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
ਜੋ ਮੁੜ ਮੁੜ ਹਰੀ ਦੇ ਅਦਮ੍ਯ ਪਰਾਕ੍ਰਮ ਅਤੇ ਲੀਲਾਵਾਂ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਤੇ ਗਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ, ਉਹ ਉੱਤਮ ਭਗਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਆਪਣੇ ਅੰਤਰ ਨੂੰ ਸੌਖੇ ਨਾਲ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਕਰ ਲੈਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਕੇਵਲ ਵਰਤਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਵੇਦਿਕ ਕਰਮਕਾਂਡ ਨਾਲ ਐਸੀ ਸ਼ੁੱਧੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਮਿਲਦੀ।
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.