Guest guest Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 The universal religious practice for the Kali-yuga is the chanting of the holy name The religious practice for the age of Kali is to broadcast the glories of the holy name. Only for this purpose has the Lord, in a yellow color, descended as Lord Caitanya. In this age of Kali the practical system of religion for everyone is the chanting of the name of Godhead. This was introduced in this age by Lord Caitanya. Bhakti-yoga actually begins with the chanting of the holy name, as confirmed by Madhvacarya in his commentary on the Mundaka Upanisad. He quotes this verse from the Narayana-samhita: dvapariyair janair visnuh pancaratrais tu kevalaih kalau tu nama-matrena püjyate bhagavän harih “In the Dvapara-yuga people should worship Lord Visnu only by the regulative principles of the Narada-pancaratra and other such authorized books. In the age of Kali, however, people should simply chant the holy names of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Adi-lila 3.40 _________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Photos http://uk.photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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