Prabhupada:

yasyaṅke sira adhaya
lokaḥ; svapiti nirvrtaḥ;
svayaṁ dharmam adharmaṁ va
na hi veda yatha pasuḥ;

sa kathaṁ nyarpitatmanaṁ
krta-maitram acetanam
visrambhaṇiyo bhutanaṁ
saghrṇo dogdhum arhati
[SB 6.2.5-6]

(microphone moves) Is that all right? Visvasena nitaram arpita atma yenartham visrambhaṇiyo visva-saghrṇiya visva-saniya saghrṇasya.(?)

sa kathaṁ nyarpitatmanaṁ
krta-maitram acetanam
visrambhaṇiyo bhutanaṁ
saghrṇo dogdhum arhati

So the Yamaduta is comparing the trustworthy government. Everything is discussed in Srimad-Bhagavatam, but people do not take advantage of all these instructions. They mean... Bhagavatam means that rasa-lila, that's all. So many nice instructions are there in different cantos. Actually, the Krṣṇa is described in the Tenth Canto, and other nine cantos are specially meant for purifying the heart and understanding real Krṣṇa, tattvataḥ;, as it is described in the Bhagavad-gita. They do not know. Those who take advantage of Krṣṇa's rasa-lila only as ordinary story, they do not know Krṣṇa tattvataḥ;. But even though they do not know, because they are hearing about Krṣṇa's pastimes, they are also becoming purified. But if they hear from authorized source, then the result will be bhaktiṁ paraṁ bhagavati bhagavati pratilabhya. They will be promoted to transcendental devotional platform, and the result will be that hrd-roga-kamam apahinoti.

Actually, by hearing about rasa-lila the result will be that one will be raised to the platform of transcendental service, and the disease of lust within the heart—that is material disease—that will be completely vanquished. Hrd-roga-kamam apahinoti aciram. Aciram, very soon, they will be able to eradicate the deep-rooted lusty desires in the heart of material existence. Material existence means lusty life. Krṣṇa-bahirmukha haña bhoga vañcha kare. Material life means simply to desire to enjoy. Of course, there is no enjoyment. That is... So if one hears rasa-lila from authoritative source, the result will be that he will be promoted to the transcendental platform of loving service to Krṣṇa. And the material disease, lusty desires, will be vanquished. But they do not hear from the authoritative source. Some professional reciters they hear; therefore they remain in the material existence of lusty affairs and sometimes they turn to be sahajiya. When Krṣṇa had connection with so many women... You know that in Vrndavana, the "yugala-bhajana"—one becomes Krṣṇa and one becomes Radha. That is their theory. And so many things are going on. Therefore we instruct that first of all read the nine chapters very carefully, and then... There are so many nice instructions, but they do not hear about this nice instruction, ajamila-sraddha caritra. At least, picked up, some incidences, they should hear.

So,

ayaṁ hi krta-nirveso
janma-koṭy-aṁhasam api
yad vyajahara vivaso
nama svasty-ayanaṁ hareḥ;
[SB 6.2.7]

The charge of Viṣṇudutas for the Yamaduta was that they did not know whom to arrest and whom not to arrest. Therefore he was criticizing. Yamaraja is meant for arresting the criminals, sinful persons. But these Yamadutas came to arrest Ajamila, who was already relieved from all sinful actions simply by chanting "Narayaṇa." That was not known to them. So in order to criticize them, that "You do not know where to go and where not to go," they described in so many ways. Now they are positively saying that ayaṁ hi krta-nirveso janma-koṭy-aṁhasam api: "Even though he committed sinful activity for millions of years, he is now free." Ayaṁ hi krta-nirvesaḥ;: "He has completely counteracted all those sinful activities." How? Yad vyajahara vivaso nama svasty-ayanaṁ hareḥ;. So vivasaḥ;: "Somehow or other, he has chanted the holy name of Hari." Asya papena daṇḍe kim artham akrosa kriyate tatrahur ayaṁ hriyate:(?) (commentary) "Why you are attempting to arrest this person as criminal?" Yamaduta, yad yada vivasi 'pi harer nama vyajahara uccaritavan:(?) "There was no intention of chanting the holy name of Hari, but even though consciously or unconsciously he has chanted the holy name of Hari, therefore he is now free."

Now, we have to note this important thing, that the powerful hari-nama is so strong that even one unconsciously or conscious... Sometimes they imitate: "Hare Krṣṇa." They have no intention to chant the holy name of Krṣṇa, but they imitate or criticize, "Hare Krṣṇa." That has also effect. That has also effect. Just like the Muhammadans during Caitanya Mahaprabhu's time, they sometimes used to criticize, "These Hindus are chanting Hare Krṣṇa." So they were imitating. So gradually they also became devotees. Yad vyajahara vivaso nama svasty-ayanaṁ hareḥ;. Vivasi 'pi harer nama vyajahara uccaritavan na kevalam prayascitta. Matram harer nama api tu svasty-ayanaṁ makara-sadhanam api.(?) So Sridhara Svami says that "This chanting of holy name of Narayaṇa, Hari, is not only counteracting his all sinful reactions, but he is now eligible to become liberated and being transferred to the spiritual world. Not only he has been freed from, but there is a reward for it." You see? Eka hari-name yata papa hare, papi haya tata papa karibare nare.(?) A sinful man is very expert in committing sinful activities, but here is a statement that the holy name of Hari is so powerful that even an expert criminal cannot commit as much sinful activity as by once chanting the holy name of Hari, it can be counteracted. He is unable. The expert criminal is very advanced in committing sinful life, but sastra says that he cannot commit so many sinful life. The one chanting of Hare Krṣṇa mantra is so powerful.

So one may be not bewildered. They may criticize that it's too much, but it is not too much. It is actual fact. Actual fact. That is aparadha. One who thinks like that, that hari-nama has not so much power that it can counteract, they are offender. For them it is not possible. But one who believes in the words of the sastras, as it is stated here, for him it is actually effective. Artha-vada. Out of ten offenses, artha-vada, one who comments like that, that is artha-vada, and that is offense. So those who are cultivating this chanting of Hare Krṣṇa mantra, they should have firm faith in the statement of the sastras that chanting of harer nama is so powerful.

etenaiva hy aghono 'sya
krtaṁ syad agha-niṣkrtam
yada narayaṇayeti
jagada catur-akṣaram
[SB 6.2.8]

Now, it clearly says that catur-akṣaram, these four alphabet—na, ra, ya, ṇa—four, na, ra, ya, ṇa, that "Because he has uttered these four alphabets, Narayaṇa..." But he had no offense in chanting. He sincerely chanted offenseless chanting; therefore he became free immediately.

etenaiva hy aghono 'sya
krtaṁ syad agha-niṣkrtam
yada narayaṇayeti
jagada catur-akṣaram
[SB 6.2.8]

(commentary:) Nanu karma syad guṇakaram harer nameti yuktam, yasya smrtya ca namoktva tapo-yajña-kriyadiṣu nunaṁ taṁ purṇakaṁ yati sadyaḥ; vande acyutam ity adi-vacanam.(?) So Sridhara Svami is quoting from sastras that baddha parikaratvena mokṣaya gamanam pratiti smrte, na kevalaṁ prayascittaṁ harer nama api tu satyayana...(?) (etc.) This is a quotation from smrti-sastra, that sakrd uccaritaṁ yena hariti akṣara-dvayam. If anyone simply chants these two alphabets, ha, ri-hari—then baddha-parikaras tena mokṣaya gamanaṁ pratiti: "Although he is a conditioned soul, his path for liberation is open." Yasya smrtya ca namoktva tapa-yajña-kriyadiṣu, nunaṁ taṁ purṇakaṁ yati sadyaḥ; vande acyutam ity adi-vacanam.(?) There is another quotation, that yasya smrtya ca moktva tapo-yajña-kriyadiṣu. These are pious activities: austerity and sacrifice, tapas, yajña, and kriya, pious activities. Everything is done simply by chanting this Hare Krṣṇa mantra. There is no need of doing anything. Simply by chanting, one can achieve the result of japa, yajña, and other ritualistic performances prescribed in the Vedas. And this is specially advised to the karma-kaṇḍiyas, those who are very much fond of performing ritualistic ceremony. For them this instruction is specially meant, that if you chant simply Hare Krṣṇa mantra without any offense, then you'll get all the results of japa, yajña, and other ritualistic performances.

Sakamtvena tapta-nivantakaṁ harer nama katham syat tatrahuḥ; etenaiva iti agho 'nya anyayataḥ; maghavat sabda...(?) This light is not sufficient. (end)

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