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the living beings, and thus You have hundreds and
millions of names like Krishna and Govinda. In these
transcendental names You have invested all Your
transcendental energies and there are no hard and
fast rules for chanting Your name. O my Lord, out of
kindness, You enable us to easily approach You by
chanting Your holy names, But I am so unfortunate
that I have no attraction for them. (Siksastaka 2) All
the bona fide names of God have transcendental
potency. But the names Hare, Krishna and Rama
are especially sweet when put together in the Hare
Krishna Mantra because the meaning is important,
“My dear Lord Krishna, my dear Lord Rama, O energy
of the Lord, Hare (which refers to Radha), kindly
engage me in Your devotional service.” This most
powerful mantra (a chant that delivers the mind
from ignorance) confers pure love of God for the
sincere chanter because the only heartfelt thought is
to engage eternally in the service of the Lord.

Lord Caitanya appeared along with His closest
associate Lord Nityananda, who is Krishna’s eternal
brother in the spiritual world, Lord Balarama.
Balarama is the first plenary (absolute) expansion
of Lord Krishna, thus there is no difference in

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