Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 35
Priyavrata Accepts Kingship by Brahmā’s Instruction; Sapta-dvīpa Formation and Renunciation
नैवंविध: पुरुषकार उरुक्रमस्यपुंसां तदङ्घ्रिरजसा जितषड्गुणानाम् । चित्रं विदूरविगत: सकृदाददीतयन्नामधेयमधुना स जहाति बन्धम् ॥ ३५ ॥
naivaṁ-vidhaḥ puruṣa-kāra urukramasya puṁsāṁ tad-aṅghri-rajasā jita-ṣaḍ-guṇānām citraṁ vidūra-vigataḥ sakṛd ādadīta yan-nāmadheyam adhunā sa jahāti bandham
Oh rey, el devoto que se ampara en el polvo de los pies de loto del Señor Urukrama trasciende las seis olas materiales—hambre, sed, lamentación, ilusión, vejez y muerte—y vence la mente y los cinco sentidos. Pero para el devoto puro esto no es maravilla; pues aun un chandāla, con pronunciar una sola vez el Santo Nombre del Señor, queda al instante libre del cautiverio de la existencia material.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī was speaking to Mahārāja Parīkṣit about the activities of King Priyavrata, and since the King might have had doubts about these wonderful, uncommon activities, Śukadeva Gosvāmī reassured him. “My dear King,” he said, “don’t be doubtful about the wonderful activities of Priyavrata. For a devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, everything is possible because the Lord is also known as Urukrama.” Urukrama is a name for Lord Vāmanadeva, who performed the wonderful act of occupying the three worlds with three footsteps. Lord Vāmanadeva requested three paces of land from Mahārāja Bali, and when Mahārāja Bali agreed to grant them, the Lord immediately covered the entire world with two footsteps, and for His third step He placed His foot upon Bali Mahārāja’s head. Śrī Jayadeva Gosvāmī says:
FAQs
This verse states that even a person far removed from the Lord can give up bondage simply by once taking up the Lord’s holy name, showing the extraordinary liberating power of nāma.
He explains that those purified by the Lord’s lotus feet conquer the six inner urges, and for them no separate material or ritualistic endeavor is comparably effective—bhakti itself becomes the decisive means.
Begin consistent chanting of the Lord’s names and cultivate humility and self-control; even small sincere contact with nāma can start breaking deep habits of attachment and fear.