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The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers
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TRANSLATION
In great jubilation, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “My dear Svarūpa Dāmodara and Rāmānanda Rāya, know from Me that chanting of the holy names is the most feasible means of salvation in this age of Kali.
TEXT 9
সঙ্কীর্তনযজ্ঞে কলৌ কৃষ্ণ-আরাধন । সেই ত’ স্মৃত্যেধা পায় কৃষ্ণের চরণ ॥ ৯ ॥
saṅkīrtana-yajñe kalau kṛṣṇa-ārādhana sei ta’ sumedhā pāya kṛṣṇera caraṇa
SYNONYMS
saṅkīrtana-yajñe —performing the  yajña  of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra ;  kalau —in this age of Kali;  kṛṣṇa-ārādhana —the process of worshiping Kṛṣṇa;  sei ta’ —such persons;  su-medhā —greatly intelligent;  pāya —get;  kṛṣṇera caraṇa —shelter at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
“In this age of Kali, the process of worshiping Kṛṣṇa is to perform sacrifice by chanting the holy name of the Lord. One who does so is certainly very intelligent, and he attains shelter at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.
PURPORT
For further information, one may refer to the  Ādi-lilā , Chapter Three, texts 77-78.
TEXT 10
কৃষ্ণবর্ণং ত্রিষাহকৃষ্ণং সাঙ্গোপাঙ্গাস্ত্রপার্ষদম্ । যজ্ঞে সঙ্কীর্তনপ্রায়ের্ষজন্তি হি স্মৃত্যেধসঃ ॥ ১০ ॥
kṛṣṇa-varṇam tviṣākṛṣṇam sāṅgopāṅgāstra-pārṣadam yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇa-varṇam —repeating the syllables  kṛṣ-ṇa ;  tviṣā —with a luster;  akṛṣṇam —not black (golden);  sa-aṅga —with associates;  upāṅga —servitors;  astra —weap-