Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Antya 20.16

nāmnām akāri bahudhā nija-sarva-śaktis

tatrārpitā niyamitah smarane na kālah

etādriśī tava kripā bhagavan mamāpi

durdaivam īdriśam ihājani nānurāgah

SYNONYMS

nāmnām — of the holy names of the Lord; akāri — manifested; bahudhā — various kinds; nija-sarva-śaktih — all kinds of personal potencies; tatra — in that; arpitā — bestowed; niyamitah — restricted; smarane — in remembering; na — not; kālah — consideration of time; etādriśī — so much; tava — Your; kripā — mercy; bhagavan — O Lord; mama — My; api — although; durdaivam — misfortune; īdriśam — such; iha — in this (the holy name); ajani — was born; na — not; anurāgah — attachment.

TRANSLATION

"'My Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, in Your holy name there is all good fortune for the living entity, and therefore You have many names, such as "Krishna" and "Govinda," by which You expand Yourself. You have invested all Your potencies in those names, and there are no hard and fast rules for remembering them. My dear Lord, although You bestow such mercy upon the fallen, conditioned souls by liberally teaching Your holy names, I am so unfortunate that I commit offenses while chanting the holy name, and therefore I do not achieve attachment for chanting.'

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