SB 4.24.70
TEXT 70
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TEXT
तमेवात्मानमात्मस्थं सर्वभूतेष्ववस्थितम् ।
पूजयध्वं गृणन्तश्च ध्यायन्तश्चासकृद्धरिम् ॥ ७० ॥ tam evatmanam atma-stham
sarva-bhutesv avasthitam
pujayadhvam grnantas ca
dhyayantas casakrd dharim
tam-unto Him; eva-certainly; atmanam-the Supreme Soul; atma-stham-within your hearts; sarva-all; bhutesu-in every living being; avasthitam-situated; pujayadhvam-just worship Him; grnantah ca-always chanting; dhyayantah ca-always meditating upon; asakrt-continuously; harim-the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
Therefore, O sons of the king, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari is situated in everyone's heart. He is also within your hearts. Therefore chant the glories of the Lord and always meditate upon Him continuously.
PURPORT
The word asakrt is significant, for it means not just for a few minutes but continuously. That is the instruction given by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu in His Siksastaka. Kirtaniyah sada harih. "The holy name of the Lord should be chanted twenty-four hours daily." Therefore in this Krsna consciousness movement we request the devotees to chant at least sixteen rounds on their beads daily. Actually one has to chant twenty-four hours daily, just like Thakura Haridasa, who was chanting the Hare Krsna mantra 300,000 times daily. Indeed, he had no other business. Some of the Gosvamis like Raghunatha dasa Gosvami were also chanting very rigidly and also offering obeisances very rigidly. As stated in Srinivasacarya's prayer to the six Gosvamis (Sad Gosvamy Astaka 6): saṅkhya-purvaka-nama-gananatibhih kalavasanikrtau. The word saṅkhya-purvaka means "maintaining a numerical strength." Not only was Raghunatha dasa Gosvami chanting the holy name of the Lord, but he was also offering obeisances in the same prolific numbers.
Because the princes were ready to enter into some severe austerity in order to worship the Lord, Lord Siva advised them to constantly chant of and meditate upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is significant that Lord Siva personally offered his prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead just as he was taught by his father, Lord Brahma. Similarly, he was also preaching to the princes according to the parampara system. One not only should practice the instructions received from the spiritual master but should also distribute this knowledge to his disciples.
The words atmanam atma-stham sarva-bhutesv avasthitam are also significant. The Personality of Godhead is the origin of all living entities. Because the living entities are parts and parcels of the Lord, He is the father of all of them. One can search out the Supreme Lord very easily within his heart, for He is situated in every living entity's heart. In this verse the process of worshiping the Lord is considered to be very easy and complete, for anyone can sit down anywhere and in any condition of life and simply chant the holy names of the Lord. By chanting and hearing, one automatically engages in meditation.
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