9.33

sahasra-namnam punyanam

trir-avrttya tu yat phalam

ekavrttya tu krsnasya

namaikam tat prayacchati

SYNONYMS

sahasra-namnam—of one thousand names; punyanam—holy; trih-avrttya—by thrice chanting; tu—but; yat—which; phalam—result; eka-avrttya—by one repetition; tu—but; krsnasya—of Lord Krsna; nama—holy name; ekam—only one; tat—that result; prayacchati—gives " ’The pious results derived from chanting the thousand holy names of Visnu three times can be attained by only one utterance of the holy name of Krsna.’

PURPORT

This verse from the Brahmanda Purana is found in the Laghu-bhagavatamrta (1.5.354), by Rupa Gosvami.

Simply by chanting the name of Krsna once, one can attain the same results achieved by chanting the holy name of Rama three times.