986 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 24

In Kali-yuga the injunction is that no one should accept sannyasa. Of
course, those who actually follow the rules and regulations must take
sannyasa. Generally, however, people are unable to accept sannyasa life,
and therefore Caitanya Mahaprabhu stressed, kalau nasty eva nasty eva
nasty eva gatir anyatha. In this age there is no other alternative, no other
alternative, no other alternative than to chant the holy name of the Lord,
Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare. The main purpose of
sannyasa life is to be in constant companionship with the Supreme Lord,
either by thinking of Him within the heart or hearing of Him through
aural reception. In this age, hearing is more important than thinking
because one’s thinking may be disturbed by mental agitation, but if one
concentrates on hearing, he will be forced to associate with the sound
vibration of Krsna. Krsna and the sound vibration Krsna are nondifferent,
so if one loudly vibrates Hare Krsna, he will be able to think of Krsna
immediately. This process of chanting is the best process of self-realization
in this age; therefore Lord Caitanya preached it so nicely for the benefit
of all humanity.

TEXT 36
TAR Tey Sasha TAA |
TACT THAT THMATTEATATA NRE
etan me janma loke ‘srnin
mumuksupam durasayat
prasankhyanaya tattvanam
sammatayatma-darsane

etat—this; me—My; janma—birth; loke—in the world; asmin—in this;
mumuksiinam—by those great sages seeking liberation; durasayat—from
unnecessary material desires; prasankhyanaya—for explaining; tattvandm—
of the truths; sammataya—which is highly esteemed; dtma-darsane—in
self-realization.

TRANSLATION

My appearance in this world is especially to explain the philosophy of
sankhya, which is highly esteemed for self-realization by those desiring
freedom from the entanglement of unnecessary material desires.
