394 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 24

In this regard, Caitanya-caritamrta (Antya 3.177-188) describes

Haridasa Thakura’s confirmation of the effect of chanting the holy name
of the Lord.

keha bale——‘ndma haite haya papa-ksaya’
keha bale— ‘nama haite jivera moksa haya’

Some say that by chanting the holy name of the Lord one is freed from all
the reactions of sinful life, and others say that by chanting the holy name
of the Lord one attains liberation from material bondage.

haridasa kahena, — “namera ei dui phala naya
namera phale krsna-pade prema upajaya

Haridasa Thakura, however, said that the desired result of chanting the
holy name of the Lord is not that one is liberated from material bondage
or freed from the reactions of sinful life. The actual result of chanting
the holy name of the Lord is that one awakens his dormant Krsna con-
sciousness, his loving service to the Lord.

Gnusarigika phala namera— ‘muhti’, ‘papa-nasa’
tahara drstanta yaiche siiryera prakasa

Haridasa Thakura said that liberation and freedom from the reactions of
sinful activities are only by-products of chanting the holy name of the
Lord. If one chants the holy name of the Lord purely, he attains the plat-
form of loving service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In this
regard Haridasa Thakura gave an example comparing the power of the
holy name to sunshine.

ei Slokera artha kara panditera gana”
sabe kahe, —‘tumi kaha artha-vivarana’

He placed a verse before all the learned scholars present, but the learned
scholars asked him to state the purport of the verse.

haridasa kahena, — “‘yaiche siiryera udaya
udaya na haite Grambhe tamera haya ksaya
