mantrasya ca parijñÄnaá¹
karma-śuddhir mad-arpaṇam
dharmaḥ sampadyate á¹£aá¸bhir
adharmas tu viparyayaḥ
mantrasya - (the purification) of a mantra; ca - and; parijñÄnam - correct knowledge; karma - of work; Å›uddhiḥ - the purification; mat-arpaṇam - offering unto Me; dharmaḥ - religiousness; sampadyate - is achieved; á¹£aá¸bhiḥ - by the six (purification of place, time, substance, the doer, the mantras and the work); 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.
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 mahÄ-mantra, or holy names of God, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare RÄma, Hare RÄma, RÄma RÄma, 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.
