SB 6.3.23: Difference between revisions
m (1 revision(s)) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{info | {{info | ||
|speaker=Yamarāja | |speaker=Yamarāja | ||
|listener=Yamadūtas | |listener=Yamadūtas | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Category:Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 06 Chapter 03]] | |||
[[Category:Bhagavatam Verses Spoken by Yamaraja - Vanisource|060323]] | |||
<div style="float:left">'''[[Srimad-Bhagavatam]] - [[SB 6|Sixth Canto]] - [[SB 6.3: Yamaraja Instructs His Messengers|Chapter 3: Yamarāja Instructs His Messengers]]'''</div> | |||
<div style="float:right">[[File:Go-previous.png|link=SB 6.3.22]] '''[[SB 6.3.22]] - [[SB 6.3.24]]''' [[File:Go-next.png|link=SB 6.3.24]]</div> | |||
{{RandomImage}} | |||
==== TEXT 23 ==== | ==== TEXT 23 ==== | ||
<div | <div class="verse"> | ||
nāmoccāraṇa-māhātmyaṁ | :nāmoccāraṇa-māhātmyaṁ | ||
hareḥ paśyata putrakāḥ | :hareḥ paśyata putrakāḥ | ||
ajāmilo 'pi yenaiva | :ajāmilo 'pi yenaiva | ||
mṛtyu-pāśād amucyata | :mṛtyu-pāśād amucyata | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
| Line 16: | Line 22: | ||
==== SYNONYMS ==== | ==== SYNONYMS ==== | ||
<div | <div class="synonyms"> | ||
''nāma''—of the holy name; ''uccāraṇa''—of the pronouncing; ''māhātmyam''—the exalted position; ''hareḥ''—of the Supreme Lord; ''paśyata''—just see; ''putrakāḥ''—O my dear servants, who are like my sons; ''ajāmilaḥ api''—even Ajāmila (who was considered greatly sinful); ''yena''—by the chanting of which; ''eva''—certainly; ''mṛtyu-pāśāt''—from the ropes of death; ''amucyata''—was delivered. | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
| Line 23: | Line 29: | ||
==== TRANSLATION ==== | ==== TRANSLATION ==== | ||
<div | <div class="translation"> | ||
My dear servants, who are as good as my sons, just see how glorious is the chanting of the holy name of the Lord. The greatly sinful Ajāmila 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 Nārāyaṇa, and thus he was immediately saved from the ropes of death. | My dear servants, who are as good as my sons, just see how glorious is the chanting of the holy name of the Lord. The greatly sinful Ajāmila 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 Nārāyaṇa, and thus he was immediately saved from the ropes of death. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
| Line 30: | Line 36: | ||
==== PURPORT ==== | ==== PURPORT ==== | ||
<div | <div class="purport"> | ||
There is no need to conduct research into the significance of the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. The history of Ajāmila 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 Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu advised: | There is no need to conduct research into the significance of the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa ''mantra''. The history of Ajāmila 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 Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu advised: | ||
:harer nāma harer nāma | :''harer nāma harer nāma'' | ||
:harer nāmaiva kevalam | :''harer nāmaiva kevalam'' | ||
:kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva | :''kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva'' | ||
:nāsty eva gatir anyathā | :''nāsty eva gatir anyathā'' | ||
([[CC Adi 17.21]]) | :([[CC Adi 17.21]]) | ||
In this age of Kali, no one can perform all the ritualistic ceremonies for becoming liberated; that is extremely difficult. Therefore all the ''śāstras'' and all the ''ācāryas'' have recommended that in this age one chant the holy name. | |||
</div> | |||
<div style="float:right; clear:both;">[[File:Go-previous.png|link=SB 6.3.22]] '''[[SB 6.3.22]] - [[SB 6.3.24]]''' [[File:Go-next.png|link=SB 6.3.24]]</div> | |||
</div> | __NOTOC__ | ||
__NOTOC__ | __NOEDITSECTION__ | ||
Revision as of 15:58, 11 May 2021
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 23
- nāmoccāraṇa-māhātmyaṁ
- hareḥ paśyata putrakāḥ
- ajāmilo 'pi yenaiva
- mṛtyu-pāśād amucyata
SYNONYMS
nāma—of the holy name; uccāraṇa—of the pronouncing; māhātmyam—the exalted position; hareḥ—of the Supreme Lord; paśyata—just see; putrakāḥ—O my dear servants, who are like my sons; ajāmilaḥ api—even Ajāmila (who was considered greatly sinful); yena—by the chanting of which; eva—certainly; mṛtyu-pāśāt—from the ropes of death; amucyata—was delivered.
TRANSLATION
My dear servants, who are as good as my sons, just see how glorious is the chanting of the holy name of the Lord. The greatly sinful Ajāmila 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 Nārāyaṇa, and thus he was immediately saved from the ropes of death.
PURPORT
There is no need to conduct research into the significance of the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. The history of Ajāmila 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 Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu advised:
- harer nāma harer nāma
- harer nāmaiva kevalam
- kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva
- nāsty eva gatir anyathā
- (CC Adi 17.21)
In this age of Kali, no one can perform all the ritualistic ceremonies for becoming liberated; that is extremely difficult. Therefore all the śāstras and all the ācāryas have recommended that in this age one chant the holy name.