vaidikas tÄntriko miÅ›ra
iti me tri-vidho makhaḥ
trayÄṇÄm Ä«psitenaiva
vidhinÄ mÄá¹ samarcaret
vaidikaḥ - according to the four Vedas; tÄntrikaḥ - according to practical, explanatory literatures; miÅ›raḥ - mixed; iti - thus; me - of Me; tri-vidhaḥ - of three kinds; makhaḥ - sacrifice; trayÄṇÄm - of the three; Ä«psitena - that which one feels to be most suitable; eva - certainly; vidhinÄ - by the process; mÄm - Me; samarcaret - one should properly worship.
One should carefully worship Me by selecting one of the three methods by which I receive sacrifice: Vedic, tantric or mixed.
Vaidika refers to sacrifice performed with mantras from the four Vedas and auxiliary Vedic literature. TÄntrika refers to such literatures as the PañcarÄtra and the GautamÄ«ya-tantra. And “mixed†indicates utilization of both literatures. It should be remembered that superficial imitation of elaborate Vedic sacrifices will not bring one the actual perfection of life. One must perform sacrifice according to the prescription of the Supreme Lord, who recommends for this age the chanting of His holy names: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare RÄma, Hare RÄma, RÄma RÄma, Hare Hare.
