Jayapataka Swami: The highest form of prayer is to sing or chant the name of the Lord. If we pray, it maybe not a very good prayer. So that is why the saṅkīrtana or chanting of the holy name is recommended in the Kali-yuga. If one chants the name of Narasiṁhadeva 21 times, they can get delivered from various sufferings. “Śrī Narasiṁha jaya Narasiṁha jaya jaya jaya Narasiṁha.” 21 times. Otherwise, chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. You can chant 54 times or 108 times.  So, the name of Kṛṣṇa is worth 3000 names of Viṣṇu. And the name Rāma is worth 1000 names of Viṣṇu. So, by this Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Rāma mantra, you get so much spiritual benefit. And the side benefits are the material suffering is mitigated. But the real benefit is that one awakens one’s love of Godhead. Please ask the people to chant one of the mantras, and since there may be offence in our chanting, one can chant the Pañca-tattva mantra before chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. Śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu nityānanda śrī advaita gadādhara śrīvasādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛndā. If that is too much of a tongue twister, then they can chant “Nitāi Gaurāṅga!” That could be told like “Neat, Neat-I, I am Neat!”“Gau-rung Gaurāṅga! Ah! Ah!” So “Neat-I Gau-rung Ah!”“Neat-I Gau-rung Ah!”“Neat-I Gau-rung Ah!”“Nitāi Gaurāṅga!”“Nitāi Gaurāṅga!”“Nitāi Gaurāṅga!” So, you can chant the long Pañca-tattva mantra or chant the short seven times.
01-June-2020 SRI DHAM MAYAPUR, INDIA