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| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 20.347
yatra sańkīrtanenaiva
sarva-svārtho 'bhilabhyate
SYNONYMS
kalim — Kali-yuga; sabhājayanti — worship; āryāh — advanced people; guna-jñāh — appreciating this good quality of Kali-yuga; sāra-bhāginah — persons who accept the essence of life; yatra — in which age; sańkīrtanena — simply by performing the sańkīrtana-yajña, the chanting of the Hare Krishna 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 one can advance in spiritual knowledge and attain life's goal simply by chanting the Hare Krishna mahā-mantra.'
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.36) spoken by the great sage Karabhājana Rishi, one of the nine Yogendras. The sage was informing Mahārāja Nimi about the people's duty to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead according to different processes in different yugas.
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