“If, however, we are always merged in the thought of Krishna, we should rest assured that Krishna is always with us. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu prays,
namnam akari bahudha nija-sarva-saktis
tatrarpita niyamitah smarane na kalah
etadrsi tava krpa bhagavan mamapi
durdaivam idrsam ihajani nanuragah
“O my Lord! Your holy name alone can render all benediction upon the living beings, and therefore You have hundreds and millions of names, like Krishna and Govinda. In these transcendental names You have invested all Your transcendental energies, and there is no hard and fast rule for chanting these holy names. O my Lord! You have so kindly made approach to You easy by Your holy names, but unfortunate as I am, I have no attraction for them.” (Siksastaka 2)
Merely by chanting we can have all the advantages of personal association with Krishna. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is not only considered to be a realized soul but an incarnation of Krishna Himself, has pointed out that in this age of Kali, although men have no real facilities for self-realization, Krishna is so kind that He has given this sabda (sound incarnation) to be utilized as the yuga-dharma, or way of realization of this age.
No special qualification is necessary for this method; we need not even know Sanskrit. The vibrations of Hare Krishna are so potent that anyone can immediately begin chanting them, without any knowledge of Sanskrit whatsoever.”
Beyond Birth and Death
by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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