The people of this age, they are short-living and manda, very slow in everything, not interested. Actually human life is meant for understanding the spiritual value of life, but on account of the people being sudras, they are not interested. They are forgetting the real purpose of life. Manda. Manda means slow and bad. Everyone is bad or slow. Mandah sumanda-matayah. And they have got... Everyone has got a particular type of understanding. Sumanda-matayah. That is not bona fide. Sumanda-matayo manda-bhagyah: "And everyone is misfortunate, unfortunate." Upadrutah: "And they are disturbed by so many causes." And the gradually, the situation will be like this. It is already manifest. Anavrstya durbhiksa-kara-piditah: [SB 12.2.9] "There will be no rain in the sky, and there will be scarcity of foodstuff," and kara-piditah, "and government will levy tax very heavily." These are already predicted, and we are experiencing. So this age is very miserable. Kali-yuga is very miserable. Therefore Caitanya Mahaprabhu, He is Krsna Himself. He came. He advised all people of the world that "You simply chant Hare Krsna." Very simple thing. Harer nama harer nama. It is not His invention, but it is in the sastras, Puranas. This advice is there,
harer nama harer nama harer namaiva kevalam
kalau nasty eva nasty eva nasty eva gatir anyatha
[Cc. Adi 17.21]
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
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