Gauranga Proclaims that Sankirtana is the Best Religion

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!
Dandavats and obeissances!

Here is an excerpt from Caitanya Mangala, Madhya Khanda chapter 10:

Sankirtana is the Best Religion

     Harboring some doubts within his mind, Shrivasa Pandita once asked Lord Gauranga, "Prabhu, why is it said that by doing Hari-nama sankirtana in Kali-yuga, one will get the supreme result?

    Mahaprabhu said, "You've asked a good question. In Satya-yuga, meditation was the dharma; in Treta-yuga it was sacrifice and in Dvapara it was the worship of Krishna. In Kali-yuga no one can do these things. So, the Supreme Lord came down as His name. Therefore, in Kaliyuga, Hari-narna sankirtana is the most powerful form of religion.

    "In the previous yugas the rnahajanas served Lord Narayana by dhyana, yajna or arcana [meditation, sacrifice, worship. In Kali-yuga, people are sinful miscreants. So, the compassionate Lord gave them an easy method to attain spiritual perfection. Simply by performing the yajna of Hari-nama one can easily obtain all perfection. What one achieved in previous 'ages with great austerities, can effortlessly be obtained in Kali-yuga."

    Placing the lotus feet of Narahari on my head, I, Locana Dasa, happily describe the nectarean pastimes of Shriman Mahaprabhu.

Jagannatha Gauranga dasa

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