Text 340] The Lord Instructs Sanatana 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

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CTCL HHT CTH Asal SHAE I 8e 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.
