CC Antya 3.177

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 177

keha bale,—‘nāma haite haya pāpa-kṣaya’
keha bale,—‘nāma haite jīvera mokṣa haya’

SYNONYMS

keha bale—some of them said; nāma haite—by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra; haya—there is; pāpa-kṣaya—disappearance of all reactions to sinful activities; keha bale—some of them said; nāma haite—by chanting the holy name; jīvera—of the living entities; mokṣa haya—there is liberation.

TRANSLATION

Some of them said, “By chanting the holy name of the Lord, one is freed from the reactions of all sinful life.” Others said, “Simply by chanting the holy name of the Lord, a living being is liberated from material bondage.”