192 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 20

TRANSLATION

“Accompanied by His personal devotees, Lord Krsna, assuming a golden
color, introduces the hari-nama-sankirtana, the chanting of the Hare Krsna
mantra, in the age of Kali. By this process, He delivers love for Krsna to the
general populace.

TEXT 341

af asa Scr ACHeTAa |
CATH AA ATE CONS SCA ACTSa |i O85 1

dharma pravartana kare vrajendra-nandana
preme gaya nace loka kare sankirtana

SYNONYMS

dharma pravartana kare—introduces a particular type of religious activity; vra-
jendra-nandana—kKrsna Himself; preme—in love; gaya—chants; nace—dances;
loka—all people; kare—perform; sarkirtana—congregational chanting.

TRANSLATION

“Lord Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja, personally introduces the occupa-
tional duty of the age of Kali. He personally chants and dances in ecstatic love,
and thus the entire world chants congregationally.

TEXT 342

Pease FeaVewr ALCHTATAT AMSAT |
Aw: AS Sa-eieasels fe Wea i ose |

krsna-varnam tvisakrsnam
sangopangastra-parsadam

yajfaih sankirtana-prayair
yajanti hi sumedhasah

SYNONYMS

krsna-varnam—repeating the syllables krs-na; tvisa—with a luster; akrsnam—
not black (golden); sa-ariga—with associates; upadnga—servitors; astra—
weapons; parsadam—confidential companions; yajfiaih—by sacrifice; sankirtana-
prayaih—consisting chiefly of congregational chanting; yajanti—they worship;
hi—certainly; su-medhasah—intelligent persons.
