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or spiritual worlds is also nothing but a manifestation of different energies
emanating from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The brahmanas’
statement is that Lord Visnu is everything—the fire, the offering, the
clarified butter, the utensils, the place of sacrifice and the kusa. He is
everything. It is confirmed herein that the performance of sankirtana-
yajiia in this age is as good as all other yajias in all other ages. If one per-
forms sankirtana-yajiia by chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna,
Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare, there is no
need to arrange elaborate paraphernalia for the prescribed sacrificial cere-
monies recommended in the Vedas. In the chant of the holy names, Hare
and Krsna, Hare means the energy of Krsna, and Krsna is the visnu-tattva.
Combined together they are everything. In this age, persons are harassed
by the influence of Kali-yuga and cannot arrange for all the requisite
paraphernalia for performing sacrifice as recommended in the Vedas. But
if one simply chants Hare Krsna, it is to be understood that he is perform-
ing all kinds of yajia because there is nothing within our vision except
Hare, the energy of Krsna, and Krsna. There is no difference between
Krsna and His energies. Thus since everything is a manifestation of His
energy, it is to be understood that everything is Krsna. One simply has to
accept everything in Krsna consciousness, and he is a liberated person. He
should not misunderstand that because everything is Krsna, Krsna has no
personal identity. Krsna is so full that in spite of keeping Himself separate
from everything by His energy, He is everything. This is confirmed in
Bhagavad-gita, Ninth Chapter. He is spread throughout the creation as
everything, but still He is not everything. The philosophy recommended
by Lord Caitanya is that He is simultaneously one and different.
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agar oft aritext aa |
waa aagieat ails
eqael wit aad: (V4
tvam pura gam rasaya maha-sitkaro
damstraya padminim varanendro yatha
stityamano nadal lilaya yogibhir
vyujjahartha trayigatra yajha-kratuh
