—json {
"name":"SB 9.5.16", "h1":"SB 9.5.16", "label":"Text 16", "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.5.16", "description":"What is impossible for the servants of the Lord? By the very hearing of His holy name one is purified."
} —
SB 9.5.16
Text
yan-nāma-śruti-mātreṇa
pumān bhavati nirmalaḥ
tasya tīrtha-padaḥ kiṁ vā
dāsānām avaśiṣyate
Synonyms
yat-nāma—the holy name of the Lord; śruti-mātreṇa—simply by hearing; pumān—a person; bhavati—becomes; nirmalaḥ—purified; tasya—of Him; tīrtha-padaḥ—the Lord, at whose feet are the holy places; kim vā—what; dāsānām—by the servants; avaśiṣyate—remains to be done.
Translation
What is impossible for the servants of the Lord? By the very hearing of His holy name one is purified.