Ādi 17.22

TEXT 22

TEXT

কলিকালে নামরূপে কৃষ্ণ-অবতার ।
নাম হৈতে হয় সর্বজগৎ-নিস্তার ॥ ২২ ॥

kali-kale nama-rupe krsna-avatara

nama haite haya sarva-jagat-nistara

SYNONYMS

kali-kale-in this age of Kali; nama-rupe-in the form of the holy name; krsna-Lord Krsna; avatara-incarnation; nama-holy name; haite-from; haya-becomes; sarva-all; jagat-of the world; nistara-deliverance.

TRANSLATION

In this age of Kali, the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, is the incarnation of Lord Krsna. Simply by chanting the holy name, one associates with the Lord directly. Anyone who does this is certainly delivered.