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by Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Dear Beloved ISKCON devotees,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
I noticed there was some controversy on Chakra regarding chanting on japa beads vs. chanting with a clicker. Consulting Srila Prabhupada's teachings in this regard, I found numerous instructions to us from him that we should chant on beads. For the sake of brevity I have included only a few of them here.
Also, when I was initiated, Srila Prabhupada mercifully mailed me from London a set of japa beads that he had chanted on. He did not include a clicker, nor did he ever chant on a clicker.
Hoping this meets you all well,
Your servant,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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"In the Vedic scriptures, the neophyte devotees are advised to engage in nine kinds of devotional service, such as to hear and chant the holy name of God, to remember Him always, to chant on beads Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare, to worship the Lord in the form of His Deity incarnation in the temples, and to engage in various activities of Krsna consciousness to increase the number of godly persons for perfect peace in the world." SB 3.18.5 purport
"We have recommended in our Krsna consciousness movement that a devotee chant sixteen rounds on beads daily and follow the regulative principles." SB 4.22.24 purport
"Haridasa Thakura and the Gosvamis were all engaged in chanting a fixed number of rounds; therefore chanting on beads is very important for everyone, even though one may become a paramahamsa. This chanting can be executed anywhere, either inside or outside the temple." CC Madhya 4.125 purport
"In our Krsna consciousness movement we are teaching our followers to chant the Hare Krsna mantra continuously on beads. Even those who are not accustomed to this practice are advised to chant at least sixteen rounds on their beads so that they may be trained." CC Antya 3.137
CHAKRA 17 January 2002
