Madhya-līlā

Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

Verse 347 of 399
Cc Madhya 20.347

কলিং সভাজযন্ত্যার্যা গুণজ্ঞাঃ সারভাগিনঃ যত্র সংকীর্তনেনৈব সর্বস্বার্থো ঽভিলভ্যতে

कलिं सभाजयन्त्यार्या गुणज्ञाः सारभागिनः यत्र संकीर्तनेनैव सर्वस्वार्थो ऽभिलभ्यते

kaliṁ sabhājayanty āryā guṇa-jñāḥ sāra-bhāginaḥ yatra saṅkīrtanenaiva sarva-svārtho 'bhilabhyate

Synonyms

kalimthe Kali-yuga; sabhājayantiworship; āryāḥadvanced people; guṇa-jñāḥappreciating this good quality of Kali-yuga; sāra-bhāginaḥpersons who accept the essence of life; yatrain which age; saṅkīrtanenasimply by performing saṅkīrtana-yajña, the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra; evacertainly; sarva-sva-arthaḥall interests of life; abhilabhyateare achieved..

Translation

" 'Those who are advanced and highly qualified and are interested in the essence of life, know the good qualities of Kali-yuga. Such people worship the age of Kali because in this age, simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, one can advance in spiritual knowledge and attain life's goal.'

Purport

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.36) spoken by the great sage Karabhājana Ṛṣi, one of the nine Yogendras. The sage was informing Mahārāja Nimi about the people's duty to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead according to different processes in different yugas.

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