196 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 20
TEXT 347
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kalirn sabhajayanty arya
guna-jfah sdra-bhaginah
yatra sankirtanenaiva
sarva-svartho ‘bhilabhyate
SYNONYMS
kalim—the Kali-yuga; sabhajayanti—worship; aryah—advanced people; guna-
jfiah—appreciating this good quality of Kali-yuga; sara-bhaginah—persons who
accept the essence of life; yatra—in which age; sankirtanena—simply by per-
forming sankirtana-yajfia, the chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra; eva—certainly;
sarva-sva-arthah—all interests of life; abhilabhyate—are achieved.
TRANSLATION
““‘Those who are advanced and highly qualified and are interested in the
essence of life, know the good qualities of Kali-yuga. Such people worship the
age of Kali because in this age, simply by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-
mantra, one can advance in spiritual knowledge and attain life’s goal.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.5.36) spoken by the great sage
Karabhdjana Rsi, one of the nine Yogendras. The sage was informing Maharaja
Nimi about the people’s duty to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead ac-
cording to different processes in different yugas.
TEXT 348
stdae fafa aca osttastate |
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purvavat likhi yabe gunavatara-gana
asankhya sankhyd tanra, nd haya ganana
SYNONYMS
purva-vat—as previously; likhi—! write; yabe —when; guna-avatara-gana—in-
carnations of the material modes of nature; asankhya—innumerable; sankhya—
counting; tanra—of them; nd haya ganana—not actually countable.
