192 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

the word nisthd indicates His being rigidly fixed in chanting the holy name of Sri
Krsna. Lord Caitanya subdued all disturbing opponents of devotional service,
especially the monists, who are actually averse to the personal feature of the
Supreme Lord.

TEXT 50

DS BiH Stacy Vee aa aa
SAorgC A Uf —aTRMSHSH MT Nee hi

vyakta kari’ bhdgavate kahe bara bara
kali-yuge dharma—ndama-sankirtana sara

SYNONYMS
vyakta—evident; kari— making; bhagavate—in the Srimad-Bhagavatam; kahe—they
say; bdra bdra— time and time again; kali-yuge—in the age of Kali; dharma—the
religion; na@ma-sankirtana—congregational chanting of the holy name; sara—the
essence.

TRANSLATION

In Srimad-Bhagavatam it is repeatedly and clearly said that the essence of
religion in the age of Kali is the chanting of the holy name of Krsna.

TEXT 51

Sie wera Sat safe Gon ya7 |
atateafayicay Saray ael YA es b

iti dvapara urvisa
stuvanti jagad-isvaram

nand-tantra-vidhadnena
kalav api yathd $rnu

SYNONYMS

iti-thus; dvapare—in the Dvapara Age; urvisa—O King; stuvanti—they praise;
jagat-isvaram—the Lord of the universe; m@nd—various; tantra—of scriptures;
vidhanena—by the regulations; ka/au—in the age of Kali;api—also; yathd—in which
manner; §rnu—please hear.

TRANSLATION

“O King, in this way people in Dvapara-yuga worshiped the Lord of the universe.
In Kali-yuga they also worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead by the regu-
lations of the revealed scriptures. Kindly now hear of that from me.
