238 Sti Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 3
name with offenses—such chanting will not produce the desired result very
soon. Therefore one should diligently avoid offenses in chanting the holy
name of the Lord.’ ”’
PURPORT

This verse from the Padma Purana is included in the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (11.527)
by Sanatana Gosvami. Therein Srila Sanatana Gosvami gives the following ex-
planation:

vaci gatam prasarigad van-madhye pravrttam api, smarana-patha-gatam kathaficin
manah-sprstam api, srotra-mdlam gatam kificit srutam api; suddha-varnam va asuddha-
varnam api va; ‘vyavahitarn’ sabdantarena yad-vyavadhanam vaksyamana-narayana-sab-
dasya kificid uccarananantaram prasanigad apatitam sabdantaram tena rahitam sat.
This means that if one somehow or other hears, utters or remembers the holy
name, or if it catches his mind while coming near his ears, that holy name, even if
vibrated in separate words, will act. An example of such separation is given as
follows:

yadva, yadyapi ‘hala riktam’ ity ady-uktau hakdra-rikarayor vrttyd hariti-namasty eva,
tatha ‘raja-mahisi’ ity atra rama-namdpi, evam anyad apy Ghyam, tathapi tat-tan-nama-
madhye vyavadhayakam aksardntaram astity etadrsa-vyavadhana-rahitam ity arthah; yad-
va, vyavahitam ca tad-rahitam capi va; tatra ‘vyavahitam’—ndamnah kificid uccarananan-
taram kathaficid apatitam sabdantaram samadhaya pascan namavasistaksara-grahanam ity
evam ripam, madhye sabdantarenantaritam ity arthah, ‘rahitarh’ pascad avasistaksara-
grahana-varjitam, kenacid amsena hinam ity arthah, tathapi tarayaty eva.
Suppose one is using the two words “halam riktam.” Now the syllable ha in the
word “halam” and the syllable ri in “riktam” are separately pronounced, but
nevertheless it will act because one somehow or other utters the word “hari.”
Similarly, in the word “rdja-mahisi," the syllables ra and ma appear in two separate
words, but because they somehow or other appear together, the holy name rama
will act, provided there are no offenses.

sarvebhyah papebhyo ‘paradhebhyas ca samsarad apy uddhdrayaty eveti satyam eva;
kintu naéma-sevanasya mukhyam yat phalam, tan na sadyah sampadyate. tathd deha-
bharanady-artham api nama-sevanena mukhyam phalam asu na sidhyatity 4ha—tac ced
iti.
The holy name has so much spiritual potency that it can deliver one from all sinful
reactions and material entanglements, but utterance of the holy name will not be
very soon fruitful if done to facilitate sinning.
