Text
sahasra-nāmnāṁ puṇyānāṁ
trir-āvṛttyā tu yat phalam
ekāvṛttyā tu kṛṣṇasya
nāmaikaṁ tat prayacchati
Synonyms
sahasra-nāmnām—of one thousand names; puṇyānām—holy; triḥ-āvṛttyā—by thrice chanting; tu—but; yat—which; phalam—result; eka-āvṛttyā—by one repetition; tu—but; kṛṣṇasya—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; nama—holy name; ekam—only one; tat—that result; prayacchati—gives. ¶
Translation
“ ‘The pious results derived from chanting the thousand holy names of Viṣṇu three times can be attained by only one utterance of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.' ¶
Purport
This verse from the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa is found in the Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta (1.5.354), by Rūpa Gosvāmī. Simply by chanting the name of Kṛṣṇa once, one can attain the same results achieved by chanting the holy name of Rāma three times. ¶