In the Kali−yuga, Lord Krsna Is Worshiped by Chanting of the Holy Name In the Kali−yuga, one can satisfy and worship the Lord simply by chanting His holy name:

Sri Madhvacarya has brought our attention to this quotation from the Narayana−samhita:

dvapariyair janair visnuh

pancaratrais tu kevalaih

kalau tu nama−matrena

pujyate bhagavan harih

"In the Dvapara−yuga one could satisfy Krsna or Visnu only by worshiping opulently according to the pancaratriki system, but in the age of Kali one can satisfy and worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead Hari simply by chanting His holy name."

¯Sri Caitanya−caritamrta Antya−lila 7.12

In this age of Kali, real religious propapada should induce people to chant the Hare Krsna maha−mantra... Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati thakura comments in this regard in his Anubhasya, wherein he quotes a verse from Narayana−samhita:

dvapariyair janair visnuh

pancaratrais tu kevalaih

kalau tu nama−matrena

pujyate bhagavan harih

"In Dvapara−yuga, devotees of Lord Visnu and Krsna rendered devotional service according to the principles of pancaratrika. In this age of Kali, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is worshiped simply by the chanting of His holy names."

¯Sri Caitanya−caritamrta Madhya−lila 25.9

Learned scholars in the age of Kali worship Lord Krsna through nama−sankirtana: "By performing the sacrifice of congregational chanting of the holy name, learned scholars in the age of Kali worship Lord Krsna…"¯Stava−mala of Rupa Gosvami

[cited: Sri Caitanya−caritamrta Adi−lila 3.58]

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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