Shloka 32
Yamarāja Instructs the Yamadūtas: Supreme Authority, Mahājanas, and the Glory of the Holy Name
शृण्वतां गृणतां वीर्याण्युद्दामानि हरेर्मुहु: । यथा सुजातया भक्त्या शुद्ध्येन्नात्मा व्रतादिभि: ॥ ३२ ॥
śṛṇvatāṁ gṛṇatāṁ vīryāṇy uddāmāni harer muhuḥ yathā sujātayā bhaktyā śuddhyen nātmā vratādibhiḥ
つねにハリの比類なき武勇とリーラーを聞き、また唱える者は、清らかなバクティによって心の汚れをたやすく洗い清める。誓戒やヴェーダの儀礼だけでは、そのような浄化は得られない。
One may very easily practice chanting and hearing the holy name of the Lord and thus become ecstatic in spiritual life. Padma Purāṇa states:
FAQs
This verse says that repeatedly hearing and chanting Lord Hari’s boundless glories purifies the self/heart—more essentially than purification sought through vows and external observances.
In the context of Ajāmila’s deliverance, Yamarāja instructs his messengers that devotion—especially hearing and chanting the Lord’s names and glories—places a person beyond their jurisdiction, because it powerfully purifies and reforms the soul.
Make a daily habit of listening to Bhagavatam or kīrtana and chanting the Lord’s names; consistent repetition (muhuḥ) steadily cleanses habits and brings clarity more effectively than only external self-discipline.