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kaliṁ sabhājayanty āryā
guṇa-jñāḥ sāra-bhāginaḥ
yatra saṅkīrtanenaiva
sarva-svārtho ‘bhilabhyate
Synonyms
kalim—the Kali-yuga; sabhājayanti—worship; aryah—advanced people; guna-jnah—appreciating this good quality of Kali-yuga; sara-bhāginaḥ—persons who accept the essence of life; yatra—in which age; saṅkīrtanena—simply by performing saṅkīrtana-yajña, the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra; eva—certainly; sarva-sva-arthah—all interests of life; abhilabhyate—are achieved. ¶
Translation
“ ‘Those who are advanced and highly qualified and are interested in the essence of life, know the good qualities of Kali-yuga. Such people worship the Age of Kali because in this age, simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahāmantra, one can advance in spiritual knowledge and attain life’s goal.' ¶
Purport
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.36) spoken by the great sage Karabhājana Ṛṣi, one of the nine Yogendras. The sage was informing Mahārāja Nimi about the people’s duty to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead according to different processes in different yugas. ¶