Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.2.14
సాఙ్కేత్యం పారిహాస్యం వా స్తోభం హేలనమేవ వా ।
వైకుణ్ఠనామగ్రహణమశేషాఘహరం విదు: ॥ ౧౪ ॥
sāṅketyaṁ pārihāsyaṁ vā
[saanketyam paarihaasyam vaa]
stobhaṁ helanam eva vā
[stobham helanam eva vaa]
vaikuṇṭha-nāma-grahaṇam
[vaikuntha-naama-grahanam]
aśeṣāgha-haraṁ viduḥ
[asheshaagha-haram viduh]
Word-for-word
sāṅketyam
—
as an assignation
pārihāsyam
—
jokingly
vā
—
or
stobham
—
as musical entertainment
helanam
—
neglectfully
eva
—
certainly
vā
—
or
vaikuṇṭha
—
of the Lord
nāma-grahaṇam
—
chanting the holy name
aśeṣa
—
unlimited
agha-haram
—
neutralizing the effect of sinful life
viduḥ
—
advanced transcendentalists know.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sāṅketyaṁ pārihāsyaṁ vā
sāṅketyam
as an assignation
pārihāsyam
jokingly
vā
or
stobhaṁ helanam eva vā
stobham
as musical entertainment
helanam
neglectfully
eva
certainly
vā
or
vaikuṇṭha-nāma-grahaṇam
vaikuṇṭha
of the Lord
nāma-grahaṇam
chanting the holy name
aśeṣāgha-haraṁ viduḥ
aśeṣa
unlimited
agha-haram
neutralizing the effect of sinful life
viduḥ
advanced transcendentalists know.
One who chants the holy name of the Lord is immediately freed from the reactions of unlimited sins, even if he chants indirectly [to indicate something else], jokingly, for musical entertainment, or even neglectfully. This is accepted by all the learned scholars of the scriptures.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Chanting the name of the Lord while indicating someone else or while joking in a friendly manner, or chanting the Lord’s name in order to fill up space while chanting verses or chanting with neglect destroys unlimited sins and desires.
What type of chanting destroys all sins? This is expressed by showing how even lesser degrees of quality in chanting still have effect. Saṅketyam means chanting while referring to some one like a son. The suffix ya added to saṇketa has the meaning “relating to convention.” All the terms mentioned should be understood to be in the instrumental case: by calling the name of a son, joking, etc. Pārihāsyam means calling jokingly, but with affection, not with criticism. “O famous one! Your fame is like that of Kṛṣṇa, since you can save me!” Stobham means to chant the name in order to provide proper meter during a discourse or song. Helanam means that the name of the Lord is uttered with disregard, without attention. Hela is used similarly in a phrase like “Kṛṣṇa lifted Govardhana casually (helayā).” Others cannot utter the name so much as those who utter the name of Kṛṣṇa casually while eating, playing or sleeping. This chanting is also without criticism or disrespect.
nindāṁ bhagavataḥ śṛṇvaṁs tat-parasya janasya vā
tato nāpaiti yaḥ so 'pi yāty adhaḥ sukṛtāc cyutaḥ
Anyone who fails to immediately leave the place where he hears criticism of the Supreme Lord or His faithful devotee will certainly fall down, bereft of his pious credit. SB 10.74.40
Thus criticism and disrespect such as Veṇa saying “What is the use of Viṣṇu?” is filled with fault (and thus does not have effect). Aśeṣāgha-haraṁ means that not only all sins but also all desires are destroyed by chanting.
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