Verse 3.1.116

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.1.116:

সকৃত্ তোমার নাম করিলে শ্রবণ তার বিষ্ণু-ভক্তি হয, কি পুনঃ ভক্ষণ ॥ ১১৬ ॥

सकृत् तोमार नाम करिले श्रवण तार विष्णु-भक्ति हय, कि पुनः भक्षण ॥ ११६ ॥

sakṛt tomāra nāma karile śravaṇa tāra viṣṇu-bhakti haya, ki punaḥ bhakṣaṇa || 116 ||

sakrt tomara nama karile sravana tara visnu-bhakti haya, ki punah bhaksana (116)

English translation:

(116) “One attains devotional service to Viṣṇu simply by hearing your name even once, and what to speak of drinking your water.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

There is no doubt that by drinking the water of the Ganges one attains supreme auspiciousness. Simply by hearing the name “Gaṅgā” even once, a living entity’s propensity for serving the Supreme Lord is awakened. By

the mercy of the Ganges, a living entity becomes qualified to chant the name of Lord Kṛṣṇa.