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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.20
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 20
- athopaspṛśya salilaṁ
- sandadhe tat samāhitaḥ
- ajānann api saṁhāraṁ
- prāṇa-kṛcchra upasthite
athathus — thus; upaspṛśyatouching in sanctity — touching in sanctity; salilamwater — water; sandadhechanted the hymns — chanted the hymns; tatthat — that; samāhitaḥbeing in concentration — being in concentration; ajānanwithout knowing — without knowing; apialthough — although; saṁhāramwithdrawal — withdrawal; prāṇalife being put in danger-kṛcchrelife being put in danger — life being put in danger; upasthitebeing placed in such a position — being placed in such a position.
Since his life was in danger, he touched water in sanctity and concentrated upon the chanting of the hymns for throwing nuclear weapons, although he did not know how to withdraw such weapons.
The subtle forms of material activities are finer than grosser methods of material manipulation. Such subtle forms of material activities are effected through purification of sound. The same method is adopted here by chanting hymns to act as nuclear weapons.