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  "label":"Text 8",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 20.8",
  "description":"In great jubilation, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, \"My dear Svarūpa Dāmodara and Rāmānanda Rāya, know from Me that chanting of the holy names is the most feasible means of salvation in this age of Kali."

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Cc. Antya 20.8

Text

harṣe prabhu kahena,—“śuna svarūpa-rāma-rāya
nāma-saṅkīrtana—kalau parama upāya

Synonyms

harṣe—in jubilation; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kahena—says; śuna—please hear; svarūpa-rāma-rāya—My dear Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Rāmānanda Rāya; nāma-saṅkīrtana—chanting of the holy name of the Lord; kalau—in the age of Kali; parama upāya—the most feasible means for deliverance.

Translation

In great jubilation, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “My dear Svarūpa Dāmodara and Rāmānanda Rāya, know from Me that chanting of the holy names is the most feasible means of salvation in this age of Kali.