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keha bale,--’nama haite haya papa-ksaya’

keha bale,--’nama haite jivera moksa haya’

SYNONYMS

keha bale—some of them said; nama haite—by chanting the Hare Krsna mantra; haya—there is; papa-ksaya—disappearance of all reactions to sinful activities; keha bale—some of them said; nama haite—by chanting the holy name; jivera—of the living entities; moksa haya—there is liberation.

Some of them said, “By chanting the holy name of the Lord, one is freed from the reactions of all sinful life.” Others said, “Simply by chanting the holy name of the Lord, a living being is liberated from material bondage.”