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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 20.344
kīrtanād eva krishnasya
SYNONYMS
kaleh — of the Age of Kali; dosha-nidhe — in the ocean of faults; rājan — O King; asti — there is; hi — certainly; ekah — one; mahān — very great; gunah — good quality; kīrtanāt — by chanting; eva — certainly; krishnasya — of the holy name of Krishna; 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 Krishna mahā-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom.'
PURPORT
As mentioned above, this verse is Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.3.51.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness