yan-nāma śrutam anukīrtayed akasmād
ārto vā yadi patitaḥ pralambhanād vā
hanty aṁhaḥ sapadi nṛṇām aśeṣam anyaṁ
kaṁ śeṣād bhagavata āśrayen mumukṣuḥ
yat - of whom; nāma - the holy name; śrutam - heard; anukīrtayet - may chant or repeat; akasmāt - by accident; ārtaḥ - a distressed person; vā - or; yadi - if; patitaḥ - a fallen person; pralambhanāt - out of joking; vā - or; hanti - destroys; aṁhaḥ - sinful; sapadi - that instant; nṛṇām - of human society; aśeṣam - unlimited; anyam - of other; kam - what; śeṣāt - than Lord Śeṣa; bhagavataḥ - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; āśrayet - should take shelter of; mumukṣuḥ - anyone desiring liberation.