Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.14.34
Mukti· LiberationChoose Chanting for This Age
“Beginning from the mūlādhāra-cakra, one should move the life air continuously upward like the fibers in the lotus stalk until one reaches the heart, where the sacred syllable om is situated like the sound of a bell. One should thus continue raising the sacred syllable upward the distance of twelve aṅgulas, and there the oṁkāra should be joined together with the fifteen vibrations produced with anusvāra.”
What the purport teaches
- The verse describes raising the life air and the sacred syllable om through a technical process. Anusvāra is a nasal vibration pronounced after the fifteen Sanskrit vowels.
- This complicated process is unsuitable for this age. We can still appreciate the sophisticated achievements of those who practiced mystic meditation in former ages.
- The purport asks us to stick firmly to the simple, foolproof meditation prescribed for the present age: chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Chant attentively today: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.
Ask yourself
How can I give the simple practice of chanting a steady place in my day?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.