Re: Gauranga Proclaims that Sankirtana is the Best Religion

Nityaananda! Gauraanga! Hare Krishna! Pranams.

Here are some quotations from Vaishnava smriti literature confirming this nice point discussed by Lord Caitanya and His dearmost devotee Shrivasa.

Padma Purane

dhyayan krite yajan yajnais, tretayam dvapare �rcayan;
yad apnoti tad apnoti,  kalau sankirtya kesavam.

In the Padma Purana (Uttara-khanda 72.25), it is said:

�Whatever is achieved by meditation in Satya-yuga, by the performance of yajna in Treta-yuga or by the worship of Krishna�s lotus feet in Dvapara-yuga is also obtained in the Age of Kali simply by chanting the glories of Lord Kesava.�

narayana-samhitayam

dvapariyair janair vishnuh, pancaratrais tu kevalaih;
kalau tu nama-matrena, pujyate bhagavan harih.

In the Narayana Samhita, it is said:

�In Dvapara-yuga one could satisfy Krishna or Vishnu only by worshiping Him gorgeously 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 the holy name.�

krite yad dhyayato vishnum, tretayam yajato makhaih;
dvapare paricaryayam, kalau tad dhari-kirtanat.

In Srimad-Bhagavatam (12.3.52) it is said:

�Whatever result was obtained in Satya-yuga by meditating on Vishnu, in Treta-yuga by performing sacrifices and in Dvapara-yuga by serving the Lord�s lotus feet can also be obtained in Kali-yuga simply by chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.�

Nitai-Gaura-Harinama sankirtana yajna - ki jaya!

Your servant; Sarvabhauma das

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