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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.15.74

धर्मस्ते गृहमेधीयो वर्णित: पापनाशन: । गृहस्थो येन पदवीमञ्जसा न्यासिनामियात् ॥ ७४ ॥
dharmas te gṛha-medhīyo
[dharmas te griha-medheeyo]
varṇitaḥ pāpa-nāśanaḥ
[varnitah paapa-naashanah]
gṛhastho yena padavīm
[grihastho yena padaveem]
añjasā nyāsinām iyāt
[anjasaa nyaasinaam iyaat]
dharmaḥ — that religious process te — to you gṛha-medhīyaḥ — although attached to household life varṇitaḥ — explained (by me) pāpa-nāśanaḥ — the destruction of sinful reactions gṛhasthaḥ — a person in household life yena — by which padavīm — the position añjasā — very easily nyāsinām — of those in the renounced order of life iyāt — can obtain.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dharmas te gṛha-medhīyo
dharmaḥ
that religious process
te
to you
gṛha-medhīyaḥ
although attached to household life
varṇitaḥ pāpa-nāśanaḥ
varṇitaḥ
explained (by me)
pāpa-nāśanaḥ
the destruction of sinful reactions
gṛhastho yena padavīm
gṛhasthaḥ
a person in household life
yena
by which
padavīm
the position
añjasā nyāsinām iyāt
añjasā
very easily
nyāsinām
of those in the renounced order of life
iyāt
can obtain.
The process of chanting the holy name of the Lord is so powerful that by this chanting even householders [gṛhasthas] can very easily gain the ultimate result achieved by persons in the renounced order. Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, I have now explained to you that process of religion.

This is a confirmation of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. Anyone who takes part in this movement, regardless of what he is, can gain the topmost result achieved by a perfect sannyāsī, namely brahma-jñāna (spiritual knowledge). Even more important, he can advance in devotional service. Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira thought that because he was a gṛhastha there was no hope of his being liberated, and therefore he asked Nārada Muni how he could get out of material entanglement. But Nārada Muni, citing a practical example from his own life, established that by associating with devotees and chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, any man in any condition of life can achieve the highest perfection without a doubt.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
I have described to you the conduct of a person situated in family life, which destroys sin. By this method the householder can quickly attain the position of renunciation.
Chanting the Lord's holy name is so powerful that even gṛhasthas reach what sannyāsīs achieve. The holy name does not check āśrama; it serves anyone who calls. Take this seriously as the centerpiece of your practice.
Reflection Questions
  • If gṛhasthas can achieve full liberation by chanting, what is your excuse for chanting less?
  • What concrete daily chanting commitment is appropriate to your life?
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