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SB 6.2.9-10

stenah sura-po mitra-dhrug

 

brahma-ha guru-talpa-gah

 

stri-raja-pitri-go-hanta

 

ye ca patakino 'pare

 

sarvesham apy aghavatam

 

idam eva sunishkritam

 

nama-vyaharanam vishnor

 

yatas tad-vishaya matih

 

SYNONYMS

 

stenah -- one who steals; sura-pah -- a drunkard; mitra-dhruk -- one who

turns against a friend or relative; brahma-ha -- one who kills a brahmana;

guru-talpa-gah -- one who indulges in sex with the wife of his teacher or

guru; stri -- women; raja -- king; pitri -- father; go -- of cows; hanta --

the killer; ye -- those who; ca -- also; patakinah -- committed sinful

activities; apare -- many others; sarvesham -- of all of them; api --

although; agha-vatam -- persons who have committed many sins; idam -- this;

eva -- certainly; su-nishkritam -- perfect atonement; nama-vyaharanam --

chanting of the holy name; vishnoh -- of Lord Vishnu; yatah -- because of

which; tat-vishaya -- on the person who chants the holy name; matih -- His

attention.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The chanting of the holy name of Lord Vishnu is the best process of

atonement for a thief of gold or other valuables, for a drunkard, for one

who betrays a friend or relative, for one who kills a brahmana, or for one

who indulges in sex with the wife of his guru or another superior. It is

also the best method of atonement for one who murders women, the king or his

father, for one who slaughters cows, and for all other sinful men. Simply by

chanting the holy name of Lord Vishnu, such sinful persons may attract the

attention of the Supreme Lord, who therefore considers, "Because this man

has chanted My holy name, My duty is to give him protection."