Friday, March 21, 2008
Re: Chanting of other songs and mantras
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna
Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu chanted many poems and verses while He was performing His Sankirtana. Few examples:
1. Lord Chaitanya Himself chanted hari haraye namah krsna yadavaya namah. It is described in Caitanya Caritamrta.
2.At the temple of Jiyada-nrsimha He offered prayers:
sri nrsimha, jaya nrsimha, jaya jaya nrsimha
prahladesa jaya padma-mukha-padma-bhrnga
�All glories to Nrsimhadeva! All glories to Nrsimhadeva, who is the Lord of Prahlada Maharaja and, like a honeybee, is always engaged in beholding the lotuslike face of the goddess of fortune.�
3.We also know that Lord Gauranga chanted song:
krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna he
krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna he
krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna raksa mam
krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna krsna pahi mam
rama raghava rama raghava rama raghava raksa mam
krsna kesava krsna kesava krsna kesava pahi mam
So Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave us example that there is no harm if we chant other songs that containing principle names of the Lord. I just wanted to give these examples.
Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna
Dasso�smi
Bhakta Igor
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