Devanagari
तस्मात् सङ्कीर्तनं विष्णोर्जगन्मङ्गलमंहसाम् ।
महतामपि कौरव्य विद्ध्यैकान्तिकनिष्कृतम् ॥ ३१ ॥
Verse text
tasmāt saṅkīrtanaṁ viṣṇor
jagan-maṅgalam aṁhasām
mahatām api kauravya
viddhy aikāntika-niṣkṛtam
Synonyms
tasmāt
—
therefore
;
saṅkīrtanam
—
the congregational chanting of the holy name
;
viṣṇoḥ
—
of Lord Viṣṇu
;
jagat
—
maṅgalam — the most auspicious performance within this material world
;
aṁhasām
—
for sinful activities
;
mahatām api
—
even though very great
;
kauravya
—
O descendant of the Kuru family
;
viddhi
—
understand
;
aikāntika
—
the ultimate
;
niṣkṛtam
—
atonement .
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī 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 saṅkīrtana movement is the most auspicious activity in the entire universe. Please try to understand this so that others will take it seriously.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
O descendent of the Kurus! Please understand that intense chanting the Lord’s name, auspicious for the universe, is the ultimate atonement for the greatest sins.
On the evidence of the statements of Yama and Viṣṇu’s servants, a small amount of chanting destroys all sins. Then how much more can be accomplished by intense chanting (saṅkīrtaṇam)? Śukadeva speaks this verse.
Purport
We should note that although Ajāmila chanted the name of Nārāyaṇa 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.