At the end of the Dwapara Yuga, Lord Narada asked his father Lord Brahma:
Brahman Jagama – Story of Lord Gam
Paryadan Kalim Santareyamithi.
The meaning is: “Lord, how can I be freed from the calamity while traveling in the world?”
In response, Brahma advises: “The only way to get rid of Kali is by chanting Lord Adinarayana. Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare, Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare…”
The Kalisandharana Upanishad says that the Rama Mantra gives peace of mind by cutting off all materialistic desires and giving relief to the Tapatrayam.
“Iti shodasakam namnam kali kalmasha nashanam.
The above sixteen names wash away the impurities of the Kali age.
“Natah Paratharopayah Sarvavedeshu Drisrte.”
The Upanishad says that a better way than this has not been found even among Vedic scholars. Manishis say that Namajapa is the main thing in Kali Yuga. But the Narayana name is relevant in every age. Prahlada in the Satya Yuga, Sabari and Ahalya in the Treta Yuga and Panchali in the Dwapara Yuga are all proofs of that.
Self-realization is the ultimate goal of devotional practice. Search for us in ourselves through namajapa, satsang. So get clean. Rama is not distant from us, not external. Rama is the inwardly rejoicing, rejoicing expression. The principle that inner purity is the basis of all Sadhana is also found in the Ramayana and the Upanishads.
Binu Vishwanath Haripad