अज्ञानादथवा ज्ञानादुत्तमश्लोकनाम यत् । सङ्कीर्तितमघं पुंसो दहेदेधो यथानल: ॥ १८ ॥
ajnanad athava jnanad uttamasloka-nama yat sankirtitam agham pumso dahed edho yathanalah
- ajnanat
- out of ignorance
- athava
- or
- jnanat
- with knowledge
- uttamasloka
- of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- nama
- the holy name
- yat
- that which
- sankirtitam
- chanted
- agham
- sin
- pumsah
- of a person
- dahet
- burns to ashes
- edhah
- dry grass
- yatha
- just as
- analah
- fire.
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.