Shloka 23
Nārāyaṇa-Smaraṇa as the Supreme Dharma, Expiation, and Yogic Purifier
कलौ कृत युगं तस्य कलिस्तस्य कृते युगे / हृदि नो यस्य गोविन्दो यस्य चेतसि नाच्युतः
kalau kṛta yugaṃ tasya kalistasya kṛte yuge / hṛdi no yasya govindo yasya cetasi nācyutaḥ
For that person, even in the age of Kali it becomes as though the Kṛta (Satya) Yuga; for him, Kali is as if Kṛta Yuga—because Govinda is not absent from his heart and Acyuta is not absent from his mind.
Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: For one whose heart holds Govinda and mind holds Acyuta, Kali becomes Kṛta-yuga; inner devotion determines lived yuga-quality.
Vedantic Theme: Consciousness shapes experience; bhakti stabilizes sattva and dharma even amid external decline; the Lord’s immanence (antaryāmitva) as refuge.
Application: Maintain Govinda/Acyuta remembrance to cultivate ‘Satya-yuga conduct’ in Kali: truthfulness, compassion, restraint, and steady worship despite social decay.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: yuga (temporal context)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: Kali-yuga remedy through Viṣṇu-nāma and bhakti; Garuda Purana: praise of constant remembrance as supreme protection
FAQs
This verse teaches that steady remembrance of Govinda/Acyuta makes the harshness of Kali Yuga lose its power; inner devotion recreates the purity of Kṛta Yuga for the devotee.
It frames protection as interior: if the Lord is present in heart (hṛd) and mind (cetas), the devotee’s lived reality becomes like Satya Yuga—guided by clarity, restraint, and dharma.
Maintain daily remembrance of Viṣṇu—japa, nāma-smaraṇa, and ethical living—so the mind stays anchored in Acyuta, reducing the influence of fear, distraction, and adharma.