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
Be Six Stace SCE aA TT
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
Shwe wets Vat ware ew ya7 |
atateafayicay Saraly Fel YL es 4
iti dvapara urvisa
stuvanti jagad-isvaram
ndnd-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.
