nāmaikaḿ yasya vāci smaraṇa-patha-gataḿ śrotra-mūlaḿ gataḿ vāśuddhaḿ vāśuddha-varṇaḿ vyavahita-rahitaḿ tārayaty eva satyamtac ced deha-draviṇa-janatā-lobha-pāṣaṇḍa-madhyenikṣiptaḿ syān na phala-janakaḿ śīghram evātra vipraIf a devotee once utters the holy name of the Lord, or if it penetrates his mind or enters his ear, which is the channel of aural reception, that holy name will certainly deliver him from material bondage, whether vibrated properly or improperly, with correct or incorrect grammar, or properly joined or vibrated in separate parts. O brāhmaṇa, the potency of the holy name is therefore certainly great. However, if one uses the vibration of the holy name for the benefit of the material body, for material wealth and followers, or under the influence of greed or atheism — in other words, if one utters the name with offenses — such chanting will not produce the desired result very soon. Therefore one should diligently avoid offenses in chanting the holy name of the Lord.(Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 3.60).
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