Verse 3.4.476-477

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.4.476-477:

সকৃত্ যে জন বলে `শিব’ হেন নাম সেহ কোন প্রসঙ্গে না জানে তত্ত্ব তান সেই-ক্ষণে সর্ব পাপ হৈতে শুদ্ধ হয বেদে শাস্ত্রে ভাগবতে এই তত্ত্ব কয ॥ ৪৭৬-৪৭৭ ॥

सकृत् ये जन बले `शिव’ हेन नाम सेह कोन प्रसङ्गे ना जाने तत्त्व तान सेइ-क्षणे सर्व पाप हैते शुद्ध हय वेदे शास्त्रे भागवते एइ तत्त्व कय ॥ ४७६-४७७ ॥

sakṛt ye jana bale `śiva’ hena nāma seha kona prasaṅge nā jāne tattva tāna sei-kṣaṇe sarva pāpa haite śuddha haya vede śāstre bhāgavate ei tattva kaya || 476-477 ||

sakrt ye jana bale `siva’ hena nama seha kona prasange na jane tattva tana sei-ksane sarva papa haite suddha haya vede sastre bhagavate ei tattva kaya (476-477)

English translation:

(476-477) Even if one does not know the glories of Śiva, simply by chanting his name once one will immediately be purified of all sinful reactions.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

This is the verdict of the Vedic literatures and the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam.

It is described in the Vedic literatures and in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam that one who in spite of not knowing Śiva’s glories chants his name even once is by the influence of his name purified of all sins. Simply by the mercy of either Śrī Hari, Guru, or Vaiṣṇava the living entities can become liberated from the sinful reactions that induce one to enjoy the material world. Those who consider the spiritual master and ŚrīŚiva separate from the Supreme Lord commit offense. As soon as one becomes averse to Hari, he is swallowed by sin. The worship of Śrī Guru and Vaiṣṇava is more essential than the worship of the Supreme Lord. These topics are

confirmed by the Lord, who is known as bhakta-vatsala, He who is very affectionate to His devotees.