248 Sti Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 6
SYNONYMS
iti—thus; dvdpare—in Dvapara-yuga; uru-isa—O King; stuvanti—offer
prayers; jagat-isvaram—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nana—
various; tantra—of the supplementary Vedic literatures; vidhanena—by regula-
tive principles; kalau—in the age of Kali; api—certainly; tatha—so also; srnu—
hear.
TRANSLATION
“In the age of Kali, as well as in Dvapara-yuga, the people offer prayers to
the Supreme Personality of Godhead by various mantras and observe the
regulative principles of the supplementary Vedic literatures. Now please hear
of this from me.
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.5.31).
TEXT 103
FVAFGe HAN VHHe ACHAT HANA |
AM? RAS AAU lS (FE WAH: yoo tf
krsna-varnam tvisakrsnarmm
sdngopargastra-parsadam
yajiiaih sankirtana-prayair
yajanti hi sumedhasah
SYNONYMS
krsna-varnam—chanting the two syllables “krs” and “na”; tvisia—by complex-
ion; akrsnam—not blackish; sa-anga—accompanied by personal expansions;
upa-ariga—devotees; astra—the weapon of chanting the Hare Krsna mantra; par-
sadam—and associates like Gadadhara, SvarGpa Damodara, etc.; yajriaih—by
sacrifice; sarikirtana—congregational chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra;
prayaih—chiefly consisting of; yajanti—worship; hi—indeed; su-medhasah—
those who are intelligent.
TRANSLATION
“‘In this age of Kali, those who are intelligent perform the congregational
chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, worshiping the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, who appears in this age always describing the glories of Krsna.
That incarnation is yellowish in hue and is always associated with His plenary
