Shloka 24
Means of Liberation in Kali-yuga: Satsanga, Hearing Kṛṣṇa-kathā, and the Marks of a Vaiṣṇava
गायंति हरिनामानि तुलसीमाल्यधारकाः । हर्यंघ्रिसलिलैः सिक्ता विज्ञेयास्ते च वैष्णवाः
gāyaṃti harināmāni tulasīmālyadhārakāḥ | haryaṃghrisalilaiḥ siktā vijñeyāste ca vaiṣṇavāḥ
హరినామాలను గానం చేసే వారు, తులసీమాల ధరించే వారు, మరియు హరి పాదప్రక్షాళన జలంతో సిక్తులైన వారు—వారే వైష్ణవులని తెలుసుకోవాలి।
Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Brahma-khaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: हरिनामानि = हरि + नामानि; तुलसीमाल्यधारकाः = तुलसी + माल्य + धारकाः; हर्यंघ्रिसलिलैः = हरि + अङ्घ्रि + सलिलैः (यण्/सन्धि लेखनभेद); विज्ञेयाः ते → विज्ञेयास्ते.
FAQs
Chanting/singing Hari’s names, wearing tulasī garlands, and reverently receiving the water that has washed Hari’s feet (charaṇāmṛta) are presented as clear signs of a Vaiṣṇava.
It centers devotion on nāma-saṅkīrtana (chanting God’s names) and on tangible acts of reverence (tulasī and charaṇāmṛta), portraying Bhakti as both inner devotion and outer devotional practice.
It suggests that genuine devotion is known through sustained devotional orientation—praise of Hari, sacred association with tulasī, and humility/reverence—rather than merely by social status or claims.