{"id":71768,"date":"2025-03-12T01:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T19:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/?p=71768"},"modified":"2025-03-09T18:19:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T12:49:25","slug":"the-practice-of-kirtana-according-to-the-siksastakas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/the-practice-of-kirtana-according-to-the-siksastakas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Practice of Kirtana According to the Siksastakas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/Our-first-important-business-is-to-hold-Sankirtan-as-many-times-as-possible_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-71769 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/Our-first-important-business-is-to-hold-Sankirtan-as-many-times-as-possible_-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/Our-first-important-business-is-to-hold-Sankirtan-as-many-times-as-possible_-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/Our-first-important-business-is-to-hold-Sankirtan-as-many-times-as-possible_.jpg 501w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a>If the Siksastakas are remembered and smarana and kirtana are practiced according to them, the asta-kala service will gradually awaken in the heart. At that moment all unwanted defilements including religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation appear insignificant, and the treasure of love is obtained. With the chanting of the holy name the mirror of the heart is cleaned. As established by the Siksastaka (1):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><em>ceto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha-davagni-nirvapanam<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><em>sreyah-kairava-candrika-vitaranam vidya-vadhu-jivanam<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><em>anandambhudi-vardhanam prati-padam purnamrtasvadanam<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><em>sarvatma-snapanam param vijayate sri-krishna-sankirtanam<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">All glories to the holy name of Lord Krishna, who has the power to purify the mirror of the heart by putting an end to the sufferings of the burning forest of material existence. This song is the crescent moon that opens the white lotus of fortune for all living beings. It is the life and soul of all knowledge. Chanting Krishna&#8217;s holy name expands the ocean of happiness of transcendental life. This chanting has a refreshing effect on everyone and allows us to fully enjoy the nectar we have always desired.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is a section of the book \u201cBhajana-Rahasya\u201d.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To buy the complete book <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kadachaeditions.com\/art\/bhajana-rahasya-english\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">click here<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400\" \/><br \/>\n<br style=\"font-weight: 400\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the Siksastakas are remembered and smarana and kirtana are practiced according to them, the asta-kala service will gradually awaken in the heart. 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