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Chapter 2: Ajāmila Delivered by the Viṣṇudūtas

Verse 14 of 44
SB 6.2.14

सांकेत्यं पारिहास्यं वा स्तोभं हेलनमेव वा वैकुण्ठनामग्रहणमशेषाघहरं विदुः

sāṅketyaṁ pārihāsyaṁ vā stobhaṁ helanam eva vā vaikuṇṭha-nāma-grahaṇam aśeṣāgha-haraṁ viduḥ

Synonyms

sāṅketyamas an assignation; pārihāsyamjokingly; or; stobhamas musical entertainment; helanamneglectfully; evacertainly; or; vaikuṇṭhaof the Lord; nāma-grahaṇamchanting the holy name; aśeṣaunlimited; agha-haramneutralizing the effect of sinful life; viduḥadvanced transcendentalists know..

Translation

One who chants the holy name of the Lord is immediately freed from the reactions of unlimited sins, even if he chants indirectly [to indicate something else], jokingly, for musical entertainment, or even neglectfully. This is accepted by all the learned scholars of the scriptures.

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