न देशनियमो राजन्न कालनियमस्तथा ।
विद्यते नात्र सन्देहो विष्णोर्नामानुकीर्तने ॥
कालोऽस्ति दाने यज्ञे च स्नाने कालोऽस्ति सज्जपे ।
विष्णुसङ्कीर्तने कालो नास्त्यत्र पृथिवीतले ॥
na deśa-niyamo rājan na kāla-niyamas tathā |
vidyate nātra sandeho viṣṇor nāmānukīrtane ||
kālo’sti dāne yajñe ca snāne kālo’sti saj-jape |
viṣṇu-saṅkīrtane kālo nāsty atra pṛthivī-tale ||
(Vaiṣṇava-cintāmaṇi; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 11.412–413)
“O King, there is no regulation in regard to place, and no regulation in regard to time with respect to continuous kīrtana of Viṣṇu’s name. There is no doubt in this regard. There is a [designation of propriety with respect to] time for charity and sacrifice, and there is a [designation of propriety with respect to] time for bathing and proper japa. There is no [designated proper or improper] time here on the surface of the earth for saṅkīrtana of Viṣṇu [i.e., Bhagavan-nāma-saṅkīrtana can be done at any time].”