Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.19.10
प्रणमेद्दण्डवद्भूमौ भक्तिप्रह्वेण चेतसा ।
दशवारं जपेन्मन्त्रं तत: स्तोत्रमुदीरयेत् ॥ १० ॥
praṇamed daṇḍavad bhūmau
[pranamed dandavad bhoomau]
bhakti-prahveṇa cetasā
[bhakti-prahvena chetasaa]
daśa-vāraṁ japen mantraṁ
[dasha-vaaram japen mantram]
tataḥ stotram udīrayet
[tatah stotram udeerayet]
Word-for-word
praṇamet
—
should offer obeisances
daṇḍa-vat
—
like a stick
bhūmau
—
on the ground
bhakti
—
through devotion
prahveṇa
—
humble
cetasā
—
with a mind
daśa-vāram
—
ten times
japet
—
should utter
mantram
—
the mantra
tataḥ
—
then
stotram
—
prayer
udīrayet
—
should chant.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
praṇamed daṇḍavad bhūmau
praṇamet
should offer obeisances
daṇḍa-vat
like a stick
bhūmau
on the ground
bhakti-prahveṇa cetasā
bhakti
through devotion
prahveṇa
humble
cetasā
with a mind
daśa-vāraṁ japen mantraṁ
daśa-vāram
ten times
japet
should utter
mantram
the mantra
tataḥ stotram udīrayet
tataḥ
then
stotram
prayer
udīrayet
should chant.
One should offer obeisances unto the Lord with a mind humbled through devotion. While offering daṇḍavats by falling on the ground like a rod, one should chant the above mantra ten times. Then one should chant the following prayer.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
One should offer obeisances on the earth to the Lord with a mind humbled by bhakti. One should chant the above mantra ten times. Then one should chant the following prayer.
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Personal Guidance
Offer obeisances with a humble mind, prostrate ten times reciting the mantra, then chant the following prayer. Body, count, and mantra together compose worship.
Reflection Questions
- Have I integrated body-count-mantra in even one daily ritual?
- Where could I add one of the three to what I already do?
My note
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