Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.3.51 · one of the 108 chosen verses
Mukti· LiberationChanting Overcomes Kali-yuga’s Faults
“My dear King, although Kali-yuga is an ocean of faults, there is still one good quality about this age: Simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom.”
What the purport teaches
- Although Kali-yuga is an ocean of faults, it has one brilliant spiritual quality: chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
- Just as one powerful king can defeat innumerable thieves, this one spiritual quality can destroy all the contamination of the age.
- Simply by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, one can become free from material bondage and reach the transcendental kingdom. The importance of this chanting cannot be overestimated.
Try this today
Chant attentively today: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare / Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.
Ask yourself
How can I give chanting a more important place in my day?
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.