42 The Nectar of Instruction
ceto-darpana-marjanam bhava-mahda-davagni-nirvapanam
Sreyah-kairava-candrika-vitaranam vidyd-vadhi-

Jivanam
anandambudhi-vardhanam pratipadam

purndmrtdsvadanam
sarvatma-snapanam param vijayate Sri-krsna-

sankirtanam

“All glories to the Sri Krsna sankirtana, which cleanses the
heart of all the dust accumulated for years and extinguishes
the fire of conditional life, of repeated birth and death. This
sankirtana movement is the prime benediction for humanity
at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon.
It is the life of all transcendental knowledge. It increases the
ocean of transcendental bliss, and it enables us to fully taste
the nectar for which we are always anxious.”

Not only is the chanter of the mahd-mantra purified, but
the heart of anyone who happens to hear the transcendental
vibration of Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare
Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare is
also cleansed. Even the souls embodied in lower animals, in-
sects, trees and other species of life also become purified and
prepared to become fully Krsna conscious simply by hearing
the transcendental vibration. This was explained by
Thakura Hariddsa when Caitanya Mahaprabhu inquired
from him how living entities lower than human beings can
be delivered from material bondage. Haridasa Thakura said
that the chanting of the holy names is so powerful that even ¢
if one chants in the remotest parts of the jungle, the trees
and animals will advance in Krsna consciousness simply by
