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yan-nāmadheya-śravaṇānukīrtanād | :yan-nāmadheya-śravaṇānukīrtanād | ||
yat-prahvaṇād yat-smaraṇād api kvacit | :yat-prahvaṇād yat-smaraṇād api kvacit | ||
śvādo | :śvādo 'pi sadyaḥ savanāya kalpate | ||
kutaḥ punas te bhagavan nu darśanāt | :kutaḥ punas te bhagavan nu darśanāt | ||
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''yat''—of whom; ''nāmadheya''—of the name; ''śravaṇa''—from hearing; ''anukīrtanāt''—and thereafter from chanting; ''yat''—to whom; ''prahvaṇāt''—from offering respects; ''yat''—of whom; ''smaraṇāt''—from simply remembering; ''api''—also; ''kvacit''—sometimes; ''śva-adaḥ''—a dog-eater; ''api''—even; ''sadyaḥ''—immediately; ''savanāya''—for performing Vedic sacrifices; ''kalpate''—becomes eligible; ''kutaḥ''—what to speak; ''punaḥ''—again; ''te''—of You; ''bhagavan''—O Supreme Personality of Godhead; ''nu''—certainly; ''darśanāt''—from seeing. | |||
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" 'To say nothing of the spiritual advancement of persons who see the Supreme Person face to face, even a person born in a family of dog-eaters becomes immediately eligible to perform Vedic sacrifices if he once utters the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead or chants about Him, hears about His pastimes, offers Him obeisances or even remembers Him.' " | |||
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This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ([[SB 3.33.6]]). According to this verse, it does not matter what position a person holds. One may be the lowest of the low—a caṇḍāla, or dog-eater—but if he takes to chanting and hearing the holy name of the Lord, he is immediately eligible to perform Vedic sacrifices. This is especially true in this Age of Kali. | This is a quotation from [[Srimad-Bhagavatam|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']] ([[SB 3.33.6]]). According to this verse, it does not matter what position a person holds. One may be the lowest of the low—a ''caṇḍāla'', or dog-eater—but if he takes to chanting and hearing the holy name of the Lord, he is immediately eligible to perform Vedic sacrifices. This is especially true in this Age of Kali. | ||
harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam | :''harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam'' | ||
kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva nāsty eva gatir anyathā | :''kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva nāsty eva gatir anyathā'' | ||
:([[CC Adi 17.21]]) | :([[CC Adi 17.21]]) | ||
(Bṛhan-nāradīya Purāṇa 38.126) | (''Bṛhan-nāradīya Purāṇa'' 38.126) | ||
"In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy, the only means of deliverance is the chanting of the holy names of the Lord. There is no other way. There is no other way. There is no other way." A person born in a ''brāhmaṇa'' family cannot perform Vedic sacrifices until he is properly purified and has attained his sacred thread. However, according to the present verse of Śrī ''Caitanya-caritāmṛta'' (quoted from[[Srimad-Bhagavatam|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']]), it is understood that even a lowborn person can immediately perform sacrifices if he sincerely chants and hears the holy name of the Lord. Sometimes envious people ask how Europeans and Americans in this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement can become ''brāhmaṇas'' and perform sacrifices. They do not know that the Europeans and Americans have already been purified by chanting the holy name of the Lord—Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. This is the proof. ''Śvādo 'pi sadyaḥ savanāya kalpate''. One may be born in a family of dog-eaters, but he can perform sacrifices simply by chanting the ''mahā-mantra''. | |||
Those who find fault in the Western Vaiṣṇavas should consider this statement from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and the commentary on this verse by Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī. In this regard, Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has stated that to become a brāhmaṇa one has to wait for purification and undergo the sacred thread ceremony, but a chanter of the holy name does not have to wait for the sacred thread ceremony. We do not allow devotees to perform sacrifices until they are properly initiated in the sacred thread ceremony. Yet according to this verse, an offenseless chanter of the holy name is already fit to perform a fire ceremony, even though he is not doubly initiated by the sacred thread ceremony. This is the verdict given by Devahūti, the mother of Lord Kapiladeva, when He was instructing her in pure Sāṅkhya philosophy. | Those who find fault in the Western Vaiṣṇavas should consider this statement from [[Srimad-Bhagavatam|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']] and the commentary on this verse by Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī. In this regard, Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has stated that to become a ''brāhmaṇa'' one has to wait for purification and undergo the sacred thread ceremony, but a chanter of the holy name does not have to wait for the sacred thread ceremony. We do not allow devotees to perform sacrifices until they are properly initiated in the sacred thread ceremony. Yet according to this verse, an offenseless chanter of the holy name is already fit to perform a fire ceremony, even though he is not doubly initiated by the sacred thread ceremony. This is the verdict given by Devahūti, the mother of Lord Kapiladeva, when He was instructing her in pure Sāṅkhya philosophy. | ||
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 186
- yan-nāmadheya-śravaṇānukīrtanād
- yat-prahvaṇād yat-smaraṇād api kvacit
- śvādo 'pi sadyaḥ savanāya kalpate
- kutaḥ punas te bhagavan nu darśanāt
SYNONYMS
yat—of whom; nāmadheya—of the name; śravaṇa—from hearing; anukīrtanāt—and thereafter from chanting; yat—to whom; prahvaṇāt—from offering respects; yat—of whom; smaraṇāt—from simply remembering; api—also; kvacit—sometimes; śva-adaḥ—a dog-eater; api—even; sadyaḥ—immediately; savanāya—for performing Vedic sacrifices; kalpate—becomes eligible; kutaḥ—what to speak; punaḥ—again; te—of You; bhagavan—O Supreme Personality of Godhead; nu—certainly; darśanāt—from seeing.
TRANSLATION
" 'To say nothing of the spiritual advancement of persons who see the Supreme Person face to face, even a person born in a family of dog-eaters becomes immediately eligible to perform Vedic sacrifices if he once utters the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead or chants about Him, hears about His pastimes, offers Him obeisances or even remembers Him.' "
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 3.33.6). According to this verse, it does not matter what position a person holds. One may be the lowest of the low—a caṇḍāla, or dog-eater—but if he takes to chanting and hearing the holy name of the Lord, he is immediately eligible to perform Vedic sacrifices. This is especially true in this Age of Kali.
- harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam
- kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva nāsty eva gatir anyathā
- (CC Adi 17.21)
(Bṛhan-nāradīya Purāṇa 38.126)
"In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy, the only means of deliverance is the chanting of the holy names of the Lord. There is no other way. There is no other way. There is no other way." A person born in a brāhmaṇa family cannot perform Vedic sacrifices until he is properly purified and has attained his sacred thread. However, according to the present verse of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (quoted fromŚrīmad-Bhāgavatam), it is understood that even a lowborn person can immediately perform sacrifices if he sincerely chants and hears the holy name of the Lord. Sometimes envious people ask how Europeans and Americans in this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement can become brāhmaṇas and perform sacrifices. They do not know that the Europeans and Americans have already been purified by chanting the holy name of the Lord—Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. This is the proof. Śvādo 'pi sadyaḥ savanāya kalpate. One may be born in a family of dog-eaters, but he can perform sacrifices simply by chanting the mahā-mantra.
Those who find fault in the Western Vaiṣṇavas should consider this statement from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and the commentary on this verse by Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī. In this regard, Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has stated that to become a brāhmaṇa one has to wait for purification and undergo the sacred thread ceremony, but a chanter of the holy name does not have to wait for the sacred thread ceremony. We do not allow devotees to perform sacrifices until they are properly initiated in the sacred thread ceremony. Yet according to this verse, an offenseless chanter of the holy name is already fit to perform a fire ceremony, even though he is not doubly initiated by the sacred thread ceremony. This is the verdict given by Devahūti, the mother of Lord Kapiladeva, when He was instructing her in pure Sāṅkhya philosophy.