True Meaning of Sankirtan

Reciting Shree Radha Krishna’s names and singing the glories of their forms, pastimes, qualities and abode is known as sankirtan. 

The Ramayan says:

ehī kali kāla na sādhana dūjā

joga na japa tapa vrata makha puja

kaliyuga kevala nāma adhārā

sumiri sumiri nara utarahiṅ pārā

“There is no other method in Kaliyug.  Neither yoga, nor austerity, nor yagya, nor worship will take you to your goal.  Just sing the glories of God, engage your mind in roopdhyan (loving remembrance) and listen to his glories from the Saints.  This is the only means in Kaliyug to attain one’s ultimate goal."

Find out more about the true meaning of Sankirtan in this wonderful video from Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj's 2002 lecture in Brahmapur.

God is Causelessly Merciful - by Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj

Shree Krishna is eagerly waiting to meet you, but you are not aware of this fact.  Even if you were, you don’t believe it.  You think, “How can it be possible that he wants to meet me?  It can’t be true.”  It is such feelings and lack of faith alone that has kept you away from Shree Krishna for ages and ages.  The moment you truly believe that he is causelessly merciful and loves you selflessly, you will establish firm faith in him.  That very moment will be the golden moment of your life.

 

In this world, you have never seen or met anyone who is causelessly merciful and graceful.   This is probably the reason for your lack of faith.  If you believed that your Beloved Shree Krishna is restless to meet you right now, then you too could develop a burning desire in your heart to meet him.   At that very moment, he would come and lovingly embrace you.

Shree Krishna carefully observes your thoughts of every moment; He constantly watches you—how do you perform devotional practice, how do you practice roopdhyan and sankirtan of his names and attributes.  He always remains hopeful and waits for the moment you will perform his roopdhyan and sing his glories correctly, so that he may bless you with Divine Love.  But due to lack of faith in his causeless mercy, you become careless. Understand the divine secret that he is closer to you than your own soul, always waiting for you to be completely surrendered.