CC Madhya 20.339 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 339
- ei mantre dvāpare kare kṛṣṇārcana
- ‘kṛṣṇa-nāma-saṅkīrtana’—kali-yugera dharma
SYNONYMS
ei mantre—by this mantra; dvāpare—in the Age of Dvāpara; kare—perform; kṛṣṇa-arcana—the worship of Lord Kṛṣṇa; kṛṣṇa-nāma-saṅkīrtana—chanting of the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa; kali-yugera dharma—the occupational duty in the Age of Kali.
TRANSLATION
“By this mantra, the people worship Lord Kṛṣṇa in Dvāpara-yuga. In Kali-yuga the occupational duty of the people is to chant congregationally the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.
PURPORT
As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 12.3.51):
- kaler doṣa-nidhe rājann asti hy eko mahān guṇaḥ
- kīrtanād eva kṛṣṇasya mukta-bandhaḥ paraṁ vrajet
“My dear King, although Kali-yuga is full of faults, there is still one good quality about this age. It is that simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom.” Thus in Kali-yuga one worships Lord Kṛṣṇa by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. To propagate this movement, Lord Kṛṣṇa personally appeared as Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. That is described in the following verse.