Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 15.110

akrishtih krita-cetasam su-manasam uccatanam camhasam

acandalam amuka-loka-sulabho vasyas ca mukti-sriyah

no diksham na ca sat-kriyam na ca purascaryam manag ikshate

mantro 'yam rasana-sprig eva phalati sri-krishna-namatmakah

SYNONYMS

akrishtih -- attraction; krita-cetasam -- of saintly persons; su-manasam -- of the most liberal-minded; uccatanam -- annihilator; ca -- also; amhasam -- of sinful reactions; a-candalam -- even to the candalas; amuka -- except the dumb; loka-su-labhah -- very easy to achieve for all persons; vasyah -- full controller; ca -- and; mukti-sriyah -- of the opulence of liberation; na u -- not; diksham -- initiation; na -- not; ca -- also; sat-kriyam -- pious activities; na -- not; ca -- also; purascaryam -- regulative principles before initiation; manak -- slightly; ikshate -- depends upon; mantrah -- mantra; ayam -- this; rasana -- tongue; sprik -- touching; eva -- simply; phalati -- is fruitful; sri-krishna-nama-atmakah -- consisting of the holy name of Lord Krishna.

TRANSLATION

"'The holy name of Lord Krishna is an attractive feature for many saintly, liberal people. It is the annihilator of all sinful reactions and is so powerful that, save for the dumb who cannot chant it, it is readily available to everyone, including the lowest type of man, the candala. The holy name of Krishna is the controller of the opulence of liberation, and it is identical with Krishna. When a person simply chants the holy name with his tongue, immediate effects are produced. Chanting the holy name does not depend on initiation, pious activities or the purascarya regulative principles generally observed before initiation. The holy name does not wait for any of these activities. It is self-sufficient.'"

PURPORT

This verse is found in the Padyavali (29), an anthology of verses compiled by Srila Rupa Gosvami.

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