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by Srila Thakur Bhaktivinode

1 / Prathama-ydma Sddhcma
Bhajana at the End of Night
Sraddhd (Faith)

krsna-varnam tvisakrsnam sarigoparigastra-parsadam yajnaih sarikirtana-prayair bhajami kali-pavanam (1) nijatve gaudiyan jagati parigrhya prabhur-iman hare krsnety evam ganana-vidhina kirtayata bhoh iti prayam siksarn carana-madhupebhyah paridisan saci-sunuh kim me nayana-saranim yasyati padam (2)

by Srila Thakur Bhaktivinode

Chanting of the holy name enables one to taste full nectar at every step. In the Padma Purama this is stated as follows:
tebhyo namo 'stu bhava-vari-dhi-jirna-panka sammagna-moksana-vicaksana-padukebhyah krsneti varna-yugalam sravanena yesam anandathur bhavati narttitaroma-vrndah (23)

The devotees are filled with bliss and their bodily hairs stand erect when they hear the name, Krsna. I bow down to the feet of those devotees, who are expert in liberating the people drowning in the material ocean.

By chanting, the heart is bathed in transcendental bliss. This is confirmed in the Srimad Bhagavatam (12.12.48):
saikirtyamano bhagavan anantah srutanubhavo vyasanam hi pumsam pravisya cittam vidhunoty asesam yatha tamo 'rko 'bhram ivati-vatah (24)