Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.5.36
Mukti· LiberationFind Kali-yuga’s Gift in Chanting
“Those who are actually advanced in knowledge are able to appreciate the essential value of this Age of Kali. Such enlightened persons worship Kali-yuga because in this fallen age all perfection of life can easily be achieved by the performance of saṅkīrtana.”
What the purport teaches
- Spiritually advanced people search for the essence of life. Although Kali-yuga is an ocean of contamination, its great good fortune is saṅkīrtana, the congregational chanting of the Lord’s holy names.
- Chanting completely counteracts the degraded qualities of this age. What earlier ages achieved through meditation, ritual sacrifices and temple worship is achieved in Kali-yuga through congregational chanting.
- The highest perfection is love of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and entrance into His spiritual abode. This perfection is freely available in this age through chanting His holy names.
Try this today
Today, chant with another person: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.
Ask yourself
Am I giving attention to the spiritual opportunity available through chanting?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.