Text 19] Ajamila Delivered by the Visnuditas 109

TEXT 18

AANA MATTE Aq |
agifaaat Gal eteet agra: 112 cil

ajnanad athava jnanad
uttamasloka-nama yat
sankirtitam agham pumso

dahed edho yathanalah

ajndndat—out of ignorance; athavé—or; jridndt—with knowledge; ut-
tamasloka—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; naéma—the holy
name; yat—that which; sarkirtitam—chanted; agham—sin; pumsah—
of a person; dahet—burns to ashes; edhah—dry grass; yathé—just as;
analah—fire.

TRANSLATION

As a fire burns dry grass to ashes, so the holy name of the Lord,
whether chanted knowingly or unknowingly, burns to ashes, with-
out fail, all the reactions of one’s sinful activities.

PURPORT

Fire will act, regardless of whether handled by an innocent child or by
someone well aware of its power. For example, if a field of straw or dry
grass is set afire, either by an elderly man who knows the power of fire or
by a child who does not, the grass will be burned to ashes. Similarly, one
may or may not know the power of chanting the Hare Krsna mantra, but
if one chants the holy name he will become free from all sinful reactions.

TEXT 19
qa «= aaa TEST |
AAAS AAT FA HeAS ATTA 2 3
yathégadam viryatamam
upayuktam yadrechaya

ajGnato ‘py dtma-gunam
kuryan mantro "py udaéhrtah
