Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare/ Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama
Rama Hare Hare,
— for thus one will certainly be delivered from the clutches of mäyä by
the grace of Krishna.
The chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra is recommended even for
persons who commit offenses, because if they continue chanting they
will gradually chant offenselessly. By chanting the Hare Krishna
mantra without offenses, one increases his love for Krishna. As stated
by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, premä pum-artho
mahän: one’s main concern should be to increase one’s attachment to
the Supreme Personality of Godhead and to increase one’s love for Him.
In this regard Srila Viswanath Chakravarti Thakur quotes the following
verse from Srimad Bhägavatam (11.19.24):
evaà dharmair manuñyäëäm uddhavätmani vedinäm
mayi saïjäyate bhaktiù ko ’nyo ’rtho ’syävaçiñyate
“My dear Uddhava, the supreme religious system for human society is
that by which
one can awaken his dormant love for Me.”
Commenting on this verse, Srila Viswanath Chakravarti Thakur describes the word
bhakti by saying premaivoktaù. Kaù anyaù arthaù asya: in the presence
of bhakti, what is the necessity of liberation?
Srila Viswanath Chakravarti Thakur also quotes this verse from the Padma Puräëa:
nämäparädha-yuktänäà nämäny eva haranty agham
aviçränti-prayuktäni täny evärtha-karäëi ca
Even if in the beginning one chants the Hare Krishna mantra with
offenses, one will
become free from such offenses by chanting again and again. One
becomes free from all sinful reactions if one chants day and night,
following the recommendation of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. It was Sri
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu who quoted the following verse:
harer näma harer näma harer nämaiva kevalam
kalau nästy eva nästy eva nästy eva gatir anyathä
“In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy the only means of deliverance is
chanting the
holy name of the Lord. There is no other way. There is no other way.
There is no other way.” [Cc. ädi 17.21] If the members of the Krishna
consciousness movement strictly follow this recommendation of Sri
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, their position will always be secure." — Purport
to Bhäg. 6.3.24
- Srila Prabhupad
Comments
How could bhakti be the only way of libertion as per Chaitanya Mahaprabhu? Are other ways such as karmayoga,
Rajayoga not worthy of practice in this Kaliyuga?