Text 26] Yamaraja Instructs His Messengers 175
te me na dandam arhanty atha yady amisam
syat patakam tad api hanty urugaya-vadah

evam—thus; vimrsya—considering; su-dhiyah—those whose intelli-
gence is sharp; bhagavati—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
anante—the unlimited; sarva-atmand—with all their heart and soul;
vidadhate—take to; khalu—indeed; bhdva-yogam—the process of
devotional service; te—such persons; me—my; na—not; dandam—
punishment; arhanti—deserve; atha—therefore; yadi—if; amisam—
of them; sydt—there is; padtakam—some sinful activity; tat—that;
api—also; hanti—destroys; urugdya-vddah—the chanting of the holy
name of the Supreme Lord.

TRANSLATION

Considering all these points, therefore, intelligent men decide
to solve all problems by adopting the devotional service of chant-
ing the holy name of the Lord, who is situated in everyone’s heart
and who is a mine of all auspicious qualities. Such persons are not
within my jurisdiction for punishment. Generally they never
commit sinful activities, but even if by mistake or because of
bewilderment or illusion they sometimes commit sinful acts, they
are protected from sinful reactions because they always chant the
Hare Krsna mantra.

PURPORT

In this regard Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura quotes the follow-

ing verse from the prayers of Lord Brahma (Bhag. 10.14.29):
athapi te deva padambuja-dvaya-
prasdda-lesdnugrhita eva hi
Janati tattvam bhagavan-mahimno
na canya eko "pi ciram vicinvan

The purport is that even though one is a very learned scholar of the
Vedic sastras, he may be completely unaware of the existence of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead and His name, fame, qualities and so
