The power of kīrtana is not dependent on any specific time or place. Although kīrtana has become more popular in Kaliyuga than in other... Read More
Although kīrtana has its importance in all yugas and is independent of time and place, yet it has special significance in the present time,... Read More
Kṛṣṇa is akhila-rasa-mūrti, the personification of all rasas. He is also a singer and dancer, naṭavara. Thus, He naturally loves to hear kīrtana. In... Read More
Bhagavān has innumerable names, which all have inherent potency in them. Yet not all names have equal potency. The Name of Kṛṣṇa is supreme.... Read More
Question: I would like to know which chanting is more powerful, in the mind or audibly.
1) Srila Jiva Gosvami writes in his Krama sandarbha: “The names of God should be chanted loudly.”
2) Baladeva Vidyabhusana explain in the Stava malabibhusana bhasya, “If one chants the Hare Krsna mantra loudly, Krsna personally dances on his tongue.”
Question: Namaskara, I have read the question and answers section of your web site with great interest. Coming from the Gaudiya Vaishnava parampara myself,... Read More
Question: I have a question regarding the following verse: sanketyam parihasyam va stobham helanam eva va vaikuntha-nama-grahanam aseshagha-haram viduh: “One who chants the holy name of the Lord is immediately freed from the reactions of unlimited sins …
