Padma Purana
In the Padma Purana, Shri Sanatkumara replied to Shri Narada in the following verses:
harer apy aparadhan yah, kuryad dvi-pada-pam shalah;
namashrayah kadacit syat, taraty eva sa namatah;
namno ’pi sarva-suhrido, hy aparadhat pataty adhah.
“The lowest of human beings who commit offenses at the lotus feet of Shri Hari will certainly cross the material ocean if they somehow take shelter of the Holy Names of the Lord. However, those who commit offenses against the maha-mantra, the well-wisher of all, will certainly fall down.
bhumau skhalita padanam, bhumir evavalambanam;
tvayi jataparadhanam, tvam eva sharanam prabho.
“If one slips and falls down while walking on the ground, then to get up one has to take support from the ground itself. Similarly the offenses against the Hare Krshna maha-mantra can only be removed by taking continuous shelter of the maha-mantra.
jate namaparadhe tu, pramade vai kathancana;
sada sankirtayen nama, tad eka sharano bhavet.
namaparadha-yuktanam, namany eva haranty agham;
avishranti-prayuktani, tany evartha-karani ca.
“If one is not careful in avoiding the ten offenses while chanting the Hare Krshna maha-mantra, he will never get success in chanting even after many millions of lives. For getting free from the offenses against the maha-mantra, the only way is to take the full shelter of the maha-mantra by chanting constantly. The way to avoid namaparadha (offenses) commited due to negligence is to intensify one’s chanting. By continuous and non-stop chanting, the chanting itself will relieve us from the offenses and then one will very quickly achieve the ultimate goal of chanting i.e. to chant purely in love of God."
param shrimat padambhoja-sada-sangaty apekshaya;
nama-sankirtana-prayam, vishuddham bhaktimacara.
“O Gopa Kumara! If you desire to have the eternal and constant association of the lotus feet of Lord Krishna, then you should perform the continuous chanting of the Holy Names which is most prominent activity in pure devotional service to Krishna.”
yena janma-shataih purvam, vasudevah samarcitah;
tan mukhe hari-namani, sada tishthanti bharata.
“O best of the Bharatas! The Hare Krshna maha-mantra is constantly present in the mouth of only one who has previously worshipped Lord Vasudeva (Krishna) perfectly for hundreds of births.”
etan nirvidyamananam, icchatam akuto-bhayam;
yoginam nripa nirnitam, harer namanukirtanam.
“O King, constant chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra after the ways of the great authorities is the doubtless and fearless way of success for all, including those who are free from all material desires, those who are desirous of all material enjoyment, and also those who are self-satisfied by dint of transcendental knowledge.”
Shrimad-Bhagavatam (3.33.7) and (2.2.36) state:
aho bata shva-paco ’to gariyan
yaj-jihvagre vartate nama tubhyam
tepus tapas te juhuvuh sasnur arya
brahmanucur nama grinanti ye te“O my Lord, a person who is chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, although born of a low family like that of a candala [dog-eater], is situated on the highest platform of self-realization. Such a person must have performed all kinds of penances and sacrifices according to Vedic rituals and studied the Vedic literatures many, many times after taking his bath in all the holy places of pilgrimage. Such a person is considered to be the best of the Aryan family.”
tasmat sarvatmana rajan, harih sarvatra sarvada;
shrotavyah kirtitavyash ca, smartavyo bhagavan nrinam.
“O King, it is therefore essential that every human being hear about, glorify and remember the names of the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead Gauranga-Krishna, always and everywhere.”
In the Padma Purana, Shri Sanatkumara replied to Shri Narada in the following verses:
harer apy aparadhan yah, kuryad dvi-pada-pam shalah;
namashrayah kadacit syat, taraty eva sa namatah;
namno ’pi sarva-suhrido, hy aparadhat pataty adhah.
“The lowest of human beings who commit offenses at the lotus feet of Shri Hari will certainly cross the material ocean if they somehow take shelter of the Holy Names of the Lord. However, those who commit offenses against the maha-mantra, the well-wisher of all, will certainly fall down.
bhumau skhalita padanam, bhumir evavalambanam;
tvayi jataparadhanam, tvam eva sharanam prabho.
“If one slips and falls down while walking on the ground, then to get up one has to take support from the ground itself. Similarly the offenses against the Hare Krshna maha-mantra can only be removed by taking continuous shelter of the maha-mantra.
jate namaparadhe tu, pramade vai kathancana;
sada sankirtayen nama, tad eka sharano bhavet.
namaparadha-yuktanam, namany eva haranty agham;
avishranti-prayuktani, tany evartha-karani ca.
“If one is not careful in avoiding the ten offenses while chanting the Hare Krshna maha-mantra, he will never get success in chanting even after many millions of lives. For getting free from the offenses against the maha-mantra, the only way is to take the full shelter of the maha-mantra by chanting constantly. The way to avoid namaparadha (offenses) commited due to negligence is to intensify one’s chanting. By continuous and non-stop chanting, the chanting itself will relieve us from the offenses and then one will very quickly achieve the ultimate goal of chanting i.e. to chant purely in love of God."
Shri Brhad-Bhagavatamrta
Shri Brihad-Bhagavatamrita (2.3.144), states:param shrimat padambhoja-sada-sangaty apekshaya;
nama-sankirtana-prayam, vishuddham bhaktimacara.
“O Gopa Kumara! If you desire to have the eternal and constant association of the lotus feet of Lord Krishna, then you should perform the continuous chanting of the Holy Names which is most prominent activity in pure devotional service to Krishna.”
Hari Bhakta Vilasa
In the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (11.454), it is stated:yena janma-shataih purvam, vasudevah samarcitah;
tan mukhe hari-namani, sada tishthanti bharata.
“O best of the Bharatas! The Hare Krshna maha-mantra is constantly present in the mouth of only one who has previously worshipped Lord Vasudeva (Krishna) perfectly for hundreds of births.”
Shrimad Bhagavatam
In Shrimad-Bhagavatam (2.1.11) states:etan nirvidyamananam, icchatam akuto-bhayam;
yoginam nripa nirnitam, harer namanukirtanam.
“O King, constant chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra after the ways of the great authorities is the doubtless and fearless way of success for all, including those who are free from all material desires, those who are desirous of all material enjoyment, and also those who are self-satisfied by dint of transcendental knowledge.”
Shrimad-Bhagavatam (3.33.7) and (2.2.36) state:
aho bata shva-paco ’to gariyan
yaj-jihvagre vartate nama tubhyam
tepus tapas te juhuvuh sasnur arya
brahmanucur nama grinanti ye te“O my Lord, a person who is chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, although born of a low family like that of a candala [dog-eater], is situated on the highest platform of self-realization. Such a person must have performed all kinds of penances and sacrifices according to Vedic rituals and studied the Vedic literatures many, many times after taking his bath in all the holy places of pilgrimage. Such a person is considered to be the best of the Aryan family.”
tasmat sarvatmana rajan, harih sarvatra sarvada;
shrotavyah kirtitavyash ca, smartavyo bhagavan nrinam.
“O King, it is therefore essential that every human being hear about, glorify and remember the names of the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead Gauranga-Krishna, always and everywhere.”
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