Çré Madhväcärya has brought our attention to this quotation from the Näräyaëa-saàhitä:
dväparéyair janair viñëuù
païcarätraiç tu kevalaiù
kalau tu näma-mätreëa
püjyate bhagavän hariù
"In the Dväpara-yuga one could satisfy Kåñëa or Viñëu only by worshiping opulently according to the päïcarätriké system, but in the age of Kali one can satisfy and worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead Hari simply by chanting His holy name.
("Çré Caitanya-caritämåta Antya-lélä 7.12)
In this age of Kali, real religious propapada should induce people to chant the Hare Kåñëa mahä-mantra.... Çréla Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté Thäkura comments in this regard in his Anubhäñya, wherein he quotes a verse from Näräyaëa-saàhitä:
dväparéyair janair viñëuù
païcarätraiç tu kevalaiù
kalau tu näma-mätreëa
püjyate bhagavän hariù
"In Dväpara-yuga, devotees of Lord Viñëu and Kåñëa rendered devotional service according to the principles of päïcarätrika. In this age of Kali, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is worshiped simply by the chanting of His holy names.
(Sri Chaitanya Caritamrta Madhya-Lila 25.9)
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