Rather than inventing one's own religious process, one should accept the approved methodof religion for this age hari−nama−sankirtana:
Published On: 2021-09-06
Rather than inventing one's own religious process, one should accept the approved method of religion for this age hari−nama−sankirtana:
[Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya to King Prataparudra]:
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya replied, "This sweet transcendental sound is a special creation of the Lord known as Prema−sankirtana, congregational chanting in the love of Godhead. In this age of Kali, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has descended to preach the religion of Krsna consciousness. Therefore the chanting of the holy names of Lord Krsna is the religious
principle for this age. Anyone who worships Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu by congregational chanting should be understood to be very intelligent. One who does not do so must be
considered a victim of this age and bereft of all intelligence."
Rascals propose that anyone can invent his own religious process, and this proposition is condemned herein. If one actually wants to become religious, he must take up the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha−mantra... Dharma, or religion, cannot be manufactured by a human being. Religion is the law or code of the Lord... Dharma refers to the science of
bhakti−yoga, which begins by the novice's chanting the holy name of the Lord(tan−nama−grahanadibhih).
In this age of Kali it is recommended in Caitanya−caritamrta, kali−kale dharma−krsna−nama−sankirtana. In the age of Kali, the chanting of the holy name of the lord is the method of religion approved by all Vedic scriptures.
