athopaspṛśya salilaá¹
sandadhe tat samÄhitaḥ
ajÄnann api saá¹hÄraá¹
prÄṇa-ká¹›cchra upasthite
atha - thus; upaspṛśya - touching in sanctity; salilam - water; sandadhe - chanted the hymns; tat - that; samÄhitaḥ - being in concentration; ajÄnan - without knowing; api - although; saá¹hÄram - withdrawal; prÄṇa-ká¹›cchre - life being put in danger; upasthite - being placed in such a position.
The subtle forms of material activities are finer than grosser methods of material manipulation. Such subtle forms of material activities are effected through purification of sound. The same method is adopted here by chanting hymns to act as nuclear weapons.