महतामपि कौरव्य विद्ध्यैकान्तिकनिष्कृतम् ॥३१॥
tasmÄt saá¹…kÄ«rtanaá¹ viṣṇor
jagan-maá¹…galam aá¹hasÄm
mahatÄm api kauravya
viddhy aikÄntika-niá¹£ká¹›tam
1 times this text was mentioned in purports to other texts: SB(1)
tasmÄt - therefore; saá¹…kÄ«rtanam - the congregational chanting of the holy name; viṣṇoḥ - of Lord Viṣṇu; jagat-maá¹…galam - the most auspicious performance within this material world; aá¹hasÄm - for sinful activities; mahatÄm api - even though very great; kauravya - O descendant of the Kuru family; viddhi - understand; aikÄntika - the ultimate; niá¹£ká¹›tam - atonement.
Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« continued: My dear King, the chanting of the holy name of the Lord is able to uproot even the reactions of the greatest sins. Therefore the chanting of the saá¹…kÄ«rtana movement is the most auspicious activity in the entire universe. Please try to understand this so that others will take it seriously.
We should note that although AjÄmila chanted the name of NÄrÄyaṇa imperfectly, he was delivered from all sinful reactions. The chanting of the holy name is so auspicious that it can free everyone from the reactions of sinful activities. One should not conclude that one may continue to sin with the intention of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa to neutralize the reactions. Rather, one should be very careful to be free from all sins and never think of counteracting sinful activities by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, for this is another offense. If by chance a devotee accidentally performs some sinful activity, the Lord will excuse him, but one should not intentionally perform sinful acts.
