Srimad Bhagavatam 8.23.15-16

[makarand]

TEXT 15

śrī-śukra uvāca

kutas tat-karma-vaiṣamyaṁ

yasya karmeśvaro bhavān

yajñeśo yajña-puruṣaḥ

sarva-bhāvena pūjitaḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukraḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukrācārya said; kutaḥ—where is that; tat—of him (Bali Mahārāja); karma-vaiṣamyam—discrepancy in discharging fruitive activities; yasya—of whom (Bali Mahārāja); karma-īśvaraḥ—the master of all fruitive activities; bhavān—Your Lordship; yajña-īśaḥ—You are the enjoyer of all sacrifices; yajña-puruṣaḥ—You are the person for whose pleasure all sacrifices are offered; sarva-bhāvena—in all respects; pūjitaḥ—having worshiped.

TRANSLATION

Śukrācārya said: My Lord, You are the enjoyer and lawgiver in all performances of sacrifice, and You are the yajña-puruṣa, the person to whom all sacrifices are offered. If one has fully satisfied You, where is the chance of discrepancies or faults in his performances of sacrifice?

TEXT 16

mantratas tantrataś chidraṁ

deśa-kālārha-vastutaḥ

sarvaṁ karoti niśchidram

anusaṅkīrtanaṁ tava

SYNONYMS

mantrataḥ—in pronouncing the Vedic mantras improperly; tantrataḥ—in insufficient knowledge for following regulative principles; chidram—discrepancy; deśa—in the matter of country; kāla—and time; arha—and recipient; vastutaḥ—and paraphernalia; sarvam—all these; karoti—makes; niśchidram—without discrepancy; anusaṅkīrtanam—constantly chanting the holy name; tava—of Your Lordship.

TRANSLATION

There may be discrepancies in pronouncing the mantras and observing the regulative principles, and, moreover, there may be discrepancies in regard to time, place, person and paraphernalia. But when Your Lordship’s holy name is chanted, everything becomes faultless.