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ahaṁ ca gāyaṁs tad-vidvān strībhiḥ parivṛto gataḥ jñātvā viśva-sṛjas tan me helanaṁ śepur ojasā yāhi tvaṁ śūdratām āśu naṣṭa-śrīḥ kṛta-helanaḥ Translation Nārada Muni continued: Being invited to that festival, I also joined, and, surrounded by women, I began musically singing the glories of the demigods. Because of this, the prajāpatis, the great demigods in charge of the affairs of the universe, forcefully cursed me with these words: “Because you have committed an offense, may you immediately become a śūdra, devoid of beauty.” Purport As far as  kīrtana  is concerned, the  śāstras  say,  śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ:  one should chant the glories of the Supreme Lord and the holy name of the Supreme Lord. This is clearly stated.  Śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ:  one should chant about and glorify Lord Viṣṇu, not any demigod. Unfortunately, there are foolish persons who invent some process of  kīrtana  on the basis of a demigod’s name. This is an o...

 

 

 

  Fire will act, regardless of whether handled by an innocent child or by someone well aware of its power. For example, if a field of straw or dry grass is set afire, either by an elderly man who knows the power of fire or by a child who does not, the grass will be burned to ashes. Similarly, one may or may not know the power of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, but if one chants the holy name he will become free from all sinful reactions.In the Western countries, where the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement is spreading, learned scholars and other thoughtful men are realizing its effectiveness. For example, Dr. J. Stillson Judah, a learned scholar, has been very much attracted to this movement because he has actually seen that it is turning hippies addicted to drugs into pure Vaiṣṇavas who voluntarily become servants of Kṛṣṇa and humanity. Even a few years ago, such hippies did not know the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, but now they are chanting it and becoming pure Vaiṣṇavas. Thus they are becoming free fro...