begins from tongue

So how this purification is possible? Sevonmukhe hi jihvadau [Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu ]: by engaging oneself in service of the Lord. And the first service begins from the tongue, jihvadau. We have got many senses, sense organs, but devotional service begins from the tongue, jihva, jihvadau, by chanting. It is very difficult subject matter, but it is made easy because... Devahuti says, sukham buddhyeya: "Very easily I can understand, because I am woman." Krsna is open to everyone: striyo vaisyas tatha sudrah [Bg 9.32]. Although they are considered less intelligent, still, Krsna is open to everyone. And especially in this age, kirtanad eva krsnasya mukta-saṅgah param vrajet [SB 12.3.51]: "Simply by chanting Krsna's name, this Hare Krsna maha-mantra," kirtanad eva krsnasya mukta-saṅgah, "one becomes liberated, and then param vrajet, he is transferred to the spiritual world." (More...)