Bhajana-Rahasya
by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya | 2010 | 123,965 words
The Bhajana-rahasya Text 28, English translation, including commentary (vritti). The Bhajana-rahasya is a compilation of verses describing the mercy of the eight pairs of names (Yugala-nama) of the Maha-mantra. This is text 28 belonging to the chapter “Prathama-yama-sadhana (Nishanta-bhajana–shraddha)” representing the last six dandas of the night: approximately 3.30 a.m.–6.00 a.m.
Text 28
The Vedas (Ṛg Veda, 1.156.3) describe the truth of the holy name (nāmatattva):
ओं आस्य जानन्तो नाम-चिद्-विवक्तन् महस् ते विष्णो
सुमतिं भजामहे ओं तत् सत्oṃ āsya jānanto nāma-cid-vivaktan mahas te viṣṇo
sumatiṃ bhajāmahe oṃ tat satO Viṣṇu, all the Vedas appear from Your name, which is fully conscious and all-illuminating. Your name is the personification of transcendence and supreme bliss, and it is the embodiment of spiritual knowledge, which is easily obtained. I worship You by thoughtfully performing continuous chanting of Your name.