Kali Santarana Upanishad

In the Kali-santarana Upanishad (1-11) (One of the 108 principal Upanishads), the
maha-mantra is established as the only means of deliverance in Kali-yua!
hari om. dvaparante narada brahmanam
jagama katham bhagavan gam
paryatana kalim santareyam iti. [1]
"#ari Om$ %fter travellin all over the &orld, 'hrila (arada )uni approached *ord
+rahma (his o&n father and uru) durin the time &hen ,vapara-yua &as about to
end- #e as.ed him, /O *ord$ #o& &ill all the livin entities be able to deliver
themselves from the most deraded ae of Kali &hich is about to bein-0
sa hovaca. brahma sadhu prishtosmi
sarva shruti rahasyam gopyam tac
chrinu yena kali samsaram tarishyasi.[2]
*ord +rahma replied, /1ou have as.ed the most important and relevant 2uestion for
the bene3t of humanity- I &ill tell you no& the most concealed secret of the 4edic
literatures, &ith the help of &hich everyone can easily cross this most danerous
ae of Kali-
bhagavata adi purushasya narayanasya
namoccharana matrena nirdhta kalir bhavati []
/'imply by chantin the transcendental names of the oriinal en5oyer and the
'upreme 6ersonality of 7odhead, *ord (arayana, all the sins &ill be cleansed in Kali-
yua-0
narada punah papraccha tan nama kim iti.[!]
(arada )uni aain as.ed,/8hich are those speci3c names of the *ord &hich are
most e9ective in Kali-yua:0
6urport by '&ami 7auranapada!
;his is a very important 2uestion for all of us- <veryone should as. this 2uestion
before ta.in up the chantin process- (arada )uni is no& as.in for our bene3t
about the speci3c mantra &hich one should chant to become puri3ed of all sins in
Kali-yua- If one accepts the chantin process after properly understandin the
authencity and po&er of the maha-mantra, then one &ill never be deviated or
cheated and thus one &ill be assured of all perfection- (6urport ends)
sa hovaca hiranyagarbah
hare krishna hare krishna" krishna krishna hare hare.
hare rama hare rama" rama rama hare hare# [$]
iti shodashakam namnam" kali%kalmasha%nashanam#
natah parataropayah" sarva%vedeshu drishyate. [&]
*ord +rahma replied, /;he si=teen &ords-#are Krishna, #are Krishna, Krishna
Krishna, #are #are> #are ?ama, #are ?ama, ?ama ?ama, #are #are-are especially
meant for completely destroyin all the contamination of Kali- ;o save oneself from
the contamination of Kali-yua, there is no alternative in all the4edas e=cept the
chantin of this si=teen-&ord mantra-
6urport by '&ami 7auranapada!
'ome editions of Kali 'antarana Upanishad describe the #are Krishna )aha )antra
&ith #are ?ama 3rst and then #are Krishna- +ut such a chane seems to have been
made in recent editions of Kali 'antarana Upanishad published by ?amanandis &ho
&ant to put *ord ?ama@s (ame before *ord Krishna@s- %s 2uoted, in the %nanta
'amhita, 'hri Ahaitanya Upanishad (%tharva 4eda), %ni 6urana, 'anat-.umara
'amhita and 4ayu 6urana, the #are Krishna maha-mantra beins &ith #are Krishna
3rst-
%nd the 'upreme 6ersonality of 7odhead *ord 'hri 7aurana )ahaprabhu &ho
advented in Kali-yua to establish the yua-dharma of chantin the maha-mantra
accepted, established and propoated the chantin of the maha-mantra &ith #are
Krishna 3rst as described in all the above revealed scriptures- 'ome unveri3ed
stories about ho& *ord 7aurana chaned the )aha )antra from #are ?ama 3rst to
#are Krishna 3rst for ivin it to the most fallen are not authoriBed by any scripture-
*ord 7aurana &ho is the ultimate source, composer and .no&er of all the 4edic
scriptures propaated the #are Krishna )aha )antra &ith #are Krishna 3rst as it is
described in all the scriptures &ithout any alteration- (6urport ends)
iti shodasha kalasya jivasyavarana vinashanam#
tatah prakashate para brahma medhapaye
ravi rashmi mandali veti. [']
/;his maha-mantra consistin of si=teen names of Krishna is the destroyer of the
(1C-layered) illusory coverin of all the livin entities- Only &hen the coverins are
destroyed, *ord Krishna, the 'upreme 6ersonality of 7odhead &ill appear in the
heart of the livin entities, 5ust li.e the sun appears &ith full intensity &hen the
clouds are removed-0
punar narada prapaccha bhagavan kasya vidhi%riti [(]
'hrila (arada aain in2uired from *ord +rahma-/8hat are the procedures and rules
for chantin this maha-mantra:0
tam hovaca nasya vidhi%riti
sarvada shuci%ashucira va pathan
brahmanam salokya samipya
sarupatam sayujyatam eti. [)]
*ord +rahma replied, /;here are no rules and reulations to chant this maha-
mantra- It should be chanted al&ays irrespective of &hether one is in a pure or
impure condition-
yadasya shodashikasya sardha trikotir japati.
tada brahma hatyam tarati vira hatyam.
svarna steyat puto bhavati. pitrideva
manushyanam apakarat puto bhavati. [1*]
/8hen one chants the 1C names of the maha-mantra DE million times (sardha
tri.otir), he absolves himself of the sins of .illin a brahmana or a .shatriya,
stealin of old or enain in harmful activities to&ards oneFs forefathers or other
livin entities-
6urport by '&ami 7auranapada!
If one chants 1C rounds of the #are Krishna maha-mantra, he &ill complete the
chantin of DE million maha-mantras in around EE-E years- If he doubles his
chantin i-e- DG rounds daily, then he &ill ta.e around G8 years- %nd if he can chant
the ideal prescribed 2uota of chantin i-e- CH rounds daily, he &ill ta.e around 1E
years to complete the reat sacri3ce of chantin the maha-mantra DE,000,000
times- If one chants CH rounds of the maha-mantra for 1E years &hile strictly
follo&in the principles of bha.ti-yoa in the association of pure devotees, then one
is sure to see the 'upreme 6ersonality of 7odhead face to face in this very life and
ultimately achieve the hihest abode of the *ord called 7olo.a 4rindavana- %nd if
one is intensely eaer to achieve the personal association of the *ord &ithout much
delay, he can achieve the taret of DE million maha-mantras by chantin 1G0
rounds (G00,000 names) daily for around I-E years, preferably by residin in the
trancendental abode of the *ord li.e (avadvipa, 4rindavana or 6uri- 'uch devotees
are called bha5ananadis as described in 'hrila +ha.tivinoda ;ha.uraFs Jaiva ,harma-
Ofcourse one has to radually increase his chantin to this standard- )any of the
previous 4aishnava acaryas &ho have e=celled as reat preachers and saviours of
humanity have successfully completed this reat sacri3ce of chantin DE million
maha-mantras or more before beinnin their missionary activities-
If one &ants to ta.e any vo& in spiritual life, then this is the best vo& to ta.e (na
nama sadrsham vratah) i-e- to complete the chantin of DE million maha-mantras in
this lifetime as described in the Kali-santarana Upanishad- Aompletin this vo& &ill
ensure &ithout any doubt the complete perfection of this human form of life and
complete and permanent freedom from the repeated cycle of birth and death- 8e
encourae all the readers of this boo. irrespective of their ae, status, caste, creed,
color, race, se=, country, position etc- to thin. of seriously ta.in up and completin
this vo& in this lifetime and thus ma.in it their last life in this material &orld- ;he
more &e delay to bein the chantin of the maha-mantra, the more diKcult it
becomes to accomplish this tas. in this lifetime- 8e are emphasiBin the
importance of this reat vo& to elevate the people to the level of constant chantin,
&hich is the only &ay to achieve pure love of 7od- ;he nulli3cation of all our sinful
reactions (past, present and future) and liberation from the miseries of material
e=sistence are by-products of ful3llin this vo&- ;he real and the prime achievement
of completin this vo& should be to realiBe and become situated in our eternal,
lovin constitutional relationship &ith 'upreme 6ersonality of 7odhead *ord Krishna
and thus achieve the .indom of 7od-
Ofcourse those &ho cannot ta.e up this vo& have nothin to lose but everythin to
ain 5ust by the reular chantin of the #are Krishna maha-mantra- +ecause
enerally, it may ta.e many lifetimes to come to the level of achievin complete
spiritual perfection by the o9enseless chantin of the #are Krishna maha-mantra-
(6urport ends)
sarva dharma parityaga papat sadyah sucitamapnuyat. sadyo mucyate
sadyo mucyate ity upanishat. [11]
/+y chantin the maha-mantra, one becomes 2uic.ly puri3ed from all sins
accumulated due to re5ectin all of oneFs duties in our past lives- ;hus the #are
Krishna maha-mantra, is the only means, the only means, the only means of
thorouhly and immediately purifyin oneself in Kali-yua- ;hus ends the Kali-
santarana Upanishad-0