Shloka 10
Ajāmila Delivered: Viṣṇudūtas Establish the Supremacy of the Holy Name
स्तेन: सुरापो मित्रध्रुग् ब्रह्महा गुरुतल्पग: । स्त्रीराजपितृगोहन्ता ये च पातकिनोऽपरे ॥ ९ ॥ सर्वेषामप्यघवतामिदमेव सुनिष्कृतम् । नामव्याहरणं विष्णोर्यतस्तद्विषया मति: ॥ १० ॥
stenaḥ surā-po mitra-dhrug brahma-hā guru-talpa-gaḥ strī-rāja-pitṛ-go-hantā ye ca pātakino ’pare
Pour tous les pécheurs—voleur, ivrogne, traître, meurtrier d’un brāhmaṇa, profanateur de l’épouse du guru, meurtrier de femme/roi/père, tueur de vaches, etc.—l’expiation suprême est de prononcer le Nom de Viṣṇu; car par ce Nom l’esprit se fixe sur le Seigneur.
FAQs
This verse states that the supreme purification for all sinners is the utterance of Lord Viṣṇu’s name, because it reorients the mind toward Him.
In the Ajāmila narrative (Canto 6, Chapter 2), Śukadeva explains that the holy name has unique purifying power—strong enough to counter even grave sins—because it awakens remembrance and devotion to Viṣṇu.
Make daily chanting of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa names a steady practice (japa or kīrtana); even amid past mistakes, sincere remembrance of God reforms the mind and supports ethical, devotional living.