Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.51

kaler dosa-nidhe rajann

asti hy eko mahan gunah

kirtanad eva krsnasya

mukta-sangah param vrajet

SYNONYMS

kaleh -- of the age of Kali; dosa-nidheh -- 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-sangah -- liberated from material bondage; param -- to the transcendental spiritual kingdom; vrajet -- one can go.

TRANSLATION

My dear King, although Kali-yuga is an ocean of faults, there is still one good quality about this age: Simply by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom.

PURPORT

After mentioning the innumerable faults of this age of Kali, Sukadeva Gosvami now mentions its one brilliant aspect. Just as one powerful king can kill innumerable thieves, one brilliant spiritual quality can destroy all the contamination of this age. It is impossible to overestimate the importance of chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare, especially in this fallen age.

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