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Srimad Bhagvata Mahapurana: Book 11: Chapter 5: Verses 33-42
O the most exalted person, 0 the Protector of devotees, I bow to Your lotus-feet which are worthy of being constantly meditated upon, put an end to all discomfiture, yield all desired boons, which are the focus of all sacred places, are extolled by Siva and Brahma, afford shelter to all and dispel the distress of devotees and which serve as a bark for crossing the ocean of mundane existence. O the most exalted and righteous Person, I bow to Thy lotus-feet, which ran after the illusory deer sought after by Thy beloved one (Sita). You resigned the royal fortune-which was coveted by the gods and was most difficult to forsake-(merely) at the word of your father and went away (in exile) to the forest. Thus, 0 king, Lord Sri Hari- the Bestower of (all) blessings (including Liberation)-is worshipped by men belonging to different Yugas under a name and in a form appropriate to the age. Elderly and discriminating persons who appreciate the merits of the Kali age and choose the essence of things, extol this age, in which by merely chanting the names of the Lord one can attain all the desired objects (which could otherwise be had through many virtues only). (Therefore,) for men lost in this world indeed there is no higher gain than the chanting of His names, whereby one attains to perfect peace and as a sequel to which the cycle of birth and death comes to an end. (For this reason) 0 king, those living in the ages of Satya, Treta and Dwapara seek birth in the Kali age. 0 great king, in the Kali age (only) here and there men will be devoted to Lord Narayana; but their number will be large in the Dravida territory, wherein flow the rivers Tamraparni, Krtamala, Payaswini, the most sacred Kaveri, Mahanadi and Pratici. 0 great king, men who drink their waters generally become pure-minded devotees of Lord Vasudeva. O king, renouncing all obligation (or the notion of separateness from the Lord), he who whole-heartedly and completely resorts for protection to the protecting Lord is no more a servant of or debtor to the deities, Rsis or other creatures, relations or other men (newcomers) and deceased ancestors. (Such a person discharges all his responsibilities merly by seeking refuge in the Lord.) If a beloved devotee who has forsaken all other attachments and sought shelter in the soles of feet of the Lord incurs any sin for any reason (although as a rule he is incapable of sin), the Supreme Lord, Sri Hari, enshrined in his heart, washes off all that sin.
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