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CC Antya 3.55

যদ্যপি অন্য সঙ্কেতে অন্য হয় নামাভাস ।
তথাপি নামের তেজ না হয় বিনাশ ॥ ৫৫ ॥
yadyapi anya saṅkete anya haya nāmābhāsa
tathāpi nāmera teja nā haya vināśa

Synonyms

yadyapialthough; anyaanother; saṅketeby intimation; anyathat other; hayais; nāma-ābhāsaalmost equal to the holy name; tathāpistill; nāmera tejathe transcendental power of the holy name; haya vināśais not destroyed.

Translation

Nāmācārya Haridāsa Ṭhākura, the authority on the chanting of the holy name, said, “The chanting of the Lord’s holy name to indicate something other than the Lord is an instance of nāmābhāsa. Even when the holy name is chanted in this way, its transcendental power is not destroyed.