1422 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 33

TEXT 6

TAD TR TATE
TEAS ATTA CT EAE |
Misty aa: aaa Bead

FA TARA ATTA TIAA Ul & A

yan-nadmadhe ya-sravandnukirtanad
yat-prahvanad yat-smaranad api kvacit

Svade pi sadyah savandya kalpate
kutah punas te bhagavan nu darsanat

yat—of whom (the Supreme Personality of Godhead); namadheya-the
name; sravana—hearing; anukirtandt—by chanting; yat—to whom;
prahvanat—by offering obeisances; yat—whom; smaranat—by remembering;
api—even; kvacit—at any time; sva-adah—a dog-eater; api—even; sadyah—
immediately; savandya—for performing Vedic sacrifices; kalpate—becomes
eligible; kutah—what to speak of; punah—again; te—You; bhagavan—
O Supreme Personality of Godhead; nu—then; darsanat—by seeing eye to
eye.

TRANSLATION

To say nothing of the spiritual advancement of persons who see the
Supreme Person eye to eye, even a person born in the family of dog-eaters
immediately becomes 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

Herein the spiritual potency of chanting, hearing or remembering the
holy name of the Supreme Lord is greatly stressed. Ripa Gosvami has
discussed the sequence of sinful activities of the conditioned soul, and he
has established, in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, that those who engage in
devotional service become freed from the reactions of all sinful activities.
This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gita. The Lord says that He takes
charge of one who surrenders unto Him, and He makes him immune to all
reactions to sinful activities. If by chanting the holy name of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead one becomes so swiftly cleared of all reactions to
