66 The Nectar of Instruction
kintv Gdardd anudinam khalu saiva justa
svadvi kramad bhavati tad-gada-miila-hantri

syat—is; krsna—of Lord Krsna; ndma—the holy name;
carita-Gdi—character, pastimes and so forth; sita—sugar
candy; api—although; avidya—of ignorance; pitta—by the
bile; upatapta—afflicted; rasanasya—of the tongue; na—
not; rocika—palatable; nu—oh, how wonderful it is;
kintu—but; ddaraét—carefully; anudinam—every day, or
twenty-four hours daily; khalu—naturally; sa—that (sugar
candy of the holy name); eva—certainly; justd—taken or
chanted; svadvi—relishable; kramat—gradually; bhavati—
becomes; tat-gada—of that disease; mila—of the root;
hantri—the destroyer.

TRANSLATION

The holy name, character, pastimes and activities of
Krsna are all transcendentally sweet like sugar candy.
Although the tongue of one afflicted by the jaundice of
avidya [ignorance] cannot taste anything sweet, it is
wonderful that simply by carefully chanting these
sweet names every day, a natural relish awakens within
his tongue, and his disease is gradually destroyed at the
root.

PURPORT

The holy name of Lord Krsna, His quality, pastimes and

so forth are all of the nature of absolute truth, beauty and
