# SB 6.5.26 > तदुपस्पर्शनादेव विनिर्धूतमलाशयाः > जपन्तो ब्रह्म परमं तेपुस्तत्र महत्तपः ॥२६॥ ## Text > tad-upasparśanād eva > vinirdhūta-malāśayāḥ > japanto brahma paramaṁ > tepus tatra mahat tapaḥ ## Synonyms *tat*—of that holy place; *upasparśanāt*—by bathing regularly in the water; *eva*—indeed; *vinirdhūta*—completely purified; *mala-āśayāḥ*—of all the dirt within the heart; *japantaḥ*—chanting or murmuring; *brahma*—*mantras* beginning with *oṁ* (such as *oṁ tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padaṁ sadā paśyanti sūrayaḥ*); *paramam*—the ultimate goal; *tepuḥ*—performed; *tatra*—there; *mahat*—great; *tapaḥ*—penances. ## Translation **At Nārāyaṇa-saras, the second group of sons performed penances in the same way as the first. They bathed in the holy water, and by its touch all the dirty material desires in their hearts were cleansed away. They murmured mantras beginning with oṁkāra and underwent a severe course of austerities.** ## Purport Every Vedic *mantra* is called *brahma* because each *mantra* is preceded by the *brahmākṣara* (*aum* or *oṁkāra*). For example, *oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* Lord Kṛṣṇa says in *Bhagavad-gītā (7.8), praṇavaḥ sarva-vedeṣu:* "In all the Vedic *mantras,* I am represented by *praṇava,* or *oṁkāra.*" hus chanting of the Vedic *mantras* beginning with *oṁkāra* is directly chanting of Kṛṣṇa's name. There is no difference. Whether one *chants oṁkāra* or addresses the Lord as "Kṛṣṇa," the meaning is the same, but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has recommended that in this age one chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa *mantra* (*harer nāma eva kevalam* [[cc/adi/17/21|[Cc. Ādi 17.21] ]]). Although there is no difference between Hare Kṛṣṇa and the Vedic *mantras* beginning with *oṁkāra,* Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the leader of the spiritual movement for this age, has recommended that one chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.