Associating with Kṛṣṇa
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Merely by chanting we can have all the advantages of personal association with Kṛṣṇa. Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is not only considered to be a realized soul but an incarnation of Kṛṣṇa Himself, has pointed out that in this age of Kali, although men have no real facilities for self-realization, Kṛṣṇa is so kind that He has given this  śabda  (sound incarnation) to be utilized as the  yuga-dharma  or way of realization of this age. No special qualification is necessary for this method; we need not even know Sanskrit. The vibrations of Hare Kṛṣṇa are so potent that anyone can immediately begin chanting them without any knowledge of Sanskrit whatsoever.
vedeṣu yajñeṣu tapaḥsu caiva 
    dāneṣu yat puṇya-phalaṁ pradiṣṭam 
    atyeti tat sarvam idaṁ viditvā 
    yogī paraṁ sthānam upaiti cādyam
“A person who accepts the path of devotional service is not bereft of the results derived from studying the  Vedas , performing austere sacrifices, giving charity or pursuing philosophical and fruitive activities. At the end he reaches the supreme abode.” (Bg. 8.28)
Here Kṛṣṇa says that the purpose for all Vedic instructions is to achieve the ultimate goal of life—to go back to Godhead. All scriptures from all countries aim at this goal. This has also been the message of all religious reformers or  ācāryas . In the West, for example, Lord Jesus Christ spread this same message. Similarly, Lord Buddha and Mohammed. No one advises us to make our permanent settlement here