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ර්‍රා Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 6]]
SYNONYMS
iti —thus;  dvāpare —in Dvāpara-yuga;  uru-īśa —O King;  stuvanti —offer prayers;  jagat-īśvaram —unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  nānā —various;  tantra —of the supplementary Vedic literatures;  vidhānena —by regulative principles;  kalau —in the age of Kali;  api —certainly;  tathā —so also;  śṛṇu —hear.
TRANSLATION
“ ‘In the age of Kali, as well as in Dvāpara-yuga, the people offer prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead by various mantras and observe the regulative principles of the supplementary Vedic literatures. Now please hear of this from me.
PURPORT
This is a quotation from  Śrimad-Bhāgavatam  (11.5.31).
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কৃষ্ণবর্ণং স্বিষাহকৃষ্ণং সাঙ্গোপাঙ্গাস্ত্রপার্ষদম্।
যজ্ঞৈ: সংকীর্তনপ্রায়ৈর্ধজম্ভি হি স্বমেধস: ॥ ১০৩ ॥
krșna-varnam tvișăkrșnam săngopăngăstra-părșadam yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ
SYNONYMS
krṣṇa-varṇam —chanting the two syllables  “krṣ”  and  “ṇa” ;  tviṣā —by complexion;  akrṣṇam —not blackish;  sa-aṅga —accompanied by personal expansions;  upa-aṅga —devotees;  astra —the weapon of chanting the Hare Krṣṇa  mantra ;  pārṣadam —and associates like Gadādhara, Svarūpa Dāmodara, etc.;  yajñaiḥ —by sacrifice;  saṅkīrtana —congregational chanting of the Hare Krṣṇa  mantra ;  prāyaiḥ —chiefly consisting of;  yajanti —worship;  hi —indeed;  su-medhasaḥ —those who are intelligent.
TRANSLATION
“ ‘In this age of Kali, those who are intelligent perform the congregational chanting of the Hare Krṣṇa mahā-mantra, worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who appears in this age always describing the glories of Krṣṇa. That incarnation is yellowish in hue and is always associated with His plenary