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SrI BhaTTar interprets the nAma as signifying that His kIrti is purifying when
it is sung by His devotees; in other words, nAma samkIrtanam by His devotees,
which involves singing His kIrti, purifies the devotee, and so He is called
puNya-kIrtih. SrI BhaTTar gives several references that indicate the
purifying nature of His praise.
nAma samkIrtanam pumsAm vilAyanam anuttamam |
maitreya! aSesha pApAnAm dhAtUnAmiva pAvakah ||
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(vishNu purA. 6. 8. 20)
"Maitreya! Just as fire purifies the metals, the unequalled recitation of the
names of bhagavAn, which have unsurpassed greatness, destroys all sins of
man".
avaSenA'pi yan-nAmni kIrtite sarva-pAtakaih |
pumAn vimucyate sadyah simha-trataih mRgairiva ||
(vishNu. PurANam. 6. 8. 19)
"Those who, even without being aware of it, pronounce the name of bhagavAn
are freed from their sins the same way a deer is freed from the attack of the
beasts when they run away on hearing the roar of a lion nearby".
dhyAyan kRte yajan ya~jnais-tretAyAm dvApare'rcayan |
yadApnoti tadApnoti kalau samkIrtya keSavam ||
(vishNuPurANam. 6. 2. 17)
"By the mere mention of the name of bhagavAn, a man in kali yuga attains the
same fruits that one obtained in the kRta yuga by abstract meditation, in the
tretA by sacrifice, and in the dvApara yuga by adoration".
SrI v.v.rAmAnujan gives reference to ANDAL's tiruppAvai pASuram
"mAyanai"– vAyinAl pADi manttinAl Sinndikka pOya pizhaiyum
pugutaruvAnninRanavum tIyinil tUSAgum - (pizhai here refers to our sins or
pApam).
The dharma cakram writer gives the additional reference to: "nalam tarum
Sollai nAn kaNDu koNDEn nArAyaNA ennum nAmam".