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Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva
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impersonalist, pure egotism is  aham brahmāsmi —“I am not this body; I am spirit soul.” But in its actual position, the spirit soul has devotional activities to perform. Therefore Lord Śiva prays to be engaged both in mind and in action in the devotional service of the Supreme Lord according to the direction of the  Vedas . This is the process for purifying false egotism.  Cetaḥ  means knowledge. Without perfect knowledge, one cannot act perfectly. The real source of knowledge is the  vācaḥ , or sound vibration, given by Vedic instructions. Here the word  vācaḥ , or vibration, means the Vedic vibration. The origin of creation is sound vibration, and if the sound vibration is clear and purified, perfect knowledge and perfect activities actually become manifest. This is enacted by the chanting of the  mahā-mantra  Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. Thus Lord Śiva is praying again and again for the purification of body, mind and activities through the purification of knowledge and action under the pure directions of the  Vedas . Lord Śiva prays to the Supreme Personality of Godhead so that his mind, senses and words will all turn toward devotional activities only.
TEXT 44
दर्शनं नो दिद्धूणां देहि भागवतार्चितम् । रूपं प्रियतमं स्वानां सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाञ्जनम् ॥४४॥
darśanam no didṛkṣūṇām dehi bhāgavatārcitam rūpam priyatamam svānām sarvendriya-guṇāñjanam
darśanam—vision; naḥ—our; didṛkṣūṇām—desirous to see; dehi—kindly exhibit; bhāgavata—of the devotees; arcitam—as worshiped by them; rūpam—form; priyatamam—dearmost; svānām—of Your devotees; sarva-indriya—all the senses; guṇa—qualities; añjanam—very much pleasing.
TRANSLATION
My dear Lord, I wish to see You exactly in the form that Your very dear devotees worship. You have many other forms, but I wish to see Your form that is especially liked by the devotees. Please be merciful upon me and show me that form, for only that form worshiped by the devotees can perfectly satisfy all the demands of the senses.
PURPORT
In the  śruti , or  Veda-mantra , it is said that the Supreme Absolute Truth is  sarva-kāmaḥ sarva-gandhaḥ sarva-rasaḥ , or, in other words, He is known