Text 72] Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva
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in life to become as good as a great saint simply by not talking unnecessarily with unwanted persons. We should either talk of Kṛṣṇa or chant Hare Kṛṣṇa undeviatingly. This is called  muni-vrata . The intelligence ( samāhita-dhiyaḥ ) must be very sharp and should always be acting in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The words  etad abhyasatādṛtāḥ  indicate that if one takes these instructions from a spiritual master with great reverence ( ādṛta ) and practices them accordingly, he will find this  bhakti-yoga  process to be very, very easy.
TEXT 72
इदमाह पुरासाकं भगवान् विश्वमुक्पतिः । भृग्वादीनामात्यजानां सिमुभुः संसिमुक्षताम् ॥७२॥
idam āha purāsmākam bhagavān viśvasṛk-patiḥ bhṛgv-ādīnām ātma-jānām siṣṛkṣuḥ saṁsiṣṛkṣatām
idam—this; āha—said; purā—formerly; asmākam—unto us; bhagavān—the lord; viśva-sṛk—the creators of the universe; patiḥ—master; bhṛgv-ādīnām—of the great sages headed by Bhṛgu; ātma-jānām—of his sons; siṣṛkṣuḥ—desirous to create; saṁsiṣṛkṣatām—who are in charge of creation.
TRANSLATION
This prayer was first spoken to us by Lord Brahmā, the master of all creators. The creators, headed by Bhṛgu, were instructed in these prayers because they wanted to create.
PURPORT
Lord Brahmā was created by Lord Viṣṇu; then Lord Brahmā created Lord Śiva and other great sages headed by Bhṛgu Muni. These great sages included Bhṛgu, Marīci, Ātreya, Vasiṣṭha and others. All these great sages were in charge of creating population. Since there were not very many living entities in the beginning, Viṣṇu entrusted Brahmā with the business of creation, and Brahmā in his turn created many hundreds and thousands of demigods and great sages to continue with the creation. At the same time, Lord Brahmā cautioned all his sons and disciples by reciting the prayers now recited by Lord Śiva. The material creation means material engagement, but material engagements can be counteracted if we always remember our relationship with the Lord as that relationship is described in these prayers recited by Lord Śiva. In this way we can remain constantly