102 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 2
process for becoming purified of all sinful reactions and coming im-
mediately to the platform of spiritual life.
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atetfras: The Haste frega
Wa: FeMaa Aaa |
TOTS: BE TSVATTA: 112 VU)
naikantikam tad dhi krte ‘pi niskrte
manah punar dhdavati ced asat-pathe
tat karma-nirhéram abhipsatam harer
gundanuvddah khalu sattva-bhavanah
na—not; aikdntikam—absolutely cleansed; tat—the heart; hi—
because; krte—very nicely performed; api—although; niskrte—
atonement; manah—the mind; punah—again; dhadvati—runs; cet—if;
asat-pathe—on the path of material activities; tat—therefore; karma-
nirhdram—cessation of the fruitive reactions of material activities;
abhipsatam —for those who seriously want; hareh—of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead; guna-anuvadah—constant chanting of the glories;
khalu—indeed; sattva-bhdvanah—actually purifying one’s existence.
TRANSLATION
The ritualistic ceremonies of atonement recommended in the
religious scriptures are insufficient to cleanse the heart absolutely
because after atonement one’s mind again runs toward material ac-
tivities. Consequently, for one who wants liberation from the
fruitive reactions of material activities, the chanting of the Hare
Krsna mantra, or glorification of the name, fame and pastimes of
the Lord, is recommended as the most perfect process of atone-
ment because such chanting eradicates the dirt from one’s heart
completely.
