100 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 2
vyaGharanam—chanting of the holy name; visnoh—of Lord Visnu;
yatah—because of which; tat-visaya—on the person who chants the
holy name; matih—His attention.
TRANSLATION

The chanting of the holy name of Lord Visnu is the best process
of atonement for a thief of gold or other valuables, for a
drunkard, for one who betrays a friend or relative, for one who
kills a brahmana, or for one who indulges in sex with the wife of
his guru or another superior. It is also the best method of atone-
ment for one who murders women, the king or his father, for one
who slaughters cows, and for all other sinful men. Simply by
chanting the holy name of Lord Visnu, such sinful persons may at-
tract the attention of the Supreme Lord, who therefore considers,
“*Because this man has chanted My holy name, My duty is to give
him protection.”

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na niskrtair uditair brahma-vadibhis
tatha visuddhyaty aghavan vratadibhih
yatha harer nama-padair udahrtais
tad uttamasloka-gunopalambhakam

na—not; niskrtaih—by the processes of atonement; uditaih—
prescribed; brahma-védibhih—by learned scholars such as Manu;
tatha—to that extent; visuddhyati—becomes purified; agha-van—a sin-
ful man; vrata-ddibhih—by observing the vows and regulative prin-
ciples; yatha—as; hareh—of Lord Hari; néma-padaih—by the syllables
of the holy name; udahrtaih—chanted; tat—that; uttamasloka—of the
