Text 13] Ajamila Delivered by the Visnuditas 103

PURPORT

The statements in this verse have been confirmed previously in
Srimad- -Bhagavatam (1.2.17):

§rnvatam sva-kathah krsnah
punya-Sravana-kirtanah
hrdy antah-stho hy abhadrani

vidhunoti suhrt satam

“Sri Krsna, the Personality of Godhead, who is the Paramatma
[Supersoul] in everyone’s heart and the benefactor of the truthful devo-
tee, cleanses desire for material enjoyment from the heart of the devotee
who relishes His messages, which are in themselves virtuous when prop-
erly heard and chanted.” It is the special mercy of the Supreme Lord that
as soon as He knows that one is glorifying His name, fame and attributes,
He personally helps cleanse the dirt from one’s heart. Therefore simply
by such glorification one not only becomes purified, but also achieves the
results of pious activities (punya-Sravana-kirtana). Punya-sravana-
kirtana refers to the process of devotional service. Even if one does not
understand the meaning of the Lord’s name, pastimes or attributes, one
is purified simply by hearing or chanting of them. Such purification is
called sattva-bhavana.

One’s main purpose in human life should be to purify his existence
and achieve liberation. As long as one has a material body, one is under-
stood to be impure. In such an impure, material condition, one cannot
enjoy a truly blissful life, although everyone seeks it. Therefore Srimad-
Bhagavatam (5.5.1) says, tapo divyam putraké yena sattvarn suddhyet:
one must perform tapasya, austerity, to purify his existence in order to
come to the spiritual platform. The tapasya of chanting and glorifying
the name, fame and attributes of the Lord is a very easy purifying pro-
cess by which everyone can be happy. Therefore everyone who desires
the ultimate cleansing of his heart must adopt this process. Other pro-
cesses, such as karma, jridna and yoga, cannot cleanse the heart
absolutely.

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