Awed by the Dawn, Praying for the Dawn

It's 6:50am here in Suva, Fiji. I am awed by the natural beauty of the dawn that is happening around me at this minute in this tropical, picturesque land. And I am praying for the full blown manifestation of the spiritual dawn, the Caitanya Era, for the enlightenment, the spiritual upliftment of the billions of lost, bewildered souls who are wandering around in this Kali Yuga in a state of gross ignorance and misery.

Even the big, big leaders are completely bewildered in the matter of distinguishing reality from illusion. Thus the entire planet earth has been cast into an ocean of confusion. In this deluded state no one knows who they are, where they have come from, what is their ultimate destination, or how to achieve their ultimate destination. Somehow or other I have come into contact with a bona fide spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Because of his causeless mercy upon me I have now come into the direct service of the Absolute Truth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna. And I have been instructed to share what I have received with the entire world. The Ultimate Self Realization Course(TM) is my humble attempt to do so. I hope that you find some benefit in it.

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: Chant Hare Krishna, Not Hare Rama...

Lord Krishna is the Godhead. He is supreme. Then why in the Mahamantra does the name of Lord Rama appear? Repeated chanting of the first line only, I feel should be more effective to put an end to this cycle of birth and death.

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare

Any response please.

Your student

Answer: Do Not Invent Something New...

Don't try to invent something new. What has been given to us by the acharyas is perfect. Rama is also a name for Krishna. It means "the Supreme Enjoyer." It also refers to Lord Balarama, Lord Ramachandra, and Lord Parasurama, Who are all different forms of Krishna.

The mantra as it is was personally chanted by Lord Krishna when He appeared in the form of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Plus, it has been chanted since time immemorial by countless numbers of fully realized souls. Chanting only the first half of the mantra and leaving out the rest of it will greatly diminish its transcendental potency.

The Kali Santarana Upanisad says there is no better means of self realization in this age of Kali than the chanting of:

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare

Therefore I am humbly requesting you to chant:

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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