# World Propagation of the Holy Name A devotee should not only chant the holy name but should preach the chanting of the holy name to others. Lord Caitanya predicted that the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra would be chanted in every town and village in the world. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is fulfilling this prediction by distributing the mahā-mantra all over the world. --- ## Preaching Is a Devotee's Duty **A devotee should not only chant the holy name, but should preach the chanting of the holy name to others:** ![[cc/adi/7/92#purport|It is another ambition of the spiritual master to see his disciples not only chant, dance and follow the regulative principles but also preach the saṅkīrtana movement to others in order to deliver them, for the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is based on the principle that one should become as perfect as possible in devotional service oneself and also preach the cult for others' benefit]] —Cc. [[cc/adi/7/92|Ādi 7.92]] Purport --- **One who is advanced in chanting the holy name induces others to chant:** ![[cc/adi/7/83#purport|One who is actually advanced in the fulfillment of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra induces others to chant also...kṛṣṇa-śakti vinā nahe tāra pravartana: \"One cannot spread the holy name of Kṛṣṇa without being specifically empowered by Lord Kṛṣṇa.\" As devotees propagate the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, the general population of the entire world gets the opportunity to understand the glories of the holy name]] —Cc. [[cc/adi/7/83|Ādi 7.83]] Purport --- **After initiation, the devotee takes very seriously the chanting and spreading of the holy name:** ![[sb/1/6/26#purport|A devotee, after his initiation by the Lord or His bona fide representative, takes very seriously chanting of the glories of the Lord and traveling all over the world so that others may also hear the glories of the Lord...Their only business is to chant and remember the holy name, fame and pastimes of the Lord and, according to personal capacity, to distribute the message for others' welfare without motive of material gain]] —SB [[sb/1/6/26|1.6.26]] Purport --- **One must become the servant of the holy name by distributing it to the world:** ![[cc/adi/8/16#purport|One is understood to be an eternal servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead if he considers himself an eternal servant of the holy name and in this spirit distributes the holy name to the world. One who chants in that spirit, without offenses, is certainly elevated to the platform of understanding that the holy name and the Personality of Godhead are identical]] —Cc. [[cc/adi/8/16|Ādi 8.16]] Purport --- **A true Vaiṣṇava bestows the priceless gift of the mahā-mantra upon society:** **A Vaiṣṇava or devotee of Kṛṣṇa is an ocean of mercy to others. He gives the greatest gift to society,** for society is in dire need of God consciousness. **A Vaiṣṇava bestows the priceless gift of the mahā-mantra,** Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare / Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. Simply by chanting this mantra, one can remain in a liberated state. —*Kṛṣṇa Consciousness: The Matchless Gift* --- ## Lord Caitanya's Prediction **Lord Caitanya predicted that the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra would be chanted in every town and village in the world:** Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared in a town which is known as Navadvīpa. It is about sixty miles north of Calcutta. People still go there. We have a temple center there. It is also a sacred place of pilgrimage. Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared there, and He started this mass saṅkīrtana movement, which is conducted without discrimination. **He predicted that this saṅkīrtana movement would be spread all over the world and that the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra would be chanted in every village and town on the surface of the globe.** —*Kṛṣṇa Consciousness: The Topmost Yoga System* --- **All devotees should combine to distribute the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra all over the world:** ![[cc/adi/9/34#purport|Here Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu indicates that the distribution of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra should be performed by combined forces. Although He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He laments, \"How can I act alone? How can I alone pick the fruit and distribute it all over the world?\" This indicates that all classes of devotees should combine to distribute the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra without consideration of the time, place or situation]] —Cc. [[cc/adi/9/34|Ādi 9.34-36]] Purport --- **Even if one is not wealthy, he can act for the highest welfare of human society by preaching the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra to everyone:** ![[cc/adi/9/44#purport|Our main duty is to satisfy the Supreme Godhead by our actions, our money and our words. This is very simple. Even if one does not have money, he can preach the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra to everyone. One can go everywhere, to every home, and request everyone to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. Thus the entire world situation will become very happy and peaceful]] —Cc. [[cc/adi/9/44|Ādi 9.44]] Purport --- ## The Kṛṣṇa Consciousness Movement **Following in the footsteps of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Śrīla Prabhupāda distributed the mahā-mantra freely in the West:** ![[cc/madhya/25/168#purport|When we began distributing the message of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in the Western countries, a similar thing happened. In the beginning we were very disappointed for at least one year because no one came forth to help this movement, but by the grace of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, some young boys joined this movement in 1966. Of course we distributed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's message of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra without bargaining or selling. As a result, this movement has spread all over the world, with the assistance of European and American boys and girls]] —Cc. [[cc/madhya/25/168|Madhya 25.168-70]] Purport --- **The saṅkīrtana movement was begun in the West when Śrīla Prabhupāda began to chant in Tompkins Square Park in New York in 1966:** By the grace of Lord Caitanya, this movement is already introduced in the Western countries, beginning from New York. **Our saṅkīrtana movement was first introduced in New York in 1966. At that time I came and began to chant this Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra in Tompkins Square.** I was chanting there for three hours with a small mṛdaṅga (drum), and these American boys assembled and gradually joined, and so it is increasing. First of all it was started in a New York storefront, 26 Second Avenue, then we started our branches in San Francisco, Montreal, Boston, Los Angeles, Buffalo, Columbus. —*The Science of Self-Realization* --- **The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is distributing the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra all over the world, following in the footsteps of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu:** ![[cc/adi/16/19#purport|Following in the footsteps of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is distributing the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra and inducing people all over the world to chant. We are giving people an immense treasury of transcendental literature, translated into all the important languages of the world, and by the grace of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu this literature is selling profusely, and people are chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra with great delight]] —Cc. [[cc/adi/16/19|Ādi 16.19]] Purport --- **Lord Caitanya's request to chant the holy name is now extended to everyone in the world through the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement:** ![[cc/madhya/16/187#purport|It is Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's mercy that He advises everyone—even caṇḍālas, mlecchas and yavanas—to chant the holy name of the Lord. In other words, one who has taken to chanting the holy names Kṛṣṇa and Hari has already received Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's mercy. The Lord's request to chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa is now extended to everyone in the world through this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement]] —Cc. [[cc/madhya/16/187|Madhya 16.187]] Purport --- **The holy name is so powerful that even today, wherever ISKCON preachers go, people begin chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa:** ![[cc/madhya/9/7#purport|The holy names of Kṛṣṇa and Hari, or the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, are so spiritually powerful that even today, as our preachers go to remote parts of the world, people immediately begin chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa...Our preachers mainly belong to European and American countries, yet by the grace of Lord Caitanya they have tremendous success wherever they go to open branches. Indeed, everywhere people are very seriously chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa]] —Cc. [[cc/madhya/9/7|Madhya 9.7-8]] Purport --- **[← Back to Śrī Nāmāmṛta](wiki/compile/sri-namamrita)**