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<h3>Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures</h3>
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You say like that, "Only persons who are joining this movement, they are intelligent, and others are not intelligent?" that is our challenge. Now you can defend on behalf of those who do not accept this proposal. This is my challenge. This is a fact.

And as I . . . now you can talk. It is very intelligent question also. And Janārdana will reply.
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[[Vanisource:680803 - Lecture SB 01.02.06 - Montreal|680803 - Lecture SB 01.02.06 - Montreal]]
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In this age of disagreement there is no possibility of executing different process of self-realization. No. They say that there are as many paths as one can manufacture. It may be true. But in this age, kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva nāsty eva gatir anyathā, "There is no other alternative, no other alternative, no other alternative in this age."

Therefore an intelligent man will take up this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. That is the test of one's intelligence. And it is very easy. And by simply chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa you gradually develop your Kṛṣṇa consciousness to the highest platform. So one who has accepted the simple method recommended for this age, he is called the intelligent. That is required. That much intelligence we must have.

So it is quarter past eight. I will stop here. Next meeting we shall explain further.

Thank you very much. If there is any question, you can put.

(break) . . . you say like that, "Only persons who are joining this movement, they are intelligent, and others are not intelligent?" that is our challenge. Now you can defend on behalf of those who do not accept this proposal. This is my challenge. This is a fact.

And as I . . . now you can talk. It is very intelligent question also. And Janārdana will reply.

Doctor: Nothing like this taken thrice (indistinct), it might happen . . . (indistinct) . . . that experience . . . (indistinct)

Prabhupāda: No, if . . . our proposal is the saṅkīrtanaiḥ, er, chanting, chanting of the holy name.

So if somebody takes this principle, that "Well, we have got our holy name of God. We shall chant that holy name of God," so we have no objection. So that is not our objection. Our objection . . . our submission is that "You chant the holy name." Just like Lord Caitanya said, harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam ([[Vanisource:CC Adi 17.21|CC Adi 17.21]]).

The śāstra says. So it does not mean harer nāma is only Kṛṣṇa. If you have got any other name of Hari, the Supreme Personality of . . . but that name must be actually the name of the Supreme Personality of God, as it is recognized by scriptures.

You may have your own scripture, but if you have got a name sanctioned by the scripture that, "This is the name of God," just like in Jewish scripture they say Jehovah . . . similarly, in Christian scripture, if you have got name . . . just like Buddhists, they have got God, or the Supreme—they accept Lord Buddha.

Similarly, if you have got any other name of the Supreme Lord, you can chant. We are not insisting that you chant Kṛṣṇa. But if you have no specific name of God found in your authentic scripture, then what is the harm if you chant "Kṛṣṇa"? This is not very bad proposal. Any intelligent man . . . if you have, you chant.

Our Lord Caitanya says that nāmnām akāri bahudhā nija-sarva-śaktiḥ, bahudhā nija-sarva . . . tatrārpitā niyamitaḥ . . . ([[Vanisource:CC Antya 20.16|CC Antya 20.16]]). There are many names. bahudhā As there are many potencies, there are many names also. Just like take for Kṛṣṇa. So Kṛṣṇa is not understood simply by uttering this word "Kṛṣṇa." Kṛṣṇa is understood if you call "Govinda." That is also Kṛṣṇa. If you call "Mādhava," He is also Kṛṣṇa. If you call "Vaṁśī-vadana," He's also Kṛṣṇa. So the aim should be that it is God's name, or the Supreme Lord's name. If the name is different in vibration or form, it does not matter.
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