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Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
[Canto 2, Ch. 9]
annihilated. He is worshiped in every millennium or  yuga , as it is said,
kṛte yad dhyāyato viṣṇuṁ tretāyāṁ yajato makhaiḥ dvāpare paricaryāyāṁ kalau taddhari-kīrtanāt
In the  Viṣṇu Purāṇa  it is written: “ sa hānis tan-mahacchidram sa mohaḥ sa ca vibhramaḥ yan-muhūrtaṁ kṣaṇaṁ vāpi vāsudevaṁ na cintayet. ” If even for a moment remembrance of Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is missed, that is the greatest loss, that is the greatest illusion, and that is the greatest anomaly. The Lord can be worshiped in all stages of life. For instance, even in the womb of their mothers Mahārāja Prahlāda and Mahārāja Parīkṣit worshiped the Lord; even in his very childhood, at the age of only five years, Dhruva Mahārāja worshiped the Lord; even in full youth, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa worshiped the Lord; and even at the last stage of his frustration and old age Mahārāja Dhṛtarāṣṭra worshiped the Lord. Ajāmila worshiped the Lord even at the point of death, and the Lord was worshiped by Citraketu even in heaven and in hell. In the  Narasiṁha Purāṇa  it is said that as the hellish inhabitants began to chant the holy name of the Lord they began to be elevated from hell towards heaven. Durvāsā Muni has also supported this view: “ mucyeta yan-nāmny udite nārako 'pi. ” Simply by chanting the holy name of the Lord the inhabitants of hell became released from their hellish persecution. So the conclusion of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam , as given by Śukadeva Gosvāmī to Mahārāja Parīkṣit, is:  etad nirvidyā manānām icchatam akuto-bhayam yoginānam api nirṇūtam harer nāmānukīrtanam:  “● King, it is finally decided that everyone, namely those in the renounced order of life, the mystics, and the enjoyers of fruitive work, should chant the holy name of the Lord fearlessly to achieve the desired success in their pursuits.”
Similarly, it is indicated indirectly in various places of revealed scriptures:
1. Even though one is well versed in all the  Vedas  and scriptures, if one is not a devotee of the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, he is considered to be the lowest of mankind.
2. In the  Garuḍa Purāṇa ,  Bṛhad-Nāradīya Purāṇa  and  Padma Purāṇa , the same is repeated: What is the use of Vedic knowledge and penances for one who is devoid of devotional service of the Lord?
3. What is the comparison of thousands of Prajāpatis with one devotee of the Lord?
4. Śukadeva Gosvāmī said ( Bhāg.  2.4.17) that neither the ascetic, nor one who is greatly munificent, nor one who is famous, nor the great