SB 6.2.14

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Sixth Canto - Chapter 2: Ajāmila Delivered by the Viṣṇudūtas

SB 6.2.13 - SB 6.2.15

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 14

sāṅketyaṁ pārihāsyaṁ vā

stobhaṁ helanam eva vā

vaikuṇṭha-nāma-grahaṇam

aśeṣāgha-haraṁ viduḥ

SYNONYMS

sāṅketyam—as an assignation; pārihāsyam—jokingly; vā—or; stobham—as musical entertainment; helanam—neglectfully; eva—certainly; vā—or; vaikuṇṭha—of the Lord; nāma-grahaṇam—chanting the holy name; aśeṣa—unlimited; agha-haram—neutralizing the effect of sinful life; viduḥ—advanced 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.

SB 6.2.13 - SB 6.2.15