Ādi-līlā, Chapter 8
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PURPORT
One cannot be situated in the devotional service of the Lord unless one is free from sinful life. This is confirmed in  Bhagavad-gītā :
yeṣāṁ tv anta-gataṁ pāpaṁ janānāṁ puṇya-karmaṇām te dvandva-moha-nirmuktā bhajante māṁ dṛḍha-vratāḥ
“Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in this life, whose sinful actions are completely eradicated and who are freed from the duality of delusion, engage themselves in My service with determination.” (Bg. 7.28) A person who is already cleansed of all tinges of sinful life engages without deviation or duality of purpose in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. In this age, although people are greatly sinful, simply chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-mantra  can relieve them from the reactions of their sins.  Eka kṛṣṇa-nāme : only by chanting Kṛṣṇa’s name is this possible. This is also confirmed in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (kīrtanād eva kṛṣṇasya) . Caitanya Mahāprabhu has also taught us this. While passing on the road, He used to chant:
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa he kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa he kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa rakṣa mām kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa pāhi mām rāma rāghava rāma rāghava rāma rāghava rakṣa mām kṛṣṇa keśava kṛṣṇa keśava kṛṣṇa keśava pāhi mām
If one always chants the holy name Kṛṣṇa, gradually one is freed from all reactions of sinful life, provided he chants offenselessly and does not commit more sinful activities on the strength of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra . In this way one is purified, and his devotional service causes the arousal of his dormant love of God. Simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra  and not committing sinful activities and offenses, one’s life is purified, and thus one comes to the fifth stage of perfection, or engagement in the loving service of the Lord ( premā pumartho mahān ).
TEXT 27
শ্রেমের উদয়ে হয় শ্রেমের বিকার ।
শ্রেদ-কম্প-পুলকাদি গদ্গদাশ্রধার ॥ ২৭ ॥
premera udaye haya premera vikāra sveda-kampa-pulakādi gadgadāśrudhāra
SYNONYMS
premera —of love of Godhead;  udaye —when there is awakening;  haya —it becomes so;  premera —of love of Godhead;  vikāra —transformation;  sveda —perspiration;  kam-