Madhya 9.33

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TEXT

সহস্রনাম্নাং পুণ্যানাং ত্রিরাবৃত্ত্যা তু যৎ ফলম্ ।
একাবৃত্ত্যা তু কৃষ্ণস্য নামৈকং তৎ প্রযচ্ছতি ॥ ৩৩ ॥

sahasra-namnam punyanam

trir-avrttya tu yat phalam

ekavrttya tu krsnasya

namaikam tat prayacchati

SYNONYMS

sahasra-namnam-of one thousand names; punyanam-holy; trih-avrttya-by thrice chanting; tu-but; yat-which; phalam-result; eka-avrttya-by one repetition; tu-but; krsnasya-of Lord Krsna; nama-holy name; ekam-only one; tat-that result; prayacchati-gives.

TRANSLATION

" 'The pious results derived from chanting the thousand holy names of Visnu three times can be attained by only one repetition of the holy name of Krsna.'

PURPORT

This verse from the Brahmanda Purana is found in the Laghu-bhagavatamrta (1.354), by Rupa Gosvami. For every three times one chants the holy name of Rama, one can attain the same results simply by chanting the name of Krsna once.