Text 72] Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Siva 1123
in life to become as good as a great saint simply by not talking unneces-
sarily with unwanted persons. We should either talk of Krsna or chant
Hare Krsna undeviatingly. This is called muni-vrata. The intelligence
(samahita-dhiyah) must be very sharp and should always be acting in Krsna
consciousness. The words etad abhyasatadrtah indicate that if one takes
these instructions from a spiritual master with great reverence (adrta) and
practices them accordingly, he will find this bhakti-yoga process to be very,
very easy.
TEXT 72
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idam aha purasmakam
-bhagavan visvasrk-patih
bhrgvu-adinam atma-janam
sisrksuh samsisrksatam
idam—this; aha—said; pura—formerly; asmakam—unto us; bhagavan—the
lord; visva-srk—the creators of the universe; patih— master; bhrgu-adinam—
of the great sages headed by Bhrgu; atma-janam—of his sons; sisrksuh—
desirous to create; samsisrksatam—who are in charge of creation.
TRANSLATION
This prayer was first spoken to us by Lord Brahma, the master of all
creators. The creators, headed by Bhrgu, were instructed in these prayers
because they wanted to create.
PURPORT
Lord Brahma was created by Lord Visnu; then Lord Brahma created
Lord Siva and other great sages headed by Bhrgu Muni. These great sages
included Bhrgu, Marici, Atreya, Vasistha and others. All these great sages
were in charge of creating population. Since there were not very many
living entities in the beginning, Visnu entrusted Brahma with the business
of creation, and Brahma in his turn created many hundreds and thousands
of demigods and great sages to continue with the creation. At the same
time, Lord Brahma cautioned all his sons and disciples by reciting the
prayers now recited by Lord Siva. 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 Siva. In this way we can remain constantly
