It is that simply by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom.
Madhya 20.339 T Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Instructs Sanatana Gosvami in the Science
ei mantre dvapare kare krsnarcana
‘krsna-nama-sankirtana’—-kali-yugera dharma
SYNONYMS
ei mantre–by this mantra; dvapare–in the age of Dvapara; kare–perform; krsna-arcana–the worship of Lord Krsna; krsna-nama-sankirtana–chanting of the holy name of Lord Krsna; kali-yugera dharma–the occupational duty in the Age of Kali.
TRANSLATION
“By this mantra, the people worship Lord Krsna in the Dvapara-yuga. In the Kali-yuga the occupational duty of the people is to chant congregationally the holy name of Krsna.
PURPORT
As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (12.3.51):
kaler dosa-nidhe rajann
asti hy eko mahan gunah
kirtanad eva krsnasya
mukta-sangah param vrajet
In Kali-yuga one worships Lord Krsna by chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare. Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. To propagate this movement, Lord Krsna personally appeared as Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. That is described in the following verse.
TEXT 340
pita’-varna dhari’ tabe kaila pravartana
prema-bhakti dila loke lana bhakta-gana
SYNONYMS
pita-varna dhari’–assuming the color yellow; tabe–thereafter; kaila pravartana–introduced the sankirtana movement; prema-bhakti dila–He distributed love of Krsna; loke–to the people in general; lana bhakta-gana–accompanied by His devotees.
TRANSLATION
“Accompanied by His personal devotees, Lord Krsna, assuming a golden color, introduces the hari-nama-sankirtana, the chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra, in the Age of Kali. By this process, He delivers love for Krsna to the general populace.
TEXT 341
dharma pravartana kare vrajendra-nandana
preme gaya nace loka kare sankirtana
Madhya 20.341 Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Instructs Sanatana Gosvami in the Science
SYNONYMS
dharma pravartana kare–introduces a particular type of religious activity; vrajendra-nandana–Krsna Himself; preme–in love; gaya–chants; nace–dances; loka–all people; kare–perform; sankirtana–congregational chanting.
TRANSLATION
“Lord Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja, personally introduces the occupational duty of the Age of Kali. He personally chants and dances in ecstatic love, and thus the entire world chants congregationally.
TEXT 342
krsna-varnam tvisakrsnam-
sangopangastra-parsadam
yajnaih sankirtana-prayair
yajanti hi su-medhasah
SYNONYMS
krsna-varnam–repeating the syllables krs-na; tvisa–with a luster; akrsnam–not black (golden); sa-anga–with associates; upanga–servitors; astra–weapons; parsadam–confidential companions; yajnaih–by sacrifice; sankirtana-prayaih–consisting chiefly of congregational chanting; yajanti–they worship; hi–certainly; su-medhasah–intelligent persons.
TRANSLATION
” ‘In the Age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the name of Krsna. Although His complexion is not blackish, He is Krsna Himself. He is accompanied by His associates, servants, weapons and confidential companions.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.5.32). See also Adi-lila, Chapter Three, text 52.
TEXT 343
ara tina-yuge dhyanadite yei phala haya
kali-yuge krsna-name sei phala paya
SYNONYMS
ara tina-yuge–in the three other yugas; dhyana-adite–by processes beginning with meditation; yei–whatever; phala–result; haya–there is; kali-yuge–in this Age of Kali; krsna-name–by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra; sei phala paya–one gets the same achievement.
TRANSLATION
“In the other three yugas–Satya, Treta and Dvapara–people perform different types of spiritual activities. Whatever results they achieve in that way, they can achieve in Kali-yuga simply by chanting the Hare Krsna mahamantra.
TEXT 344
kaler dosa-nidhe rajann
asti hy eko mahan gunah
kirtanad eva krsnasya
mukta-bandhah param vrajet
SYNONYMS
kaleh–of the Age of Kali; dosa-nidhe–in the ocean of faults; rajan–O King; asti–there is; hi–certainly; ekah–one; mahan–very great; gunah–good quality; kirtanat–by chanting; eva–certainly; krsnasya–of the holy name of Krsna; mukta-bandhah–liberated from material bondage; param–to the transcendental spiritual kingdom; vrajet–one can go.
TRANSLATION
” ‘My dear King, although Kali-yuga is full of faults, there is still one good quality about this age. It is that simply by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom.
PURPORT
This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (12.3.51).
TEXT 345
krte yad dhyayato visnum
tretayam yajato makhaih
dvapare paricaryayam
kalau tad dhari-kirtanat
SYNONYMS
krte–in the Satya-yuga; yat–which; dhyayatah–from meditation; visnum–on Lord Visnu; tretayam–in the Treta-yuga; yajatah–from worshiping; makhaih–by performing sacrifices; dvapare–in the age of Dvapara; paricaryayam–by worshiping the lotus feet of Krsna; kalau–in the Age of Kali; tat–that same result (can be achieved); hari-kirtanat–simply by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.
TRANSLATION
” ‘Whatever result was obtained in Satya-yuga by meditating on Visnu, in Treta-yuga by performing sacrifices and in Dvapara-yuga by serving the Lord’s lotus feet can also be obtained in Kali-yuga simply by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.’
PURPORT
This verse is quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (12.3.52). At the present moment in Kali-yuga there are many false meditators who concoct some imaginary form and try to meditate upon it. It has become fashionable to meditate, but people know nothing about the object of meditation. That is explained here. Yad dhyayato visnum. One has to meditate upon Lord Visnu or Lord Krsna. Without referring to the sastras, so-called meditators aim at impersonal objects. Lord Krsna has condemned them in Bhagavad-gita (12.5):
kleso ‘dhikataras tesam
avyaktasakta-cetasam
avyakta hi gatir duhkham
dehavadbhir avapyate
“For those whose minds are attached to the unmanifested, impersonal feature of the Supreme, advancement is very troublesome. To make progress in that discipline is always difficult for those who are embodied.”
Not knowing how to meditate, foolish people simply suffer, and there is no benefit derived from their spiritual activities. The same reference can be found in the following verse from the Visnu Purana (6.2.17), Padma Purana (Uttara-khanda 72.25) and Brhan-naradiya Purana (38.97).
TEXT 346
dhyayan krte yajan yajnais
tretayam dvapare ‘rcayan
yad apnoti tad apnoti
kalau sankirtya kesavam
SYNONYMS
dhyayan–meditating; krte–in the Satya-yuga; yajan–worshiping; yajnaih–by the performance of great sacrifices; tretayam–in the Treta-yuga; dvapare–in the Dvapara-yuga; arcayan–worshiping the lotus feet; yat–whatever; apnoti–is achieved; tat–that; apnoti–is obtained; kalau–in the Age of Kali; sankirtya–simply by chanting; kesavam–the pastimes and qualities of Lord Kesava.
TRANSLATION
” ‘Whatever is achieved by meditation in Satya-yuga, by the performance of yajna in Treta-yuga or by the worship of Krsna’s lotus feet in Dvapara-yuga is also obtained in the Age of Kali simply by chanting and glorifying Lord Kesava.’
TEXT 347
kalim sabhajayanty arya
guna-jnah sara-bhaginah
yatra sankirtanenaiva
sarva-svartho ‘bhilabhyate
SYNONYMS
kalim–the Kali-yuga; sabhajayanti–worship; aryah–advanced people; guna-jnah–appreciating this good quality of Kali-yuga; sara-bhaginah–persons who accept the essence of life; yatra–in which age; sankirtanena–simply by performing sankirtana-yajna, the chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra; eva–certainly; sarva-sva-arthah–all interests of life; abhilabhyate–are achieved.
TRANSLATION
” ‘Those who are advanced and highly qualified and are interested in the essence of life, know the good qualities of Kali-yuga. Such people worship the Age of Kali because in this age, simply by chanting the Hare Krsna mahamantra, one can advance in spiritual knowledge and attain life’s goal.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.5.36) spoken by the great sage Karabhajana Rsi, one of the nine Yogendras. The sage was informing Maharaja Nimi about the people’s duty to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead according to different processes in different yugas.
PAMHO AGTACBSP, INDEED TO CHANT HARE KRSNA IS THE YUGA DHARMA FOR THIS AGE BUT CHANTING HARE KRSNA IS NOT SO EASY ESPECIALLY IF ONE DON’T FOLLOW THE REGULATIVE PRINCIPLES OF THE SPIRITUAL LIFE WHICH IS DIFFICULT FOR ALL THE KALI CHELA CITIZENS OF THIS DARK AGE, THE MAIN POINT OF OUR SPIRITUAL LIVES IS TO BECOME FREE FROM THE THREE GUNAS OF THE MATERIAL NATURE BECAUSE WE ARE STILL BIND UP BY THAT ROPE INSTEAD OF THE ROPE OF THE PREM PUMAN ARTHO MAHAN WHICH WILL COME WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO CHANT HKMM IN SUDDHA NAMA ANYWAY PRACTICE MAKE EVERYTHING PERFECT ESPECIALLY IF THE PRACTICE IS IN KRSNA CONSCIOUSNESS. WE CAN BECOME PERFECT AGAIN BY CHANTING HARE KRSNA MAHA MANTRA WITH STRONG FAITH BY NEVER FORGETTING THAT THERE IS SOMEONE WITHIN US THAT’S THE MMHK…..AGTACBSP YS HARIBOL
PAMHO AGTACBSP, IS TRUE THE HOLY NAME DON’T CARE IF ONE IS IN F-ISKCON OR ISKCON BUT WHAT HE CARE IS TO SEE EVERYONE CHANTING HIS HOLY NAME,ALTHOUGH F-ISKCON CREATED A HOUSE WHERE ALL THE MAYAVADI MAHA APARADHI CAN BE HAPPY MATERIALLY BUT ITS WITHIN THE FACTOR TIME THEREFORE THAT HOUSE GET DESTROYED EVEN IF THEY ARE CHANTING HARE KRSNA THEY ARE LIVING STILL IN THE MATERIAL WORLD IF THEY LEAVE THAT FAKE HOUSE THEY CREATED BY BECOMING A MEMBER OF THAT FAMOUS HOUSE WHERE THE WHOLE WORLD CAN LIVE IN WITH SRILA PRABHUPADA THEN THEY ARE SAFE AND SAVED OTHERWISE THEY CAN CHANT HARE KRSNA FOR MILLIONS OF LIVES WITHOUT REACHING SRI KRSNA BY LIVING IN THAT MAYAVADI HOUSE THEY SHOW TO THE WORLD HOW FOOL THEY ARE BY PRACTICING KC COMPLETELY UNDER THE THREE GUNAS OF THE MATERIAL NATURE. AGTACBSP YS HARIBOL
Note: those who are against Srila Prabhupada’s Ritvik System as he Ordered as per July 9th 1977 are called MATERIALISTIC PERSONS because they want to REPLACE Srila Prabhupada as Diksa guru and worship their own manufactured CONDITIONED SOUL BABOONS. Hence, they are only chanting the MUNDANE VIBRATION OF THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET: SUCH NEGLIGENT UTTERANCE FOR THE SENSE GRATIFICATION OF MATERIALISTIC PERSONS IS NOT A VIBRATION OF TRANSCENDENTAL SOUND:
Antya 3.59 T The Glories of Srila Haridasa Thakura
namera aksara-sabera ei ta’ svabhava
vyavahita haile na chade apana-prabhava
SYNONYMS
namera–of the holy name; aksara–letters; sabera–of all; ei–this; ta’–certainly; sva-bhava–the characteristic; vyavahita haile–even when improperly uttered; na–do not; chade–give up; apana-prabhava–their own spiritual influence.
TRANSLATION
“The letters of the holy name have so much spiritual potency that they act even when uttered improperly.
PURPORT
SRILA BHAKTISIDDHANTA SARASVATI THAKURA STATES THAT THE WORD VYAVAHITA (“IMPROPERLY UTTERED”) IS NOT USED HERE TO REFER TO THE MUNDANE VIBRATION OF THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET. SUCH NEGLIGENT UTTERANCE FOR THE SENSE GRATIFICATION OF MATERIALISTIC PERSONS IS NOT A VIBRATION OF TRANSCENDENTAL SOUND. Utterance of the holy name while one engages in sense gratification is an impediment on the path toward achieving ecstatic love for Krsna. On the other hand, if one who is eager for devotional service utters the holy name even partially or improperly, the holy name, who is identical with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, exhibits its spiritual potency because of that person’s offenseless utterance. Thus one is relieved from all unwanted practices, and one gradually awakens his dormant love for Krsna.
PAMHO AGTACBSP, WHOEVER IS ABLE TO CHANT HARE KRSNA UNDER THE INFLUENCES OF THE THREE GUNAS OF THE MATERIAL NATURE IS NOT A ORDINARY PERSON BECAUSE HE KEEP HIS LOULYAM KALATVAM SPIRITUAL GREEDINESS WORKING EVEN UNDER THE SINFUL INFLUENCES OF THE MATERIAL NATURE, OF COURSE THIS THE BEGINNING OF CHANTING BECAUSE BY KEEPING CHANTING ONE CAN GET RID OF THE THREE GUNAS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO KEEP STRONG FAITH ON THE HOLY NAME AS OUR GURU MAHARAJ BECAUSE THE KARMA IS NOT ETERNAL BY FORTUNE THEREFORE OUR MAYA ILLUSION IS NOT FOREVER ALSO IT IS JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE COMPARE TO OUR ETERNETY UNTIL WE BECOME CONSCIOUS OF SRI KRSNA BY KEEPING CHANTING.AGTACBSP YS HARIBOL