harer näma harer näma

harer nämaiva kevalam

kalau nästy eva nästy eva

nästy eva gatir anyathä

[Cc. Ädi 17.21]

"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."

Båhan-näradéya Puräëa [cited: Çré Caitanya-caritämåta Ädi-lélä 7.76]

kåñëa-varëaà tviñäkåñëaà

säìgopäìgästra-pärñadam

yajïaiù saìkértana-präyair

yajanti hi su-medhasaù

[SB 11.5.32]

[Karabhäjana Åñi to Mahäräja Nimi]:

"In the age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to worship
the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the name of Kåñëa. Although
His complexion is not blackish, He is Kåñëa Himself. He is accompanied by His
associates, servants, weapons and confidential companions."

Çrémad-Bhägavatam 11.5.32 [cited: Çré Caitanya-caritämåta Antya-lélä 20.10]

hare kåñëa hare kåñëa kåñëa kåñëa hare hare

hare räma hare räma räma räma hare hare

iti ñoòaçakaà nämnäà kali-kalmaña-näçanam

nätaù parataropäyaù sarva-vedeñu dåçyate

"Hare Kåñëa, Hare Kåñëa, Kåñëa Kåñëa, Hare Hare/ Hare Räma, Hare Räma, Räma
Räma, 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."

Kalisantaraëa Upaniñad [cited: Çré Caitanya-caritämåta Ädi-lélä 7.76

transliteration given: Çré Caitanya-caritämåta Ädi-lélä 3.40]

kaler doña-nidhe räjann

asti hy eko mahän guëaù

kértanäd eva kåñëasya

mukta-saìgaù paraà vrajet

[SB 12.3.51]

[Çukadeva Gosvämé to Mahäräja Parékñit]:

"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 Kåñëa mahä-mantra, one can
become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental
kingdom."

Çrémad-Bhägavatam 12.3.51 [cited: Çré Caitanya-caritämåta Madhya-lélä 20.344]

kåte yad dhyäyato viñëuà

tretäyäà yajato makhaiù

dväpare paricaryäyäà

kalau tad dhari-kértanät

[Çukadeva Gosvämé to Mahäraja Parékñit]:

"Whatever result was obtained in Satya-yuga by meditating on Viñëu, in Tretä-
yuga by performing sacrifices and in Dväpara-yuga by serving the Lord's lotus feet
can also be obtained in Kali-yuga simply by chanting the Hare Kåñëa mahä-
mantra."

Çrémad-Bhägavatam 12.3.52 [cited: Çré Caitanya-caritämåta Madhya-lélä 20.345]

dhyäyan kåte yajan yajïais

tretäyäà dväpare 'rcayan

yad äpnoti tad äpnoti

kalau saìkértya keçavam

"Whatever is achieved by meditation in Satya-yuga, by performance of yajïa in

Tretä-yuga or by the worship of Kåñëa's lotus feet in Dväpara-yuga is also
obtained in the age of Kali simply by chanting and glorifying Lord Keçava."

Viñnu Puräëa (6.2.17), Padma Puräëa (Uttara-khaëòa 72.25) and Båhan-näradéya

Puräëa (38.97) [cited: Çré Caitanya-caritämåta Madhya-lélä 20.346]

dväparéyair janair viñëuù

païcarätrais tu kevalaiù

kalau tu näma-mätreëa

püjyate bhagavän hariù

"In the Dväpara-yuga one could satisfy Kåñëa or Viñëu only by worshiping
opulently according to the päïcarätriké system; but in the age of Kali, one can
satisfy and worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead Hari simply by chanting
His holy name."

Näräyaëa-saàhitä (quoted by Çréla Madhväcärya in his commentary on Muëòaka

Upaniñad) [cited: Çré Caitanya-caritämåta Antya-lélä 7.12]

kalià sabhäjayanty äryä

guëa jïäù sära-bhäginaù

yatra saìkértanenaiva

sarva-svärtho 'bhilabhyate

[Karabhäjana Åñi to Mahäräja 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 Kåñëa mahä-mantra one can
advance in spiritual knowledge and attain life's goal."

Çrémad-Bhägavatam 11.5.36 [cited: Çré Caitanya-caritämåta Madhya-lélä 20.347]

näma vinu kali-käle nähi ära dharma

sarva-mantra-sära näma, ei çästra-marma

[Éçvara Puré 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."

Çré Caitanya-caritämåta Ädi-lélä 7.74

etävän eva loke 'smin

puàsäà dharmaù paraù småtaù

bhakti-yogo bhagavati

tan-näma-grahaëädibhiù

[Yamaräja 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."

Çrémad-Bhägavatam 6.3.22
etan nirvidyamänänäm

icchatäm akuto-bhayam

yoginäà nåpa nirëétaà

harer nämänukértanam

[Çukadeva Gosvämé to Mahäräja Parékñit]:

"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."

Çrémad-Bhägavatam 2.1.11

tattva-vastu-kåñëa, kåñëa-bhakti, prema-rüpa

näma-saìkértana-saba änanda-svarüpa

"The Absolute Truth is Çré Kåñëa, and loving devotion to Çré Kåñëa exhibited in
pure love is achieved through congregational chanting of the holy name, which is
the essence of all bliss."

Çré Caitanya-caritämåta Ädi-lélä 1.96

iti mürty-abhidhänena

mantra-mürtim amürtikam

yajate yajïa-puruñaà

sa samyag darçanaù pumän

[Närada Muni to Vyäsadeva]:

"Thus he is the actual seer who worships, in the form of transcendental sound
representation, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visëu, who has no material
form."

Çrémad-Bhägavatam 1.5.38

NAM: Appendix 2b: The Transcendental Attributes and Effects of the Holy Name