Madhya-līlā

Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places

Verse 33 of 358
Cc Madhya 9.33

সহস্রনাম্নাং পুণ্যানাং ত্রিরাবৃত্ত্যা তু যত্ফলম্ একাবৃত্ত্যা তু কৃষ্ণস্য নামৈকং তত্প্রযচ্ছতি

सहस्रनाम्नां पुण्यानां त्रिरावृत्त्या तु यत्फलम् एकावृत्त्या तु कृष्णस्य नामैकं तत्प्रयच्छति

sahasra-nāmnāṁ puṇyānāṁ trir-āvṛttyā tu yat phalam ekāvṛttyā tu kṛṣṇasya nāmaikaṁ tat prayacchati

Synonyms

sahasra-nāmnāmof one thousand names; puṇyānāmholy; triḥ-āvṛttyāby thrice chanting; tubut; yatwhich; phalamresult; eka-āvṛttyāby one repetition; tubut; kṛṣṇasyaof Lord Kṛṣṇa; nāmaholy name; ekamonly one; tatthat result; prayacchatigives..

Translation

" 'The pious results derived from chanting the thousand holy names of Viṣṇu three times can be attained by only one repetition of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.'

Purport

This verse from the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa is found in the Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta (1.354), by Rūpa Gosvāmī. For every three times one chants the holy name of Rāma, one can attain the same results simply by chanting the name of Kṛṣṇa once.

Verse 33 of 358
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