Difference between nama-sankirtana and bhajan?
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Both involve singing the names of the Lord. In Gaudiya tradition, what is the precise distinction?
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Bhajan can include any devotional song — including songs about Bhagavan's lila, the gopis, or Radha. Nama-sankirtana specifically means the chanting of the holy names — Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare. In Kali yuga, sankirtana is the highest yajna (Bhag. 11.5.32). All else is anga; nama-sankirtana is angi.
26 upvotes · 5/11/2026, 2:10:14 PM