108 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 20
should perform the sarikirtana-yajra inaugurated by Lord Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu.
krsna-varnam tvisdkrsnam
sangopangastra-pdrsadam
yajnaih sarnkirtana-prayair
yajanti hi sumedhasah
“In this age of Kali, people endowed with sufficient intelligence will wor-
ship the Lord, who is accompanied by His associates, by performance of
sankirtana-yajna.” (Bhdg. 11.5.32) Yajfia must be performed, for
otherwise people will be entangled in sinful activities and will suffer im-
mensely. Therefore the Krsna consciousness movement has taken charge
of introducing the chanting of Hare Krsna all over the world. This Hare
Krsna movement is also yajria, but without the difficulties involved in
securing paraphernalia and qualified brdhmanas. This congregational
chanting can be performed anywhere and everywhere. If people some-
how or other assemble together and are induced to chant Hare Krsna,
Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama
Rama, Hare Hare, all the purposes of yajra will be fulfilled. The first
purpose is that there must be sufficient rain, for without rain there can-
not be any produce (anndd bhavanti bhiitani parjanyad anna-
sambhavah). All our necessities can be produced simply by rainfall
(kamam vavarsa parjanyah), and the earth is the original source of all
necessities (sarva-kama-dughd mahi). In conclusion, therefore, in this
age of Kali people all over the world should refrain from the four prin-
ciples of sinful life—illicit sex, meat-eating, intoxication and gam-
bling—and in a pure state of existence should perform the simple yajra
of chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. Then the earth will certainly
produce all the necessities for life, and people will be happy
economically, politically, socially, religiously and culturally. Everything
will be in proper order.
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