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harer nama harer nama
harer namaiva kevalam
kalau nasty eva nasty eva
nasty eva gatir anyatha
SYNONYMS
hareh nama—the holy name of the Lord Hari; hareh nama—the holy name of the Lord Hari; hareh nama—the holy name of the Lord; eva—certainly; kevalam—only; kalau—in this Age of Kali; na asti—there is not; eva—certainly; na asti—there is not; eva—certainly; na asti—there is not; eva—certainly; gatih—means; anyatha—other “ ’In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy, the only means of deliverence is the chanting of the holy names of the Lord.
There is no other way.
There is no other way.
There is no other way.’ ”
PURPORT
Because the people of this age are so fallen, they can simply chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.
In this way they can rid themselves of the bodily conception of life and become eligible to engage in the Lord’s devotional service.
One cannot engage in the devotional service of the Lord without being purified of all contamination.
This is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita (7.28):
yesam tv anta-gatam papam
jananam punya-karmanam
te dvandva-moha-nirmukta
bhajante mam drdha-vratah “Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in this life and whose sinful actions are completely eradicated are freed from the dualities of delusion, and they engage themselves in My service with determination.” Sometimes people are surprised to see young men and women take so seriously to the Krsna consciousness movement.
By giving up sinful activity-illicit sex, meat-eating, intoxication and gambling-and strictly following the injunctions given by the spiritual master, they have become purified of all contamination.
They can therefore fully engage in the devotional service of the Lord.
In this Age of Kali, hari-kirtana is very, very important.
The importance of chanting the holy name of the Lord is stated in the following verses from Srimad-Bhagavatam (12.3.51-52):
kaler dosa-nidhe rajann
asti hy eko mahan gunah
kirtanad eva krsnasya
mukta-sangah param vrajet
krte yad dhyayato visnum
tretayam yajato makhaih
dvapare paricaryayam
kalau tad dhari-kirtanat “The most important factor in this Age of Kali, which is an ocean of faults, is that one can be free from all contamination and become eligible to enter the kingdom of God simply by chanting the Hare Krsna mantra.