Shloka 71
Nārada’s Instructions: Śrāddha, True Dharma, Contentment, Yoga, and Devotion-Centered Renunciation
एकदा देवसत्रे तु गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणा: । उपहूता विश्वसृग्भिर्हरिगाथोपगायने ॥ ७१ ॥
ekadā deva-satre tu gandharvāpsarasāṁ gaṇāḥ upahūtā viśva-sṛgbhir hari-gāthopagāyane
एकदा देवांच्या सभेत भगवान हरि यांच्या महिमागाथांचे संकीर्तन करण्यासाठी देवसत्र झाले. त्या प्रसंगी प्रजापतींनी गंधर्व व अप्सरांचे समूह आमंत्रित केले.
Saṅkīrtana means chanting of the holy name of the Lord. The Hare Kṛṣṇa movement is not a new movement as people sometimes mistakenly think. The Hare Kṛṣṇa movement is present in every millennium of Lord Brahmā’s life, and the holy name is chanted in all the higher planetary systems, including Brahmaloka and Candraloka, not to speak of Gandharvaloka and Apsaroloka. The saṅkīrtana movement that was started in this world five hundred years ago by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is therefore not a new movement. Sometimes, because of our bad luck, this movement is stopped, but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His servants again start the movement for the benefit of the entire world or, indeed, the entire universe.
FAQs
This verse shows that even in divine sacrificial assemblies, the central offering is Hari’s praise—His narrations are meant to be sung and heard as a devotional act.
They are celebrated celestial musicians and performers, invited by the Prajāpatis to lead the singing of Hari’s glories, making the assembly centered on devotional glorification.
Make regular time for chanting and hearing Lord Hari’s names and pastimes—turning gatherings, routines, and even “offerings” of daily life into devotion through kīrtana and Hari-kathā.