smartavyaḼ satataáš viᚣášur
vismartavyo na jÄtucit
sarve vidhi-niᚣedhÄḼ syur
etayor eva kiáš karÄḼ
smartavyaḼ - to be remembered; satatam - always; viᚣášuḼ - Lord Viᚣášu; vismartavyaḼ - to be forgotten; na - not; jÄtucit - at any time; sarve - all; vidhi-niᚣedhÄḼ - rules and prohibitions mentioned in the revealed scripture or given by the spiritual master; syuḼ - should be; etayoḼ - of these two principles (always to remember KášášŁáša or Viᚣášu and never to forget Him); eva - certainly; kiáš karÄḼ - the servants.
This verse is a quotation from the Padma PurÄáša. There are many regulative principles in the ĹÄstras and directions given by the spiritual master. These regulative principles should act as servants of the basic principle â that is, one should always remember KášášŁáša and never forget Him. This is possible when one chants the Hare KášášŁáša mantra. Therefore one must strictly chant the Hare KášášŁáša mahÄ-mantra twenty-four hours daily. One may have other duties to perform under the direction of the spiritual master, but he must first abide by the spiritual masterâs order to chant a certain number of rounds. In our KášášŁáša consciousness movement, we have recommended that the neophyte chant at least sixteen rounds. This chanting of sixteen rounds is absolutely necessary if one wants to remember KášášŁáša and not forget Him. Of all the regulative principles, the spiritual masterâs order to chant at least sixteen rounds is most essential.
One may sell books or enlist life members or render some other service, but these duties are not ordinary duties. These duties serve as an impetus for remembering KášášŁáša. When one goes with a saáš kÄŤrtana party or sells books, he naturally remembers that he is going to sell KášášŁášaâs books. In this way, he is remembering KášášŁáša. When one goes to enlist a life member, he talks about KášášŁáša and thereby remembers Him. SmartavyaḼ satataáš viᚣášur vismartavyo na jÄtucit. The conclusion is that one must act in such a way that he will always remember KášášŁáša, and one must refrain from doing things that make him forget KášášŁáša. These two principles form the basic background of KášášŁáša consciousness.