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SB 6.3.23

namoccarana-mahatmyam

 

hareh pasyata putrakah

 

ajamilo 'pi yenaiva

 

mrityu-pasad amucyata

 

SYNONYMS

 

nama -- of the holy name; uccarana -- of the pronouncing; mahatmyam -- the

exalted position; hareh -- of the Supreme Lord; pasyata -- just see;

putrakah -- O my dear servants, who are like my sons; ajamilah api -- even

Ajamila (who was considered greatly sinful); yena -- by the chanting of

which; eva -- certainly; mrityu-pasat -- from the ropes of death; amucyata -

- was delivered.

 

TRANSLATION

 

My dear servants, who are as good as my sons, just see how glorious is the

chanting of the holy name of the Lord. The greatly sinful Ajamila chanted

only to call his son, not knowing that he was chanting the Lord's holy

name. Nevertheless, by chanting the holy name of the Lord, he remembered

Narayana, and thus he was immediately saved from the ropes of death.

 

PURPORT

 

There is no need to conduct research into the significance of the chanting

of the Hare Krishna mantra. The history of Ajamila is sufficient proof of

the power of the Lord's holy name and the exalted position of a person who

chants the holy name incessantly. Therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu advised:

 

harer nama harer nama

 

harer namaiva kevalam

 

kalau nasty eva nasty eva

 

nasty eva gatir anyatha

 

[Adi 17.21]

 

In this age of Kali, no one can perform all the ritualistic ceremonies for

becoming liberated; that is extremely difficult. Therefore all the sastras

and all the acaryas have recommended that in this age one chant the holy

name.

 

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