Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 20.339

ei mantre dvāpare kare krishnārcana

'krishna-nāma-sańkīrtana' — kali-yugera dharma

SYNONYMS

ei mantre — by this mantra; dvāpare — in the Age of Dvāpara; kare — perform; krishna-arcana — the worship of Lord Krishna; krishna-nāma-sańkīrtana — chanting of the holy name of Lord Krishna; kali-yugera dharma — the occupational duty in the Age of Kali.

TRANSLATION

"By this mantra, the people worship Lord Krishna in Dvāpara-yuga. In Kali-yuga the occupational duty of the people is to chant congregationally the holy name of Krishna.

PURPORT

As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (12.3.51):

kaler dosha-nidhe rājann asti hy eko mahān gunah

kīrtanād eva krishnasya mukta-bandhah param vrajet

"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 Krishna mahā-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom." Thus in Kali-yuga one worships Lord Krishna by chanting Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. To propagate this movement, Lord Krishna personally appeared as Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. That is described in the following verse.

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