समाहितधियः सर्व एतदभ्यसतादृताः ॥७१॥
yogÄdeÅ›am upÄsÄdya
dhÄrayanto muni-vratÄḥ
samÄhita-dhiyaḥ sarva
etad abhyasatÄdá¹›tÄḥ
yoga-ÄdeÅ›am - this instruction of bhakti-yoga; upÄsÄdya - constantly reading; dhÄrayantaḥ - and taking within the heart; muni-vratÄḥ - just take the vow of the great sages, the vow of silence; samÄhita - always fixed in the mind; dhiyaḥ - with intelligence; sarve - all of you; etat - this; abhyasata - practice; Ädá¹›tÄḥ - with great reverence.
My dear princes, in the form of a prayer I have delineated the yoga system of chanting the holy name. All of you should take this important stotra within your minds and promise to keep it in order to become great sages. By acting silently like a great sage and by giving attention and reverence, you should practice this method.
In the haá¹ha-yoga system one has to practice bodily exercises, dhyÄna, dhÄraṇÄ, Äsana, meditation, etc. One also has to sit in one place in a particular posture and concentrate his gaze on the tip of the nose. There are so many rules and regulations for the haá¹ha-yoga system that it is practically impossible to perform it in this age. The alternative system of bhakti-yoga is very easy not only in this age but in others as well, for this yoga system was advocated long ago by Lord Åšiva when he advised the princes, the sons of MahÄrÄja PrÄcÄ«nabarhiá¹£at. The bhakti-yoga system is not newly introduced, for even five thousand years ago Lord Kṛṣṇa recommended this bhakti-yoga as the topmost yoga. As Kṛṣṇa tells Arjuna in Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (6.47):
yoginÄm api sarveá¹£Äá¹
mad-gatenÄntarÄtmanÄ
Å›raddhÄvÄn bhajate yo mÄá¹
sa me yuktatamo mataḥ
“Of all yogÄ«s, he who always abides in Me with great faith, worshiping Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately united with Me in yoga and is the highest of all.â€
The topmost yogī is he who constantly thinks of Kṛṣṇa within himself and chants the glories of the Lord. In other words, this system of bhakti-yoga has been existing from time immemorial and is now continuing in this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.
The word muni-vratÄḥ is significant in this regard because those who are interested in advancing in spiritual life must be silent. Silence means talking only of kṛṣṇa-kathÄ. This is the silence of MahÄrÄja AmbarÄ«á¹£a:
sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padÄravindayor
vacÄá¹si vaikuṇá¹ha-guṇÄnuvarṇane
“King AmbarÄ«á¹£a always fixed his mind on the lotus feet of the Lord and talked of Him only.†(BhÄg. 9.4.19) We should also take this opportunity in life to become as good as a great saint simply by not talking unnecessarily with unwanted persons. We should either talk of Kṛṣṇa or chant Hare Kṛṣṇa undeviatingly. This is called muni-vrata. The intelligence must be very sharp (samÄhita-dhiyaḥ) and should always be acting in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The words etad abhyasatÄdá¹›tÄḥ indicate that if one takes these instructions from a spiritual master with great reverence (Ädá¹›ta) and practices them accordingly, he will find this bhakti-yoga process to be very, very easy.
