स्तेन: सुरापो मित्रध्रुग् ब्रह्महा गुरुतल्पग: । स्त्रीराजपितृगोहन्ता ये च पातकिनोऽपरे ॥ ९ ॥ सर्वेषामप्यघवतामिदमेव सुनिष्कृतम् । नामव्याहरणं विष्णोर्यतस्तद्विषया मति: ॥ १० ॥
stenah sura-po mitra-dhrug brahma-ha guru-talpa-gah stri-raja-pitr-go-hanta ye ca patakino ’pare sarvesam apy aghavatam idam eva suniskrtam nama-vyaharanam visnor yatas tad-visaya matih
- stenah
- one who steals
- sura-pah
- a drunkard
- mitra-dhruk
- one who turns against a friend or relative
- brahma-ha
- one who kills a brahmana
- guru-talpa-gah
- one who indulges in sex with the wife of his teacher or guru
- stri
- women
- raja
- king
- pitr
- father
- go
- of cows
- hanta
- the killer
- ye
- those who
- ca
- also
- patakinah
- committed sinful activities
- apare
- many others
- sarvesam
- of all of them
- api
- although
- agha-vatam
- persons who have committed many sins
- idam
- this
- eva
- certainly
- su-niskrtam
- perfect atonement
- nama-vyaharanam
- chanting of the holy name
- visnoh
- of Lord Visnu
- yatah
- because of which
- tat-visaya
- on the person who chants the holy name
- matih
- His attention
The chanting of the holy name of Lord Visnu is the best process of atonement for a thief of gold or other valuables, for a drunkard, for one who betrays a friend or relative, for one who kills a brahmana, or for one who indulges in sex with the wife of his guru or another superior. It is also the best method of atonement for one who murders women, the king or his father, for one who slaughters cows, and for all other sinful men. Simply by chanting the holy name of Lord Visnu, such sinful persons may attract the attention of the Supreme Lord, who therefore considers, “Because this man has chanted My holy name, My duty is to give him protection.”