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SB 6.2.14

Devanāgarī

साङ्केत्यं पारिहास्यं वा स्तोभं हेलनमेव वा । वैकुण्ठनामग्रहणमशेषाघहरं विदु: ॥ १४ ॥

Text

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.

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