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.

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.