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ceremonies or sacrifices perfectly. Hardly anyone can chant the Vedic  mantras  with perfect pronunciation or accumulate the paraphernalia for Vedic performances. Therefore the sacrifice recommended in this age is  saṅkīrtana , constant chanting of the holy name of the Lord.  Yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ  ( Bhāg.  11.5.29). Instead of wasting time performing Vedic sacrifices, those who are intelligent, those who possess good brain substance, should take to the chanting of the Lord's holy name and thus perform sacrifice perfectly. I have seen that many religious leaders are addicted to performing  yajñas  and spending hundreds and thousands of rupees for imperfect sacrificial performances. This is a lesson for those who unnecessarily execute such imperfect sacrifices. We should take the advice of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ( yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ ). Although Śukrācārya was a strict  brāhmaṇa  addicted to ritualistic activities, he also admitted,  niśchidram anusaṅkīrtanam tava : "My Lord, constant chanting of the holy name of Your Lordship makes everything perfect." In Kali-yuga the Vedic ritualistic ceremonies cannot be performed as perfectly as before. Therefore Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has recommended that although one should take care to follow all the principles in every kind of spiritual activity, especially in worship of the Deity, there is still a chance of discrepancies, and one should compensate for this by chanting the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement we therefore give special stress to the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra  in all activities.
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तथापि वदतो भूमन् करिष्याम्यनुशासनम् । एतच्छ्रेयः परं पुंसां यत् तवाज्ञानुपालनम् ॥१७॥
tathāpi vadato bhūman kariṣyāmy anuśāsanam etac chreyaḥ param puṁsāṁ yat tavājñānupālanam
tathāpi —although there was no fault on the part of Bali Mahārāja;  vadataḥ —because of Your order;  bhūman —O Supreme;  kariṣyāmi —I