# Cc. Madhya 9.33 ## 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; *nāma*—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.