## Appendix 2 Important Verses from Vedic and Vaiṣṇava Literature on the Glories of the Holy Name NAM: Appendix 2a: The Holy Name Is the Universal and Supreme Religion for this Age ### 1. The Holy Name Is the Universal and Supreme Religion for this Age > harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva nāsty eva gatir anyathā [Cc Ādi [[cc/adi/7/76 1974|7.76]]] **"In this Age of Kali there is no alternative, there is no alternative, there is no alternative for spiritual progress than the holy name, the holy name, the holy name of the Lord."** *— *Bṛhan*-*nāradīya Purāṇa *[cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Ādi-līlā *[[cc/adi/7/76|7.76]]]* > kṛṣṇa-varṇaṁ tviṣākṛṣṇaṁ sāṅgopāṅgāstra-pārṣadam yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi su-medhasaḥ [SB [[sb/11/5/32|11.5.32]]] [Karabhājana Ṛṣi to Mahārāja Nimi]: **"In the Age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the name of Kṛṣṇa. Although His complexion is not blackish, He is Kṛṣṇa Himself. He is accompanied by His associates, servants, weapons and confidential companions."** *— *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam *[[sb/11/5/32|11.5.32]] [cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Antya-līlā *[[cc/antya/20/10|20.10]]]* > hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare hare rāma hare rāma rāma rāma hare hare iti ṣoḍaśakaṁ nāmnāṁ kali-kalmaṣa-nāśanam nātaḥ parataropāyaḥ sarva-vedeṣu dṛśyate **"Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare / Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare—these sixteen names composed of thirty-two syllables are the only means to counteract the evil effects of Kali-yuga. In all the *Vedas *it is seen that to cross the ocean of nescience there is no alternative to the chanting of the holy name."** *— *Kalisantaraṇa Upaniṣad *[cited: *Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta* *Ādi-līlā *7.76 transliteration given: *Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta* *Ādi-līlā* [[cc/adi/3/40|3.40]]]* > kaler doṣa-nidhe rājann asti hy eko mahān guṇaḥ kīrtanād eva kṛṣṇasya mukta-saṅgaḥ paraṁ vrajet [SB [[sb/12/3/51|12.3.51]]] [Śukadeva Gosvāmī to Mahārāja Parīkṣit]: **"My dear king, although Kali-yuga is full of faults, there is still one good quality about this age. It is that simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa *mahā-mantra, *one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom."** *— *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam *[[sb/12/3/51|12.3.51]] [cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Madhya-līlā *[[cc/madhya/20/344|20.344]]]* > kṛte yad dhyāyato viṣṇuṁ tretāyāṁ yajato makhaiḥ dvāpare paricaryāyāṁ kalau tad dhari-kīrtanāt [Śukadeva Gosvāmī to Mahāraja Parīkṣit]: **"Whatever result was obtained in Satya-yuga by meditating on Viṣṇu, in Tretā-yuga by performing sacrifices and in Dvāpara-yuga by serving the Lord's lotus feet can also be obtained in Kali-yuga simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa *mahā-mantra*."** *— *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam *[[sb/12/3/52|12.3.52]] [cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Madhya-līlā *[[cc/madhya/20/345|20.345]]]* > dhyāyan kṛte yajan yajñais tretāyāṁ dvāpare 'rcayan yad āpnoti tad āpnoti kalau saṅkīrtya keśavam **"Whatever is achieved by meditation in Satya-yuga, by performance of *yajña *in Tretā-yuga or by the worship of Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet in* *Dvāpara-yuga is also obtained in the Age of Kali simply by chanting and glorifying Lord Keśava."** *— *Viṣnu Purāṇa *(6.2.17), *Padma Purāṇa *(*Uttara*-*khaṇḍa *72.25)* *and *Bṛhan*-*nāradīya Purāṇa* (38.97) [cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Madhya-līlā *[[cc/madhya/20/346|20.346]]]* > dvāparīyair janair viṣṇuḥ pañcarātrais tu kevalaiḥ kalau tu nāma-mātreṇa pūjyate bhagavān hariḥ **"In the Dvāpara-yuga one could satisfy Kṛṣṇa or Viṣṇu only by worshiping opulently according to the *pāñcarātrikī* system;* *but in the Age of Kali, one can satisfy and worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead Hari simply by chanting His holy name."** *— *Nārāyaṇa*-*saṁhitā *(quoted* *by Śrīla Madhvācārya in his commentary on *Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad*) [cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Antya-līlā *[[cc/antya/7/12|7.12]]]* > kaliṁ sabhājayanty āryā guṇa-jñāḥ sāra-bhāginaḥ yatra saṅkīrtanenaiva sarva-svārtho 'bhilabhyate [Karabhājana Ṛṣi to Mahārāja Nimi]: **"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 *mahā-mantra *one can advance in spiritual knowledge and attain life's goal."** *— *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam *[[sb/11/5/36|11.5.36]] [cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Madhya-līlā *[[cc/madhya/20/347|20.347]]]* > nāma vinu kali-kāle nāhi āra dharma sarva-mantra-sāra nāma, ei śāstra-marma [Īśvara Purī to Lord Caitanya]: **"In this Age of Kali there is no other religious principle than the chanting of the holy name, which is the essence of all Vedic hymns. This is the purport of all scriptures."** *— Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Ādi-līlā *[[cc/adi/7/74|7.74]]* > etāvān eva loke 'smin puṁsāṁ dharmaḥ paraḥ smṛtaḥ bhakti-yogo bhagavati tan-nāma-grahaṇādibhiḥ [Yamarāja to the Yamadutas]: **"Devotional service, beginning with the chanting of the holy name of the Lord, is the ultimate religious principle for the living entity in human society."** *— *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam *[[sb/6/3/22|6.3.22]]* > etan nirvidyamānānām icchatām akuto-bhayam yogināṁ nṛpa nirṇītaṁ harer nāmānukīrtanam [Śukadeva Gosvāmī to Mahārāja Parīkṣit]: **"O King, constant chanting of the holy name of the Lord after the ways of the great authorities is the doubtless and fearless way of success for all, including those who are free from all material desires, those who are desirous of all material enjoyment, and also those who are self-satisfied by dint of transcendental knowledge."** *— *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam *[[sb/2/1/11|2.1.11]]* > tattva-vastu-kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa-bhakti, prema-rūpa nāma-saṅkīrtana-saba ānanda-svarūpa **"The Absolute Truth is Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and loving devotion to Śrī Kṛṣṇa exhibited in pure love is achieved through congregational chanting of the holy name, which is the essence of all bliss."** *Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta* *Ādi-līlā* [[cc/adi/1/96|1.96]] > iti mūrty-abhidhānena mantra-mūrtim amūrtikam yajate yajña-puruṣaṁ sa samyag darśanaḥ pumān [Nārada Muni to Vyāsadeva]: **"Thus he is the actual seer who worships, in the form of transcendental sound representation, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visṇu, who has no material form."** *— *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam *[[sb/1/5/38|1.5.38]]* NAM: Appendix 2b: The Transcendental Attributes and Effects of the Holy Name ### II. The Transcendental Attributes and Effects of the Holy Name > ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaṁ vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ prati-padaṁ pūrṇāmṛtāsvādanaṁ sarvātma-snapanaṁ paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanam [Cc Antya [[cc/antya/20/12|20.12]]] **"Let there be all victory for the chanting of the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa, which can cleanse the mirror of the heart and stop the—miseries of the blazing fire of material existence. That chanting is the waxing moon that spreads the white lotus of good fortune for all living entities. It is the life and soul of all education. The chanting of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa expands the blissful ocean of transcendental life. It gives a cooling effect to everyone and enables one to taste full nectar at every step."** *— *Śrī Śrī Śikṣāṣṭaka* (verse 1), by Lord Caitanya [cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Antya-līlā *[[cc/antya/20/12|20.12]]]* > nāmnām akāri bahudhā nija-sarva-śaktis tatrārpitā niyamitaḥ smaraṇe na kālaḥ etādṛśī tava kṛpā bhagavan mamāpi durdaivam īdṛśam ihājani nānurāgaḥ **"My Lord, Supreme Personality of Godhead, in Your holy name there is all good fortune for the living entity, and therefore You have many names, such as Kṛṣṇa and Govinda, by which You expand Yourself. You have invested all Your potencies in those names, and there are no hard and fast rules for remembering them. My dear Lord, although You bestow such mercy upon the fallen, conditioned souls by liberally teaching Your holy names, I am so unfortunate that I commit offenses while chanting the holy name, and therefore I do not achieve attachment for chanting."** *— *Śrī Śrī Śikṣāṣṭaka *(verse* *1), by Lord Caitanya [cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Antya-līlā *[[cc/antya/20/16|20.16]]]* > ākṛṣṭiḥ kṛta-cetasāṁ sumanasām uccāṭanaṁ cāṁhasām ācaṇḍālam amūka-loka-sulabho vaśyaś ca mukti-śriyaḥ no dīkṣāṁ na ca sat-kriyāṁ na ca puraścaryāṁ manāg īkṣate mantro 'yaṁ rasanā-spṛg eva phalati śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāmātmakaḥ **"The holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa is an attractive feature for many saintly, liberal people. It is the annihilator of all sinful reactions and is so powerful that save for the dumb who cannot chant it, it is readily available to everyone, including the lowest type of man, the *caṇḍāla. *The holy name of Kṛṣṇa is the controller of the opulence of liberation, and it is identical with Kṛṣṇa. Simply by touching the holy name with one's tongue, immediate effects are produced. Chanting the holy name does not depend on initiation, pious activities or the *puraścaryā *regulative principles generally observed before initiation. The holy name does not wait for all these activities. It is self-sufficient."** *— *Padyāvalī *(29), by Rūpa Gosvāmī [cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Madhya-līlā *[[cc/madhya/15/110|15.110]]]* > nāma cintāmaṇiḥ kṛṣṇaś caitanya-rasa-vigrahaḥ pūrṇaḥ śuddho nitya-mukto 'bhinnatvān nāma-nāminoḥ **"The holy name of Kṛṣna is transcendentally blissful. It bestows all spiritual benedictions, for it is Kṛṣna Himself, the reservoir of all pleasure. Kṛṣṇa's name is complete, and it is the form of all transcendental mellows. It is not a material name under any condition, and it is no less powerful than Kṛṣṇa Himself. Since Kṛṣṇa's name is not contaminated by the material qualities, there is no question of its being involved with *māyā*. Kṛṣṇa's name is always liberated and spiritual; it is never conditioned by the laws of material nature. This is because the name of Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa Himself are identical."** *— *Padma Purāṇa *[cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Madhya-līlā *[[cc/madhya/17/133|17.133]]]* > jayati jayati nāmānanda-rūpaṁ murārer viramita-nija-dharma-dhyāna-pūjādi-yatnam kathamapi sakṛd-āttaṁ muktidaṁ prāṇīnāṁ yat paramam amṛtam ekaṁ jīvanaṁ bhūṣaṇaṁ me **"All glories, all glories to the all-blissful holy name of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, which causes the devotee to give up all conventional religious duties,* *meditation and worship. When somehow or other uttered even once by a living entity, the holy name awards him liberation. The holy name of Kṛṣṇa is the highest nectar. It is my very life and my only treasure."** *— *Bṛhad*-*bhāgavatāmṛta* (1.9), by Sanātana Gosvāmī [cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Antya-līlā *[[cc/antya/4/71|4.71]]]* > nikhila-śruti-mauli-ratna-mālā- dyuti-nīrājita-pāda-paṅkajānta ayi mukta-kulair upāsyamānaṁ paritas tvāṁ hari-nāma saṁśrayāmi **"O Hari-nāma! The tips of the toes of Your lotus feet are constantly being worshiped by the glowing radiance emanating from the string of gems known as the *Upaniṣads, *the crown jewels of all the *Vedas. *You are eternally adored by liberated souls such as Nārada and Śukadeva. Hari-nāma! I take complete shelter of You."** *— *Nāmāṣṭaka *(verse 1), by Rūpa Gosvāmī [cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta Antya-līlā [[cc/antya/4/71|4.71]]]* > trayo vedāḥ ṣaḍ-aṅgāni chandāṁsi vividhāḥ surāḥ sarvam aṣṭākṣarāntaḥsthaṁ yac cānyad api vāṅ-mayam sarva-vedānta-sārārthaḥ saṁsārārṇava-tāraṇaḥ **"The essence of all Vedic knowledge—comprehending the three kinds of Vedic activity *[karma*-*kāṇḍa, jñāna*-*kāṇḍa *and *upāsanā-kāṇḍa*], the *chandaḥ *or Vedic hymns, and the processes for satisfying the demigods—is included in the eight syllables Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa. This is the reality of all *Vedānta. *The chanting of the holy name is the only means to cross the ocean of nescience."** *— *Nārada* *Pañcarātra *[cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Ādi-līlā *[[cc/adi/7/76|7.76]]]* > taṁ nirvyājaṁ bhaja guṇa-nidhe pāvanaṁ pāvanānāṁ śraddhā-rajyan-matir atitarām uttamaḥ-śloka-maulim prodyann antaḥ-karaṇa-kuhare hanta yan-nāma-bhānor ābhāso 'pi kṣapayati mahā-pātaka-dhvānta-rāśim **"O reservoir of all good qualities, just worship Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the purifier of all purifiers, the most exalted of the personalities worshiped by choice poetry. Worship Him with a faithful, unflinching mind, without duplicity and in a highly elevated manner. Thus worship the Lord, whose name is like the sun, for just as a slight appearance of the sun dissipates the darkness of night, so a slight appearance of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa can drive away all the darkness of ignorance that arises in the heart due to greatly sinful activities performed in previous lives."** *— *Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu *(2.1.103), by Rūpa Gosvāmī [cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Antya-līlā *[[cc/antya/3/62|3.62]]]* > nāmno hi yāvatī śaktiḥ pāpa-nirharaṇe hareḥ tāvat kartuṁ na śaknoti pātakaṁ pātakī naraḥ **"Simply by chanting one holy name of Hari, a sinful man can counteract the reactions to more sins than he is able to commit."** *— *Bṛhad*-*Viṣṇu Purāṇa *[cited: *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam *[[sb/6/2/7|6.2.7]]]* > avaśenāpi yan-nāmni kīrtite sarva-pātakaiḥ pumān vimucyate sadyaḥ siṁha-trastair mṛgair iva **"If one chants the holy name of the Lord, even in a helpless condition or without desiring to do so, all the reactions of his sinful life depart, just as when a lion roars, all the small animals flee in fear."** *— *Garuda Purāṇa *[cited: *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam *[[sb/6/2/7|6.2.7]]]* **"My dear King, this word 'Kṛṣṇa' is so auspicious that anyone who chants this holy name immediately gets rid of the resultant actions of sinful activities from many, many births."** *— *Viṣṇu*-*dharma *[cited: The Nectar of Devotion]* > 'eka' kṛṣṇa-nāme kare sarva-pāpa nāśa premera kāraṇa bhakti karena prakāśa **"Simply chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa *mahā*-*mantra *without offenses vanquishes all sinful activities. Thus pure devotional service, which is the cause of love of Godhead, becomes manifest."** *— Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Ādi-līlā *[[cc/adi/8/26|8.26]]* > āpannaḥ saṁsṛtiṁ ghorāṁ yan-nāma vivaśo gṛṇan tataḥ sadyo vimucyeta yad bibheti svayaṁ bhayam [The sages at Naimiṣāraṇya to Sūta Gosvāmī]: **"Living beings who are entangled in the complicated meshes of birth and death can be freed immediately by even unconsciously chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa, which is feared by fear personified."** *— *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam *[[sb/1/1/14|1.1.14]]* > sakṛd uccāritaṁ yena harir ity akṣara-dvayam baddha-parikaras tena mokṣāya gamanaṁ prati **"By once chanting the holy name of the Lord, which consists of the two syllables *ha-ri, *one guarantees his path to liberation."** *— *Skanda Purāṇa *[cited: *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam *[[sb/6/2/7|6.2.7]]]* **"For any person who is chanting the holy name either softly or loudly, the paths to liberation and even heavenly happiness are at once open."** *— *Padma Purāṇa *[cited: The Nectar of Devotion]* > kṛṣṇa-mantra haite habe saṁsāra-mocana kṛṣṇa-nāma haite pābe kṛṣṇera caraṇa [Īśvara Purī to Lord Caitanya]: **"'Simply by chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa, one can obtain freedom from material existence. Indeed, simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa *mantra *one will be able to see the lotus feet of the Lord."** *— Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Ādi-līlā* [[cc/adi/7/73|7.73]]* > tāra madhye sarva-śreṣṭha nāma-saṅkīrtana niraparādhe nāma laile pāya prema-dhana **[Lord Caitanya to Sanātana Gosvāmī]: "Of the nine processes of devotional service, the most important is to always chant the holy name of the Lord. If one does so, avoiding the ten kinds of offenses, one very easily obtains the most valuable love of Godhead."** *— Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Antya-līlā* [[cc/antya/4/71|4.71]]* > kṛṣṇa-ādi, āra yata sthāvara-jaṅgame kṛṣṇa-preme matta kare kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtane **"The holy name of Kṛṣṇa is so attractive that anyone who chants it—including all living entities, moving and nonmoving, and even Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself—becomes imbued with love of Kṛṣṇa. This is the effect of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa *mahā*-*mantra*."** *— Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta* Antya-līlā *[[cc/antya/3/268|3.268]]* > anāyāse bhava-kṣaya, kṛṣṇera sevana eka kṛṣṇa-nāmera phale pāi eta dhana **"As a result of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa *mahā*-*mantra, *one makes such great advancement in spiritual life that simultaneously his material existence terminates and he receives love of Godhead. The holy name of Kṛṣṇa is so powerful that by chanting even one name, one very easily achieves these transcendental riches."** *— Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Ādi-līlā *[[cc/adi/8/28|8.28]]* > saṅkīrtana haite pāpa-saṁsāra-nāśana citta-śuddhi, sarva-bhakti-sādhana-udgama > kṛṣṇa-premodgama, premāmṛta-āsvādana kṛṣṇa-prāpti, sevāmṛta-samudre majjana [Lord Caitanya to Svarūpa Dāmodara and Rāmānanda Rāya]: **"By performing congregational chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa *mantra, *one can destroy the sinful condition of material existence, purify the unclean heart and awaken all varieties of devotional service. The result of chanting is that one awakens his love for Kṛṣṇa and tastes transcendental bliss. Ultimately, one attains the association of Kṛṣṇa and engages in His devotional service, as if immersing himself in a great ocean of love."** *— Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta* Antya-līlā *[[cc/antya/20/13|20.13-14]]* > kṛṣṇa-nāma-mahā-mantrera ei ta' svabhāva yei jape, tāra kṛṣṇe upajaye bhāva [Īśvara Purī to Lord Caitanya]: **"It is the nature of the Hare Kṛṣṇa *mahā*-*mantra *that anyone who chants it immediately develops his loving ecstasy for Kṛṣṇa."** *— *Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi-līlā *[[cc/adi/7/83|7.83]]* > evaṁ-vrataḥ sva-priya-nāma-kīrtyā jātānurāgo druta-citta uccaiḥ hasaty atho roditi rauti gāyaty unmāda-van nṛtyati loka-bāhyaḥ [Kavi to Mahārāja Nimi]: **"When a person is actually advanced and takes pleasure in chanting the holy name of the Lord, who is very dear to him, he is agitated and loudly chants the holy name. He also laughs, cries, becomes agitated and chants just like a madman, not caring for outsiders."** *— *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam *[[sb/11/2/40|11.2.40]] [cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Madhya-līlā *[[cc/madhya/9/262|9.262]]]* > nayanaṁ galad-aśru-dhārayā vadanaṁ gadgada-ruddhayā girā pulakair nicitaṁ vapuḥ kadā, tava nāma-grahaṇe bhaviṣyati **"My dear Lord, when will My eyes be beautified by filling with tears that constantly glide down as I chant Your holy name? When will My voice falter and all the hairs on My body stand erect in transcendental happiness as I chant Your holy name?"** *— *Śrī Śrī Śikṣāṣtaka *(verse 6), by Lord Caitanya [cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Antya-līlā *[[cc/antya/20/36|20.36]]]* > tuṇḍe tāṇḍavinī ratiṁ vitanute tuṇḍāvalī-labdhaye karṇa-kroḍa-kaḍambinī ghaṭayate karṇārbudebhyaḥ spṛhām cetaḥ-prāṅgaṇa-saṅginī vijayate sarvendriyāṇāṁ kṛtiṁ no jāne janitā kiyadbhir amṛtaiḥ kṛṣṇeti varṇa-dvayī **"I do not know how much nectar the two syllables 'Kṛṣ-ṇa' have produced. When the holy name of Kṛṣṇa is chanted, it appears to dance within the mouth. We then desire many, many mouths. When that name enters the holes of the ears, we desire many millions of ears. And when the holy name dances in the courtyard of the heart, it conquers the activities of the mind, and therefore all the senses become inert."** *— *Vidagdha-mādhava *(1.15), by Rūpa Gosvāmī [cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta Antya-līlā [[cc/antya/1/99|1.99]]]* > mriyamāṇo harer nāma gṛṇan putropacāritam ajāmilo 'py agād dhāma kim uta śraddhayā gṛṇan [Śukadeva Gosvāmī to Mahārāja Parīkṣit]: **"While suffering at the time of death, Ajāmila chanted the holy name of the Lord, and although the chanting was directed toward his son, he nevertheless returned home, back to Godhead. Therefore if one faithfully and inoffensively chants the holy name of the Lord, where is the doubt that he will return to Godhead?"** *— *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam *[[sb/6/2/49|6.2.49]]* > ataḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāmādi na bhaved grāhyam indriyaiḥ sevonmukhe hi jihvādau svayam eva sphuraty adaḥ [*Cc Madhya* [[cc/madhya/17/136|17.136]]] **"Therefore material senses cannot appreciate Kṛṣṇa's holy name, form, qualities and pastimes. When a conditioned soul is awakened to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and renders service by using his tongue to chant the Lord's holy name and taste the remnants of the Lord's food, the tongue is purified, and one gradually comes to understand who Kṛṣṇa really is."** *— *Bhakti*-*rasāmṛta*-*sindhu *(1.2.234), by Rūpa Gosvāmī [cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Madhya-līlā *[[cc/madhya/17/136|17.136]]]* > syāt kṛṣṇa-nāma-caritādi-sitāpy avidyā- pittopatapta-rasanasya na rocikā nu kintv ādarād anudinaṁ khalu saiva juṣṭā svādvī kramād bhavati tad-gada-mūla-hantrī **"The holy name, character, pastimes and activities of Kṛṣṇa are all transcendentally sweet like sugar candy. Although the tongue of one afflicted by the jaundice of *avidyā, *ignorance, cannot taste anything sweet, it is wonderful that simply by carefully chanting these sweet names every day, a natural relish awakens within his tongue, and his disease is gradually destroyed at the root."** *— The Nectar of Instruction, Text 7* > 'kāṅhāra smaraṇa jīva karibe anukṣaṇa?' 'kṛṣṇa-nāma-guṇa-līlā-pradhāna smaraṇa' **Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, "What should all living entities constantly remember?" Rāmānanda Rāya replied, "The chief object of remembrance is always the holy name of the Lord, His qualities and pastimes."** *— Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Madhya-līlā* [[cc/madhya/8/252|8.252]]* > yasya smṛtyā ca nāmoktyā tapo-yajña-kriyādiṣu nūnaṁ sampūrṇatām eti sadyo vande tam acyutam **"I offer my obeisances unto Him, the infallible, because simply by either remembering Him or vibrating His holy name one can attain the perfection of all penances, sacrifices or fruitive activities, and this process can be universally followed."** *— *Skanda Purāna *[cited: *Śrīm*ad-Bhāgavatam [[sb/2/9/36|2.9.36]]]* > yan-nāmadheya-śravaṇānukīrtanād yat-prahvaṇād yat-smaraṇād api kvacit śvādo 'pi sadyaḥ savanāya kalpate kutaḥ punas te bhagavan nu darśanāt [Devahuti to Lord Kapila]: **"To say nothing of the spiritual advancement of persons who see the Supreme Person face to face, even a person born in a family of dog-eaters immediately becomes eligible to perform Vedic sacrifices if he once utters the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead or chants about Him, hears about His pastimes, offers Him obeisances or even remembers Him."** *— *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam *[[sb/3/33/6|3.33.6]]* > aho bata śva-paco 'to garīyān yaj-jihvāgre vartate nāma tubhyam tepus tapas te juhuvuḥ sasnur āryā brahmānūcur nāma gṛṇanti ye te [SB [[sb/3/33/7|3.33.7]]] [Devahūti to Lord Kapila]: **"Oh, how glorious are they whose tongues are chanting Your holy name! Even if born in the families of dog-eaters, such persons are worshipable. Persons who chant the holy name of Your Lordship must have executed all kinds of austerities and fire sacrifices and achieved all the good manners of the Āryans. To be chanting the holy name of Your Lordship, they must have bathed at holy places of pilgrimage, studied the *Vedas *and fulfilled everything required."** *— *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam *[[sb/3/33/7|3.33.7]]* > rāma rāmeti rāmeti rame rāme manorame sahasra-nāmabhis tulyaṁ rāma-nāma varānane [Lord Śiva to his wife, Durgā]: **"I chant the holy name of Rāma, Rāma, Rāma and thus enjoy this beautiful sound. This holy name of Rāmacandra is equal to one thousand holy names of Lord Viṣṇu."** *— *Bṛhad*-*Viṣṇu*-*sahasranāma*-*stotra, *72.335 (from *Padma Purāṇa, Uttara*-*khaṇḍa*) [cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Madhya-līlā *[[cc/madhya/9/32|9.32]]]* > sahasra-nāmnāṁ puṇyānāṁ trir-āvṛttyā tu yat phalam ekāvṛttyā tu kṛṣṇasya nāmaikaṁ tat prayacchati **"The pious results derived from chanting the thousand holy names of Viṣṇu three times can be attained by only one repetition of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa."** *— *Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa *(quoted in *Laghu*-*bhāgavatāmṛta, *1.354, by Rūpa Gosvāmī) [cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Madhya-līlā *[[cc/madhya/9/33|9.33]]]* NAM: Appendix 2c: The Practice of the Holy Name ### III. The Practice of the Holy Name > tṛṇād api sunīcena taror api sahiṣṇunā amāninā mānadena kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ [Cc Ādi [[cc/adi/17/31|17.31]]] **"One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street. One should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige and ready to offer all respects to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly."** *— *Śrī Śrī Śikṣāṣṭaka *(verse 3), by Lord Caitanya, Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Antya-līlā *20.21 [cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Antya-līlā *[[cc/antya/3/207|3.207]]]* > bahu janma kare yadi śravaṇa, kīrtana tabu ta' nā pāya kṛṣṇa-pade prema-dhana **"If one is infested with the ten offenses in the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa *mahā-mantra, *despite his endeavor to chant the holy name for many births, he will not get the love of Godhead which is the ultimate goal of this chanting."** *— Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Ādi-līlā* [[cc/adi/8/16|8.16]]* > nāmāparādha-yuktānāṁ nāmāny eva haranty agham aviśrānti-prayuktāni tāny evārtha-karāṇi ca **[Even if in the beginning one chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa *mantra *with offenses, one will become free from such offenses by chanting again and again.]** *— *Padma Purāṇa *[cited: *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam *[[sb/6/3/24|6.3.24]]]* > tad aśma-sāraṁ hṛdayaṁ batedaṁ yad gṛhyamāṇair hari-nāma-dheyaiḥ na vikriyetātha yadā vikāro netre jalaṁ gātra-ruheṣu harṣaḥ [Śukadeva Gosvāmī to Mahārāja Parīkṣit]: **"If one's heart does not change, tears do not flow from his eyes, his body does not shiver, nor his hairs stand on end as he chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa *mahā*-*mantra, *it should be understood that his heart is as hard as iron. This is due to his offenses at the lotus feet of the Lord's holy name."** *— *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam *[[sb/2/3/24|2.3.24]] [cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Ādi-līlā *[[cc/adi/8/24|8.24]]]* > duṣṭa mana! tumi kisera vaiṣṇava? pratiṣṭhāra tare, nirjanera ghare, tava hari-nāma kevala kaitava **"My dear mind, what kind of devotee are you? Simply for cheap adoration you sit in a solitary place and pretend to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa* mahā*-*mantra, *but this is all cheating."** *— Song by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura [cited: *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam *[[sb/4/28/33|4.28.33]]]* NAM: Appendix 2d: The Propagation of the Holy Name ### IV. The Propagation of the Holy Name > pṛthivīte āche yata nagarādi grāma sarvatra pracāra haibe mora nāma [Lord Caitanya]: **"In every town and village, the chanting of My name will be heard."** *— *Caitanya*-*bhāgavata, *by Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura [*CB Antya-khaṇḍa* 4.126]* > kali-kālera dharma-kṛṣṇa-nāma-saṅkīrtana kṛṣṇa-śakti vinā nāhe tāra pravartana **"The fundamental religious system in the Age of Kali is the chanting of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. Unless empowered by Kṛṣṇa, one cannot propagate the *saṅkīrtana *movement."** *— Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Antya-līlā *[[cc/antya/7/11|7.11]]* > nāca, gāo, bhakta-saṅge kara saṅkīrtana kṛṣṇa-nāma upadeśi' tāra' sarva-jana [Īśvara Purī to Lord Caitanya]: **"My dear child, continue dancing, chanting and performing *saṅkīrtana *in association with devotees. Furthermore, go out and preach the value of chanting *kṛṣṇa-nāma, *for by this process You will be able to deliver all fallen souls."** *— Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta Ā*di-līlā* [[cc/adi/7/92|7.92]]* > āpane ācare keha, nā kare pracāra pracāra karena keha, nā karena ācāra > 'ācāra', 'pracāra',-nāmera karaha 'dui' kārya tumi-sarva-guru, tumi jagatera ārya *— Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta Ā*di-līlā* [[cc/adi/7/92|7.92]]* [Sanātana Gosvāmī to Haridāsa Ṭhākura]: **"Some behave very well but do not preach the cult of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, whereas others preach but do not behave properly. You simultaneously perform both duties in relation to the holy name by your personal behavior and by your preaching. Therefore you are the spiritual master of the entire world, for you are the most advanced devotee in the world."** *Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta* *Antya-līlā *[[cc/antya/4/102|4.102-3]] > kali-yuge yuga-dharma-nāmera pracāra tathi lāgi' pīta-varṇa caitanyāvatāra **"The religious practice for the Age of Kali is to broadcast the glories of the holy name. Only for this purpose has the Lord, in a yellow color, descended as Lord Caitanya."** *— Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Ādi-līlā* [[cc/adi/3/40|3.40]]* NAM: Appendix 2e: Other Verses About the Holy Name ### V. Other Verses About the Holy Name > nāhaṁ tiṣṭhāmi vaikuṇṭhe yogināṁ hṛdayeṣu vā yatra gāyanti mad-bhaktāḥ tatra tiṣṭhāmi nārada **"My dear Nārada, actually I do not reside in My abode, Vaikuṇṭha, nor do I reside within the hearts of the *yogīs, *but I reside in that place where My pure devotees chant My holy name and discuss My form, pastimes and qualities."** *— [cited: *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam *[[sb/4/30/35|4.30.35]]]* **"The chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa *mantra* is present only on the lips of a person who has for many births worshiped Vāsudeva."** *— *Padma Purāṇa *[cited: The Nectar of Devotion]* > ...*yajñānāṁ japa*-*yajño 'smi...* [Kṛṣṇa to Arjuna]: **"...Of sacrifices I am the chanting of the holy names [*japa*]..."** *— Bhagavad-gītā As It Is [[bg/10/25|10.25]]* > avaiṣṇava-mukhodgīrṇaṁ pūtaṁ hari-kathāmṛtam śravaṇaṁ naiva kartavyaṁ sarpocchiṣṭaṁ yathā payaḥ **[The holy name chanted by non-Vaiṣṇavas is like milk touched by the lips of a serpent.]** *— *Padma Purāṇa *[cited: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Antya-līlā *[[cc/antya/1/101|1.101]]]* > "kṛṣṇa-nāma nirantara yāṅhāra vadane sei vaiṣṇava-śreṣṭha, bhaja tāṅhāra caraṇe [Lord Caitanya to an inhabitant of Kulīna-grāma]: **"A person who is always chanting the holy name of the Lord is to be considered a first-class Vaiṣṇava, and your duty is to serve his lotus feet."** *— Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Madhya-līlā* [[cc/madhya/16/72|16.72]]* > yāṅhāra darśane mukhe āise kṛṣṇa-nāma tāṅhāre jāniha tumi 'vaiṣṇava-pradhāna' **Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, "A first-class Vaiṣṇava is he whose very presence makes others chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.** *— Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta *Madhya-līlā* [[cc/madhya/16/74|16.74]]* NAM: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda