Text 36] The Activities of the Pracetas 1533

by those who are liberated from material contamination; punah punah—
again and again.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord, Narayana, is present amongst devotees who are en-
gaged in hearing and chanting the holy name of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead. Lord Narayana is the ultimate goal of sannyasis, those in the
renounced order of life, and Narayana is worshiped through this sanikirtana
movement by those who are liberated from material contamination. Indeed,
they recite the holy name again and again.

PURPORT

The Mayavadi sannydsis are missing the real presence of Narayana.
This is because they falsely claim to be Narayana Himself. According to
the customary etiquette of Mayavadi sannyasis, they address one another
as Narayana. To say that everyone is a temple of Narayana is correct, but
to accept another human being as Narayana is a great offense. The con-
ception of daridra-narayana (poor Narayana), an attempt to identify the
poor with Narayana, is also a great offense. Even to identify Narayana
with demigods like Lord Brahma and Lord Siva is an offense.

yas tu naérayanam devam
brahma-rudradi-daivataih
samatvenaiva vikseta
sa pasandi bhaved dhruvam

“One who considers Lord Narayana on a level with great demigods like
Lord Brahma and Lord Siva is immediately listed amongst nonbelievers.”
The fact is that by performing sankirtana-yajna one can immediately please
the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Then Narayana Himself descends
and immediately is present. In this age of Kali, Narayana is immediately
present in the form of Lord Caitanya. Concerning Lord Caitanya, Srimad-
Bhagavatam states:
krsna-varnam tvisakrsnam
sangopangastra-parsadam
yajriaih sankirtana-prayair
yajanti hi sumedhasah

“In the age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to
worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the name of
