Text 60) The Glories of Haridasa Thakura 237
name while one engages in sense gratification is an impediment on the path
toward achieving ecstatic love for Krsna. On the other hand, if one who is eager
for devotional service utters the holy name even partially or improperly, the holy
name, who is identical with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, exhibits its
spiritual potency because of that person’s offenseless utterance. Thus one is
relieved from all unwanted practices, and one gradually awakens his dormant love
for Krsna.
TEXT 60

ACAFS BD UES AIAG CABAL ASE

Bas VIII Wayee-afesr Siayosa ASIF!

WLHCHR-HlA4-FAGL-CALS-ALIS-ACT

farPRas Bia PHGAS HaeqaigG fag i vo t

nadmaikam yasya vaci smarana-patha-gatam Srotra-mulam gatarh va
suddham vasuddha-varnam vyavahita-rahitam tarayaty eva satyam
tac ced deha-dravina-janata-lobha-pasanda-madhye
niksiptam syan na phala-janakam sighram evatra vipra
SYNONYMS
néma—the holy name; ekam—once; yasya—whose; vaci—in the mouth;
smarana-patha-gatam —entered the path of remembrance; srotra-mdlam gatam—
entered the roots of the ears; vi—or; suddham—pure; va—or; asuddha-var-
nam—impurely uttered; vyavahita-rahitam—without offenses or without being
separated; tdrayati—delivers; eva—certainly; satyam—truly; tat—that name;
cet—if; deha—the material body; dravina—material opulence; janata—public
support; lobha—greed; pdsanda—atheism; madhye—toward; niksiptam—
directed; sydt—may be; na—not; phala-janakam—producing the results;
sighram—quickly; eva—certainly; atra—in this matter; vipra—O braéhmana.
TRANSLATION
“ ‘If a devotee once utters the holy name of the Lord, or if it penetrates his

mind or enters his ear, which is the channel of aural reception, that holy name
will certainly deliver him from material bondage, whether vibrated properly
or improperly, with correct or incorrect grammar, and properly joined or vi-
brated in separate parts. O brahmana, the potency of the holy name is
therefore certainly great. However, if one uses the vibration of the holy name
for the benefit of the material body, for material wealth and followers, or
under the influence of greed or atheism—in other words, if one utters the
