Shloka 12
Nāma-mahātmya: Liberation through Salutation, Chanting, and the Mantra “Namo Nārāyaṇāya”
अवशेनापि यन्नाम्नि कीर्तिते सर्वपातकैः / पुमान् विमुच्यते सद्यः सिंहत्रस्तो मृगा यथा / बद्धः परिकरस्तेन मोक्षाय गमनं प्रति
avaśenāpi yannāmni kīrtite sarvapātakaiḥ / pumān vimucyate sadyaḥ siṃhatrasto mṛgā yathā / baddhaḥ parikarastena mokṣāya gamanaṃ prati
حتى إن نُطِقَ الاسمُ دون قصد، فمتى ذُكِرَ ذلك الاسمُ المقدّس تحرّر الإنسان في الحال من جميع الآثام، كما تهرب الوحوش مذعورةً حين تفزع من الأسد. فإذا تعلّق بهذا الاسم الإلهي وجعله عُدّته وسنده، مضى في مسيره نحو الموكشا، التحرّر.
Lord Vishnu (to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Nāma-mahātmyam: even inadvertent utterance of the divine Name destroys pāpa; taking the Name as one’s ‘parikara’ (equipment/support) propels one toward mokṣa.
Vedantic Theme: Grace (anugraha) mediated through nāma; pāpa-kṣaya as removal of obstacles; bhakti as direct means leading to liberation.
Application: Keep the Name close—audibly or mentally—especially in stress or at life’s end; treat nāma as your constant ‘kit’: remembrance, restraint, and return.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: nāma as protector in death-transition and remover of sins (thematic)
FAQs
This verse states that uttering the Divine Name—even unintentionally—destroys the burden of sins and becomes a decisive support that turns the soul toward moksha.
It presents remembrance/utterance of the Divine Name as an immediate purifier that reorients one’s journey away from the consequences of sin and toward liberation.
Cultivate regular nāma-japa or nāma-kīrtana so that remembrance of the Divine becomes natural, especially in stressful moments and at life’s end.