Adi-lila, Chapter 3 187
SYNONYMS
kali-yuge—in the age of Kali; yuga-dharma—the religious practice for the age;
namera—of the holy name; pracara—propagation; tathi—this; lagi’—for; pita-varna—
having a yellow color; caitanya-avatdra—the incarnation of Lord Caitanya.
TRANSLATION
The religious practice for the age of Kali is to broadcast the glories of the holy
name. Only for this purpose has the Lord, in a yellow color, descended as Lord
Caitanya.
PURPORT
In this age of Kali the practical system of religion for everyone is the chanting of
the name of Godhead. This was introduced in this age by Lord Caitanya. Bhakti-
yoga actually begins with the chanting of the holy name, as confirmed by
Madhvacarya in his commentary on the Mundaka Upanisad. He quotes this verse
from the Nardyana-samhita:
dvapariyair janair visnuh pafcaratrais tu kevalaih
kalau tu nama-matrena pajyate bhagavan harih
“In the Dvapara-yuga people should worship Lord Visnu only by the regulative
principles of the Narada-paficaratra and other such authorized books. In the age of
Kali, however, people should simply chant the holy names of the Supreme Person-
ality of Godhead.”” The Hare Krsna mantra is specifically mentioned in many
Upanisads, such as the Kali-santarana Upanisad, where it is said:
hare krsna hare krsna kpsna kysna hare hare
hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare
iti sodasakam namnam kali-kalmasa-nasanam
natah parataropayah sarva-vedesu drsyate
“After searching through all the Vedic literature one cannot find a method of
religion more sublime for this age than the chanting of Hare Krsna.”’
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tapta-hema-sama-kanti, prakanda Sarira
nava-megha jini kantha-dhvani ye gambhira
SYNONYMS
tapta-hema—as molten gold; sama-kanti—same luster; prakdnda—enormous;
Sarira—body; nava-megha—new clouds; jini—conquering; kantha-dvani—the sound
of the voice; ye—that; gambhira—deep.
