Madhya 20.339

TEXT 339
 
TEXT
এই মন্ত্রে দ্বাপরে করে কৃষ্ণার্চন ।
'কৃষ্ণনাম-সংকীর্তন' - কলিযুগের ধর্ম ॥ ৩৩৯ ॥
ei mantre dvapare kare krsnarcana
'krsna-nama-saṅkirtana'-kali-yugera dharma
SYNONYMS
ei mantre-by this mantra; dvapare-in the age of Dvapara; kare-perform; krsna-arcana-the worship of Lord Krsna; krsna-nama-saṅkirtana-chanting of the holy name of Lord Krsna; kali-yugera dharma-the occupational duty in the age of Kali.
TRANSLATION
"By this mantra, the people worship Lord Krsna in the Dvapara-yuga. In the Kali-yuga the occupational duty of the people is to chant congregationally the holy name of Krsna.
PURPORT
As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (12.3.51):
kaler dosa-nidhe rajann
asti hy eko mahan gunah
kirtanad eva krsnasya
mukta-bandhah param vrajet
In Kali-yuga one worships Lord Krsna by chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. To propagate this movement, Lord Krsna personally appeared as Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. That is described in the following verse.

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