Text 340] The Lord Instructs Sandatana Gosvami 191

ei mantre dvapare kare krsnarcana
‘krsna-nama-sankirtana’— kali-yugera dharma

SYNONYMS

ei mantre—by this mantra; dvapare—in the age of Dvapara; kare —perform;
krsna-arcana—the worship of Lord Krsna; krsna-naéma-sankirtana—chanting of
the holy name of Lord Krsna; kali-yugera dharma—the occupational duty in the
age of Kali.

TRANSLATION

“By this mantra, the people worship Lord Krsna in the Dvapara-yuga. In the
Kali-yuga the occupational duty of the people is to chant congregationally the
holy name of Krsna.

PURPORT
As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (12.3.51):

kaler dosa-nidhe rajann
asti hy eko mahan gunah
kirtanad eva krsnasya
mukta-bandhah param vrajet

In Kali-yuga one worships Lord Krsna by chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna
Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. To propagate
this movement, Lord Krsna personally appeared as Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
That is described in the following verse.

TEXT 340

Aya ax oq Caml Sasa
CUS tes THe CTH Fee] SHA | 8o I

‘pita’-varna dhari’ tabe kaila pravartana
prema-bhakti dila loke lafia bhakta-gana

SYNONYMS

pita-varna dhari’—assuming the color yellow; tabe—thereafter; kaila pravar-
tana—introduced the sankirtana movement; prema-bhakti dila—He distributed
love of Krsna; loke—to the people in general; laid bhakta-gana—accompanied
by His devotees.
