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saṅkīrtana-yajñe tāṅre kare ārādhana | :saṅkīrtana-yajñe tāṅre kare ārādhana | ||
sei ta’ sumedhā, āra—kali-hata-jana | :sei ta’ sumedhā, āra—kali-hata-jana | ||
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saṅkīrtana- | ''saṅkīrtana-yajñe''—in the performance of congregational chanting; ''tāṅre''—unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; ''kare''—does; ''ārādhana''—worship; ''sei ta''’—such a person; ''su-medhā—''sharply intelligent; ''āra''—others; ''kali-hata-jana''—victims of this Age of Kali. | ||
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“Anyone who worships Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu by congregational chanting should be understood to be very intelligent. One who does not do so must be considered a victim of this age and bereft of all intelligence. | “Anyone who worships Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu by congregational chanting should be understood to be very intelligent. One who does not do so must be considered a victim of this age and bereft of all intelligence. | ||
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Rascals propose that anyone can invent his own religious process, and this proposition is condemned herein. If one actually wants to become religious, he must take up the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. The real meaning of religion is stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ([[SB 6.3.19-22]]): | Rascals propose that anyone can invent his own religious process, and this proposition is condemned herein. If one actually wants to become religious, he must take up the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa ''mahā-mantra''. The real meaning of religion is stated in [[Srimad-Bhagavatam|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']] ([[SB 6.3.19|6.3.19-22]]): | ||
:dharmaṁ tu sākṣād-bhagavat-praṇītaṁ | :dharmaṁ tu sākṣād-bhagavat-praṇītaṁ | ||
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:na siddha-mukhyā asurā manuṣyāh | :na siddha-mukhyā asurā manuṣyāh | ||
:kutaś ca vidyādhara-cāraṇādayaḥ | :kutaś ca vidyādhara-cāraṇādayaḥ | ||
:svayambhūr nāradaḥ śambhuḥ | |||
:kumāraḥ kapilo manuḥ | |||
:prahlādo janako bhīṣmo | |||
:balir vaiyāsakir vayam | |||
Therefore in this Age of Kali, as recommended here in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta (text 98), kali-kāle dharma—kṛṣṇa-nāma-saṅkīrtana: the chanting of the holy name of the Lord is the method of religion approved by all Vedic scriptures. In the next text of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta, quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ([[SB 11.5.32]]), this principle is further stressed. | :dvādaśaite vijānīmo | ||
:dharmaṁ bhāgavataṁ bhaṭāḥ | |||
:guhyaṁ viśuddhaṁ durbodhaṁ | |||
:yaṁ jñātvāmṛtam aśnute | |||
:etāvān eva loke ’smin | |||
:puṁsāṁ dharmaḥ paraḥ smṛtaḥ | |||
:bhakti-yogo bhagavati | |||
:tan-nāma-grahaṇādibhiḥ | |||
The purport of these verses is that ''dharma'', or religion, cannot be manufactured by a human being. Religion is the law or code of the Lord. Consequently religion cannot be manufactured even by great saintly persons, demigods or ''siddha-mukhyas'', and what to speak of ''asuras'', human beings, Vidyādharas, Cāraṇas, and so on. The principles of ''dharma'', religion, come down in the ''paramparā'' system beginning with twelve personalities—namely, Lord Brahmā; the great saint Nārada; Lord Śiva; the four Kumāras; Kapila, the son of Devahūti; Svāyambhuva Manu; Prahlāda Mahārāja; King Janaka; grandfather Bhīṣma; Bali Mahārāja; Śukadeva Gosvāmī; and Yamarāja. The principles of religion are known to these twelve personalities. ''Dharma'' refers to the religious principles by which one can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. ''Dharma'' is very confidential, uncontaminated by any material influence, and very difficult for ordinary men to understand. However, if one actually understands ''dharma'', he immediately becomes liberated and is transferred to the kingdom of God. ''Bhāgavata-dharma'', or the principle of religion enunciated by the ''paramparā'' system, is the supreme principle of religion. In other words, ''dharma'' refers to the science of ''bhakti-yoga'', which begins by the novice’s chanting the holy name of the Lord ''(tan-nāma-grahaṇādibhiḥ''). | |||
Therefore in this Age of Kali, as recommended here in the [[Sri Caitanya-caritamrta|''Caitanya-caritāmṛta'']] ([[CC Madhya 11.98|text 98]]), ''kali-kāle dharma—kṛṣṇa-nāma-saṅkīrtana:'' the chanting of the holy name of the Lord is the method of religion approved by all Vedic scriptures. In the next text of the [[Sri Caitanya-caritamrta|''Caitanya-caritāmṛta'']] , quoted from [[Srimad-Bhagavatam|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']] ([[SB 11.5.32]]), this principle is further stressed. | |||
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Revision as of 16:25, 4 August 2021
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 99
- saṅkīrtana-yajñe tāṅre kare ārādhana
- sei ta’ sumedhā, āra—kali-hata-jana
SYNONYMS
saṅkīrtana-yajñe—in the performance of congregational chanting; tāṅre—unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kare—does; ārādhana—worship; sei ta’—such a person; su-medhā—sharply intelligent; āra—others; kali-hata-jana—victims of this Age of Kali.
TRANSLATION
“Anyone who worships Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu by congregational chanting should be understood to be very intelligent. One who does not do so must be considered a victim of this age and bereft of all intelligence.
PURPORT
Rascals propose that anyone can invent his own religious process, and this proposition is condemned herein. If one actually wants to become religious, he must take up the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. The real meaning of religion is stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (6.3.19-22):
- dharmaṁ tu sākṣād-bhagavat-praṇītaṁ
- na vai vidur ṛṣayo nāpi devāḥ
- na siddha-mukhyā asurā manuṣyāh
- kutaś ca vidyādhara-cāraṇādayaḥ
- svayambhūr nāradaḥ śambhuḥ
- kumāraḥ kapilo manuḥ
- prahlādo janako bhīṣmo
- balir vaiyāsakir vayam
- dvādaśaite vijānīmo
- dharmaṁ bhāgavataṁ bhaṭāḥ
- guhyaṁ viśuddhaṁ durbodhaṁ
- yaṁ jñātvāmṛtam aśnute
- etāvān eva loke ’smin
- puṁsāṁ dharmaḥ paraḥ smṛtaḥ
- bhakti-yogo bhagavati
- tan-nāma-grahaṇādibhiḥ
The purport of these verses is that dharma, or religion, cannot be manufactured by a human being. Religion is the law or code of the Lord. Consequently religion cannot be manufactured even by great saintly persons, demigods or siddha-mukhyas, and what to speak of asuras, human beings, Vidyādharas, Cāraṇas, and so on. The principles of dharma, religion, come down in the paramparā system beginning with twelve personalities—namely, Lord Brahmā; the great saint Nārada; Lord Śiva; the four Kumāras; Kapila, the son of Devahūti; Svāyambhuva Manu; Prahlāda Mahārāja; King Janaka; grandfather Bhīṣma; Bali Mahārāja; Śukadeva Gosvāmī; and Yamarāja. The principles of religion are known to these twelve personalities. Dharma refers to the religious principles by which one can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Dharma is very confidential, uncontaminated by any material influence, and very difficult for ordinary men to understand. However, if one actually understands dharma, he immediately becomes liberated and is transferred to the kingdom of God. Bhāgavata-dharma, or the principle of religion enunciated by the paramparā system, is the supreme principle of religion. In other words, dharma refers to the science of bhakti-yoga, which begins by the novice’s chanting the holy name of the Lord (tan-nāma-grahaṇādibhiḥ).
Therefore in this Age of Kali, as recommended here in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta (text 98), kali-kāle dharma—kṛṣṇa-nāma-saṅkīrtana: the chanting of the holy name of the Lord is the method of religion approved by all Vedic scriptures. In the next text of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta , quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 11.5.32), this principle is further stressed.