Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.21.15
मन्त्रस्य च परिज्ञानं कर्मशुद्धिर्मदर्पणम् ।
धर्म: सम्पद्यते षड्भिरधर्मस्तु विपर्यय: ॥ १५ ॥
mantrasya ca parijñānaṁ
[mantrasya cha parijnaanam]
karma-śuddhir mad-arpaṇam
[karma-shuddhir mad-arpanam]
dharmaḥ sampadyate ṣaḍbhir
[dharmah sampadyate shadbhir]
adharmas tu viparyayaḥ
[adharmas tu viparyayah]
Word-for-word
mantrasya
—
(the purification) of a mantra
ca
—
and
parijñānam
—
correct knowledge
karma
—
of work
śuddhiḥ
—
the purification
mat-arpaṇam
—
offering unto Me
dharmaḥ
—
religiousness
sampadyate
—
is achieved
ṣaḍbhiḥ
—
by the six (purification of place, time, substance, the doer, the mantras and the work)
adharmaḥ
—
irreligiosity
tu
—
but
viparyayaḥ
—
otherwise.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mantrasya ca parijñānaṁ
mantrasya
(the purification) of a mantra
ca
and
parijñānam
correct knowledge
karma-śuddhir mad-arpaṇam
karma
of work
śuddhiḥ
the purification
mat-arpaṇam
offering unto Me
dharmaḥ sampadyate ṣaḍbhir
dharmaḥ
religiousness
sampadyate
is achieved
ṣaḍbhiḥ
by the six (purification of place, time, substance, the doer, the mantras and the work)
adharmas tu viparyayaḥ
adharmaḥ
irreligiosity
tu
but
viparyayaḥ
otherwise.
A mantra is purified when chanted with proper knowledge, and one’s work is purified when offered to Me. Thus by purification of the place, time, substance, doer, mantras and work, one becomes religious, and by negligence of these six items one is considered irreligious.
Purport
One receives a mantra from the mouth of a bona fide spiritual master, who instructs the disciple in the method, meaning and ultimate purpose of the mantra. The bona fide spiritual master in this age gives his disciple the mahā-mantra, or holy names of God, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. One who chants this mantra, considering himself to be the eternal servant of the Lord, gradually learns to chant offenselessly and by such purified chanting quickly achieves the highest perfection of life. The Lord here summarizes His discussion of purity and impurity, which manifest ultimately in religious and irreligious life.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
A mantra is purified when chanted with proper knowledge, and one’s work is purified when offered to me. Thus by purification of the place, time, substance, doer, mantras and work, dharma is accomplished, and by negligence of these six items adharma appears.
Purification of mantra is described. Suitable knowledge from the mouth of the pure guru purifies a mantra. Action is purified by offering it to the Lord. If not offered, it is impure. By purity of these six items one should conduct oneself in life. After showing purity and impurity, everything is summarized. By the purity of six items—place, time, objects, performer, mantra and action—dharma is accomplished. When there is impurity of these items, it is a cause of adharma.
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Personal Guidance
Mantra is purified by proper knowledge, work by offering to the Lord; purifying place, time, substance, doer, mantras, work yields religion. Six axes of purification compose one life.
Reflection Questions
- Which of the six is weakest in my own practice?
- What small adjustment would shift it?
My note
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