194 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 18

TEXT 125
TAL ACLT-AAT AF GAIT
ARNT FS |
acral AD: Aaaty FACS
HSE FACB SAA WAAC ze I

yan-namadheya-sravananukirtanad
yat-prahvanad yat-smaranad api kvacit
svado ‘pi sadyah savanaya kalpate
kutah punas te bhagavan nu darsanat

SYNONYMS

yat—of whom; namadheya—of the name; sravana—from hearing;
anukirtanat—and thereafter from chanting; yat—to whom; prahvanat—from
offering respects; yat—of whom; smarandt—from simply remembering; api—
also; kvacit—sometimes; sva-adah—a dog-eater; api—even; sadyah—im-
mediately; savanaya—for performing Vedic sacrifices; kalpate—becomes eligible;
kutah—what to speak; punah—again; te—of You; bhagavan—O Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead; nu—certainly; darsanat—from seeing.

TRANSLATION

““‘To say nothing of the spiritual advancement of persons who see the
Supreme Person face to face, even a person born in a family of dog-eaters be-
comes immediately eligible to perform Vedic sacrifices if he once utters the
holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, or chants about Him, hears
about His pastimes, offers Him obeisances or even remembers Him.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.33.6). According to this verse, it
doesn’t matter what position a person holds. One may be the lowest of the low—
a candala, or dog-eater —but if he takes to chanting and hearing the holy name of
the Lord, he is immediately eligible to perform Vedic sacrifices. This is especially
true in this age of Kali.

harer nama harer nama
harer namaiva kevalam
kalau nasty eva nasty eva
nasty eva gatir anyathd
(Brhan-naradiya Purana, 38.126)
