Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 1.2.177; a medieval era Sanskrit book, written by Rupa Goswami (fl. 15th century) which represents a devotional (bhakti) masterpiece. In this work Goswami describes the nature and different forms of pure love (rasa) as well as various other topics on Vaishnavism and devotion.
Verse 1.2.177
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
यथा च पाद्मे —
प्रयाणे चाप्रयाणे च यन्-नाम स्मरतां नॄणाम् ।
सद्यो नश्यति पापौघो नमस् तस्मै चिद्-आत्मने ॥१.२.१७७॥yathā ca pādme —
prayāṇe cāprayāṇe ca yan-nāma smaratāṃ nṝṇām |
sadyo naśyati pāpaugho namas tasmai cid-ātmane ||1.2.177||
English translation
Remembrance is also illustrated in the Padma Purāṇa:
“I offer my respects to the omniscient Lord. Remembrance of His Holy Name, while living or dying, immediately destroys heaps of sins committed by men.”