viprÄ mantra-vido yuktÄs
tair yÄḥ proktÄs tathÄÅ›iá¹£aḥ
tÄ niá¹£phalÄ bhaviá¹£yanti
na kadÄcid api sphuá¹am
viprÄḥ - the brÄhmaṇas; mantra-vidaḥ - completely expert in chanting the Vedic hymns; yuktÄḥ - perfect mystic yogÄ«s; taiḥ - by them; yÄḥ - whatsoever; proktÄḥ - was spoken; tathÄ - becomes just so; ÄÅ›iá¹£aḥ - all blessings; tÄḥ - such words; niá¹£phalÄḥ - useless, without fruit; bhaviá¹£yanti na - never will become; kadÄcit - at any time; api - indeed; sphuá¹am - always factual, as it is.
The brÄhmaṇas, who were completely expert in chanting the Vedic hymns, were all yogÄ«s fully equipped with mystic powers. Whatever blessings they spoke were certainly never fruitless.
BrÄhmaṇas fully equipped with the brahminical qualifications are always yogÄ«s fully powerful in mystic yoga. Their words never fail. In every transaction with other members of society, brÄhmaṇas are certainly dependable. In this age, however, one must take into account that the brÄhmaṇas are uncertain in their qualifications. Because there are no yajñic brÄhmaṇas, all yajñas are forbidden. The only yajña recommended in this age is saá¹…kÄ«rtana-yajña. Yajñaiḥ saá¹…kÄ«rtana-prÄyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ (BhÄg. 11.5.32). Yajña is meant to satisfy Viṣṇu (yajñÄrthÄt karmaṇo ’nyatra loko ’yaá¹ karma-bandhanaḥ). Because in this age there are no qualified brÄhmaṇas, people should perform yajña by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra (yajñaiḥ saá¹…kÄ«rtana-prÄyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ). Life is meant for yajña, and yajña is performed by the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare RÄma, Hare RÄma, RÄma RÄma, Hare Hare.
