Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 47

Bhāgavata-Māhātmya and the Complete Summary of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

Devanagari script

पतित: स्खलितश्चार्त: क्षुत्त्वा वा विवशो गृणन् । हरये नम इत्युच्चैर्मुच्यते सर्वपातकात् ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

patitaḥ skhalitaś cārtaḥ kṣuttvā vā vivaśo gṛṇan haraye nama ity uccair mucyate sarva-pātakāt

Translation

即便在跌倒、滑倒、受痛或打喷嚏时，若有人不由自主高声呼喊“南无哈利！”亦能从一切罪业反应中解脱。

Synonyms

• patitaḥ: fallen
• patitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject, implied)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pat (धातु) + patita (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past active participle (क्तवतु/क्त? here -ita as PPP/ppp-like), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; describing an implied person

• skhalitaḥ: stumbled
• skhalitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject, implied)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: skhal (धातु) + skhalita (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifier of implied person

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• ārtaḥ: distressed
• ārtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject, implied)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ārta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; “distressed”

• kṣuttvā: being hungry / having hungered
• kṣuttvā: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/gerundial circumstance)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣudh (धातु) + kṣuttvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ktvā), “having been hungry/being hungry” (idiomatic)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; disjunctive particle (विकल्प)

• vivaśaḥ: helpless
• vivaśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject, implied)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vivaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; “helpless, uncontrolled”

• gṛṇan: uttering/praising
• gṛṇan: Karta (कर्ता/subject, implied)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gṛ (धातु) + gṛṇat (कृदन्त)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ/Śatṛ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; “while uttering/praising”

• haraye: to Hari
• haraye: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/formulaic)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: Avyaya-like interjection; used with dative (नमः + चतुर्थी)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotative marker

• uccaiḥ: aloud
• uccaiḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uccaiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• mucyate: is freed
• mucyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular

• sarva-pātakāt: from all sin
• sarva-pātakāt: Apadana (अपादान/source, from which)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (pātaka), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; “from all sin”

Purport

Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura explains that Lord Śrī Caitanya is always loudly chanting the song haraye namaḥ kṛṣṇa in the courtyard of Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura and that this same Lord Caitanya will free us from our materialistic enjoying propensity if we also loudly chant the glories of the Supreme Lord Hari.

Characters & Entities

• Hari

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the power of chanting Hari’s name?

This verse states that even an accidental or helpless utterance of “Haraye nama” can free one from all sins, highlighting the extraordinary purifying power of Hari-nāma.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī emphasize even accidental utterance like sneezing?

He stresses that the Lord’s name is supremely sacred and effective; even when spoken without full control or formal intent, it can still purify and protect the speaker.

How can this teaching be applied in modern life?

Make remembrance of Hari natural and frequent—keep the holy name on the tongue daily so that in distress or distraction, devotion still arises and purifies the heart.