-mayayawho maintains all living entities by supplying the necessities of life; amrta-mayayawho awards eternal life; sarva-mayayawho is all-pervading; sahasethe powerful; ojasewho supplies strength to the senses; balayawho supplies strength to the body; kantayathe supreme husband or master of all living entities; kamayawho supplies all necessities for the devotees; namahrespectful obeisances; teunto You; ubhayatraalways (during both day and night, or both in this life and the next); bhuyatmay there be all good fortune.
TRANSLATION
Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Hrsikesa, the controller of all my senses and the origin of everything. As the supreme master of all bodily, mental and intellectual activities, He is the only enjoyer of their results. The five sense objects and eleven senses, including the mind, are His partial manifestations. He supplies all the necessities of life, which are His energy and thus nondifferent from Him, and He is the cause of everyones bodily and mental prowess, which is also nondifferent from Him. Indeed, He is the husband and provider of necessities for all living entities. The purpose of all the Vedas is to worship Him. Therefore let us all offer Him our respectful obeisances. May He always be favorable toward us in this life and the next.
PURPORT
In this verse the word mayamaya is further explained in regard to how the Lord expands His mercy in different ways. parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate: the energies of the Supreme Lord are understood in different ways. In this verse He is described as the original source of everything, even our body, senses, mind, activities, prowess, bodily strength, mental strength and determination for securing the necessities of life. Indeed, the Lords energies can be perceived in everything. As stated in Bhagavad-gita (7.8), raso ham apsu kaunteya: the taste of water is also Krsna. Krsna is the active principle of everything we need for our maintenance.
This verse offering respectful obeisances unto the Lord was composed by Rama, the goddess of fortune, and is full of spiritual power. Under the guidance of a spiritual master, everyone should chant this mantra and thus become a complete and perfect devotee of the Lord. One may chant this mantra for complete liberation from material bondage, and after liberation one may continue to chant it while worshiping the Supreme Lord in Vaikunthaloka. All mantras, of course, are meant for this life and the next life, as Krsna Himself confirms in Bhagavad-gita (9.14):
Always chanting My glories, endeavoring with great determination, bowing down before Me, the great souls perpetually worship Me with devotion. A devotee who both in this life and the next chants the maha-mantra, or any mantra, is called nitya-yuktopasaka.
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