Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.14.48
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyWorship the Supreme Lord Through His Names
“In the Satya-yuga, the first millennium, all the Vedic mantras were included in one mantra — praṇava, the root of all Vedic mantras. In other words, the Atharva Veda alone was the source of all Vedic knowledge. The Supreme Personality of Godhead Nārāyaṇa was the only worshipable Deity; there was no recommendation for worship of the demigods. Fire was one only, and the only order of life in human society was known as haṁsa.”
What the purport teaches
- In Satya-yuga there was one Veda, and all Vedic mantras were included in praṇava. Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, was the only worshipable Deity.
- Both oṁkāra and the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra address the Supreme Personality of Godhead. For Kali-yuga, the scriptures recommend chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa.
- Worshiping Nārāyaṇa is like watering a tree’s root, nourishing all its parts. Chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa frees one from material bondage and makes one eligible to return home, back to Godhead.
Try this today
Chant once attentively: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.
Ask yourself
How does the image of watering a tree’s root help me understand worship of the Supreme Lord?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.