SB 6.2.18: Difference between revisions
m (1 revision(s)) |
No edit summary |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{info | {{info | ||
|speaker= | |speaker=Viṣṇudūtas | ||
|listener=Yamadūtas | |listener=Yamadūtas | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Category:Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 06 Chapter 02]] | |||
[[Category:Bhagavatam Verses Spoken by the Visnudutas - Vanisource|060218]] | |||
<div style="float:left">'''[[Srimad-Bhagavatam]] - [[SB 6|Sixth Canto]] - [[SB 6.2: Ajamila Delivered by the Visnudutas|Chapter 2: Ajāmila Delivered by the Viṣṇudūtas]]'''</div> | |||
<div style="float:right">[[File:Go-previous.png|link=SB 6.2.17]] '''[[SB 6.2.17]] - [[SB 6.2.19]]''' [[File:Go-next.png|link=SB 6.2.19]]</div> | |||
{{RandomImage}} | |||
==== TEXT 18 ==== | ==== TEXT 18 ==== | ||
<div | <div class="verse"> | ||
ajñānād athavā jñānād | :ajñānād athavā jñānād | ||
uttamaśloka-nāma yat | :uttamaśloka-nāma yat | ||
saṅkīrtitam aghaṁ puṁso | :saṅkīrtitam aghaṁ puṁso | ||
dahed edho yathānalaḥ | :dahed edho yathānalaḥ | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
Line 16: | Line 22: | ||
==== SYNONYMS ==== | ==== SYNONYMS ==== | ||
<div | <div class="synonyms"> | ||
''ajñānāt''—out of ignorance; ''athavā''—or; ''jñānāt''—with knowledge; ''uttamaśloka''—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ''nāma''—the holy name; ''yat''—that which; ''saṅkīrtitam''—chanted; ''agham''—sin; ''puṁsaḥ''—of a person; ''dahet''—burns to ashes; ''edhaḥ''—dry grass; ''yathā''—just as; ''analaḥ''—fire. | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
Line 23: | Line 29: | ||
==== TRANSLATION ==== | ==== TRANSLATION ==== | ||
<div | <div class="translation"> | ||
As a fire burns dry grass to ashes, so the holy name of the Lord, whether chanted knowingly or unknowingly, burns to ashes, without fail, all the reactions of one's sinful activities. | As a fire burns dry grass to ashes, so the holy name of the Lord, whether chanted knowingly or unknowingly, burns to ashes, without fail, all the reactions of one's sinful activities. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
Line 30: | Line 36: | ||
==== PURPORT ==== | ==== PURPORT ==== | ||
<div | <div class="purport"> | ||
Fire will act, regardless of whether handled by an innocent child or by someone well aware of its power. For example, if a field of straw or dry grass is set afire, either by an elderly man who knows the power of fire or by a child who does not, the grass will be burned to ashes. Similarly, one may or may not know the power of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, but if one chants the holy name he will become free from all sinful reactions. | Fire will act, regardless of whether handled by an innocent child or by someone well aware of its power. For example, if a field of straw or dry grass is set afire, either by an elderly man who knows the power of fire or by a child who does not, the grass will be burned to ashes. Similarly, one may or may not know the power of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa ''mantra'', but if one chants the holy name he will become free from all sinful reactions. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
__NOTOC__ | |||
<div style="float:right; clear:both;">[[File:Go-previous.png|link=SB 6.2.17]] '''[[SB 6.2.17]] - [[SB 6.2.19]]''' [[File:Go-next.png|link=SB 6.2.19]]</div> | |||
__NOTOC__ | |||
__NOEDITSECTION__ |
Revision as of 12:16, 11 May 2021
TEXT 18
- ajñānād athavā jñānād
- uttamaśloka-nāma yat
- saṅkīrtitam aghaṁ puṁso
- dahed edho yathānalaḥ
SYNONYMS
ajñānāt—out of ignorance; athavā—or; jñānāt—with knowledge; uttamaśloka—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nāma—the holy name; yat—that which; saṅkīrtitam—chanted; agham—sin; puṁsaḥ—of a person; dahet—burns to ashes; edhaḥ—dry grass; yathā—just as; analaḥ—fire.
TRANSLATION
As a fire burns dry grass to ashes, so the holy name of the Lord, whether chanted knowingly or unknowingly, burns to ashes, without fail, all the reactions of one's sinful activities.
PURPORT
Fire will act, regardless of whether handled by an innocent child or by someone well aware of its power. For example, if a field of straw or dry grass is set afire, either by an elderly man who knows the power of fire or by a child who does not, the grass will be burned to ashes. Similarly, one may or may not know the power of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, but if one chants the holy name he will become free from all sinful reactions.