168 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 3

sinful Ajamila chanted only to call his son, not knowing that he
was chanting the Lord’s holy name. Nevertheless, by chanting the
holy name of the Lord, he remembered Narayana, and thus he was
immediately saved from the ropes of death.

PURPORT

There is no need to conduct research into the significance of the chant-
ing of the Hare Krsna mantra. The history of Ajamila is sufficient proof
of the power of the Lord’s holy name and the exalted position of a person
who chants the holy name incessantly. Therefore Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu advised:

harer nama harer nama
harer némaiva kevalam

kalau nasty eva nasty eva
nasty eva gatir anyatha

In this age of Kali, no one can perform all the ritualistic ceremonies for
becoming liberated; that is extremely difficult. Therefore all the sastras
and all the dcdryas have recommended that in this age one chant the holy
name.

TEXT 24
caameataee = gat
Asda ATA THAATATY |
fagrgTATTaaaftsIsh
arta Bara ars BRKT NII

etavatalam agha-nirharandya purisarn
sankirtanam bhagavato guna-karma-namnam

vikrusya putram aghavan yad ajamilo ’pi
naradyaneti mriyamana iyadya muktim

etavata—with this much; alam—sufficient; agha-nirharanaya—for
taking away the reactions of sinful activities; purisam—of human
beings; sarikirtanam—the congregational chanting; bhagavatah—of the
