60 Beyond Birth and Death

ness by chanting the maha-mantra Hare Krsna, Hare
Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare
Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare, he will be quickly
helped. Krsna and His name are nondifferent, and
Krsna and His transcendental abode are also non-
different. By sound vibration we can have Kgsna
associate with us. If, for instance, we chant Hare
Krsna on the street, we will see that Kysna is going
with us, just as when we look up and see the moon
overhead, we perceive that it is also going with us. If
Kysna’s inferior energy may appear to go with us, is
it not possible for Krsna Himself to be with us when
we are chanting His names? He will keep us company,
but we have to qualify to be in His company. If, how-
ever, we are always merged in the thought of Krsna,
we should rest assured that Krsna is always with us.
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu prays:

namnamakari bahudha nija-sarva-saktis
tatrarpita niyamitah smarane na kalah
etadrsi tava krpa bhagavan mamapi
durdaivamidrsa-mihajani nanuragah

“Oh my Lord! Your holy name alone can render all
benediction upon the living beings, and therefore You
have hundreds and millions of names, like Krsna and
Govinda. In these transcendental names You have
invested all Your transcendental energies, and there
is no hard and fast rule for chanting these holy names,
O my Lord! You have so kindly made approach to
You easy by Your holy names, but unfortunate as I
am, I have no attraction for them.” (Siksastakam, 2)
