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Karabhajana Instructs
“Thus, O king Nimi! The Lord, the source of all good, is worshipped by his devotees in the different Yugas in the manner appropriate to each Yuga as above mentioned.
“The wise who can discern the good in each of the various Yugas hold the Kali Yuga in high reverence, for in this age mortals attain Self-realisation by merely uttering the names of the Lord and by mere singing His glories.
“To mortals, wading through a never-ending journey of births and deaths, there is no greater gain than their Self-realisation, which gives tranquillity of mind or eternal rest and freedom from the fetters of the world.
“The people of the Krita Yuga desire rebirth in the Kali Yuga, because they can attain Moksha by merely singing the names of Lord Hari. Therefore in the age of Kali many who are devoted to Narayana will be born.
“O king, a great many people of Dravida where flows the rivers Tamraparni, Kritamala, Payasvini, Kaveri, Pratichi and Mahanadi, who drink the water of these rivers, generally become devoted to the Lord.
“O king Nimi! That devotee, who has absolutely abandoned all other duties, who has sought refuge with body, mind, and soul at the feet of Mukunda, the protector of His devotees, who is worthy of being sought after, is neither a slave nor a debtor to the deities, Rishis or other beings, relations or men or Pitris.
“If a beloved devotee resorts to the feet of the Lord without attraction for anything else and resigns all desires, if he commits sins by force of circumstances, error of discretion or otherwise, or if he does prescribed actions by mistake, Lord Hari who is present in the heart of His beloved devotee, redeems him from all sins that he might have acquired by chance.”
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