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- Read on →: tad evaṁ kalau nāma-kīrtana-pracāra-prabhāveṇaiva
tad evaṁ kalau nāma-kīrtana-pracāra-prabhāveṇaiva parama-bhagavat-parāyaṇatva-siddhir darśitā | tatra pāṣaṇḍa-praveśena nāmāparādhino ye, teṣāṁ tu tad-bahirmukhatvam eva syād … |
(Bhakti Sandarbha: 274)“Thus, in this way, in [the Age of] Kali, attainment of superlative devotedness to Bhagavān solely by the influence of engagement in nāma-kīrtana has been shown. Only obliviousness (bahirmukhatva) of him [however] shall ensue for those who are offenders of the name because of an ingress of heresy therein [i.e., those who commit offense to the name because of fostering a heretical mentality contrary to Bhagavad-bhakti will only remain oblivious of Bhagavān even if they engage in nāma-kīrtana, or other practices of bhakti, as a result of their offenses].”
- Read on →: bahubhir militvā kīrtanaṁ saṅkīrtanam ity ucyate
bahubhir militvā kīrtanaṁ saṅkīrtanam ity ucyate | tat tu camatkāra-viśeṣa-poṣāt pūrvato’py adhikam iti jñeyam |
(Bhakti Sandarbha: 269)“Kīrtana [performed] by many [who have] gathered together is called saṅkīrtana. This [i.e., saṅkīrtana] is to be known as superior even to the former [i.e., kīrtana] because of [its] fostering a special type of wondrousness.”
- Read on →: te ca prāṇi-mātrāṇām eva paramopakartāraḥ, kim uta sveṣām
te ca prāṇi-mātrāṇām eva paramopakartāraḥ, kim uta sveṣām |
(Bhakti Sandarbha: 269)“They [i.e., my bhaktas who sing of my līlās] are the foremost benefactors of all living beings, and all the more of themselves.”
- Read on →: namaḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-candrāya nirupādhi-kṛpākṛte
namaḥ śrī-guru-kṛṣṇāya nirupādhi-kṛpākṛte |
yaḥ śrī-caitanya-rūpo’bhūt tanvan prema-rasaṁ kalau ||
(Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 1.1.10)“Obeisance unto Śrī Guru—Kṛṣṇa,
The Embodiment of unconditional grace,
Who became the form of Śrī Caitanya
To distribute prema-rasa in [the Age of] Kali.”