Verse 25
tapas tvaṁ tapa etena
tava siddhir bhaviṣyati
Anvaya
tvam – you; tapa tapaḥ – must perform austerity; etena – by chanting this mantra; tava – your; siddhiḥ – desired perfection; bhaviṣyati – will be achieved.
Translation
O Brahmā, perform austerity by this mantra. Thus your cherished desire will be fulfilled.
Ṭīkā translation
In this half śloka beginning with the words tapas tvam, instruction is being given on how austerity should be performed; that is, by the aforementioned method. According to the Third Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Brahmājī heard the sixteenth and twenty-first consonants of the alphabet, namely ta and pa, combined to make the word tapa. Upon hearing this, he began to meditate on Bhagavān with one-pointed attention. At that time, by the mercy of Bhagavān, he heard the supreme monarch of mantras, the kṛṣṇa-mantra, spoken by the transcendental Sarasvatī. Goddess Sarasvatī said, “O Brahmā, perform austerity by repeating this mantra with the utmost diligence. Thus all your heart’s desires will be fulfilled.”
Tātparya
The purport of this verse and its commentary is clear.
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