Devotee:
Guru Dev, please speak.
Guru Shyama Khyapa:
Chanting the name of Hari (Hari Naam Sankirtan) is the only way. There is no other fire. In the end, only the name of Hari is useful. Everything else will turn to ash. Only this remains. Do the Sankirtan.
Guru Shyama Khyapa:
Today in the temple... they came a long time ago. They asked me to let Mother hear some songs—I mean, Hari Naam Sankirtan. No other songs. I agreed immediately because I am a devotee of Hari. They sang quite a bit. Now, I will share a bit of "Nouka Bilas" (The Boat Journey) with them. It is a full moon. Everyone in Vrindavan is waiting. Radhika's grove is decorated, Lalita and Vishakha have decorated theirs. The moon rose, but Krishna did not come. Everyone thinks Krishna is in someone else's grove. Radha, Lalita, Vishakha—everyone is thinking this. The night passed, the moon began to set, but Krishna did not arrive. They are lamenting. The sandalwood is drying up, the flowers are withering. Radha became very emotional and told Lalita, "Take off these ornaments, they don't feel good anymore." She felt she wouldn't live. She wondered who she would leave her "Kanu" (Krishna) to. She told her friend, "When I die, hang my body on the Tamal tree." Why the Tamal tree? Because the Tamal tree is dark, just like Krishna's complexion. "Tell the crows and birds to eat every part of my body, but let them leave my eyes, so I can keep looking for Krishna."
Guru Shyama Khyapa:
I was a devotee of Kali once, then Tara, and now I have become a devotee of Krishna. The times we are in now... there is only one way left: Hari Naam Sankirtan. Just take the name of Madhav. Jai Sri Madhav! No other ritual or worship will work now. This is the time of Pralaya (Dissolution/Apocalypse). Even Lord Mahadev said that in this age, only the Name matters.
Guru Shyama Khyapa:
Every day we do Sankirtan here. I don't go home until I hear it. We published a book called "Bhabishya Malika" (The Prophetic Garland) from the Jagannath Temple. It gives signals that the end is near. In the year 2026, many things will be submerged. Jagannath has already sent the signal. When He leaves, Hanuman—who is currently bound in chains at the temple—will be freed. The ocean cannot advance now because of Hanuman. We have to see what happens.
Guru Shyama Khyapa:
I am an ignorant person, but I say these few lines. Hari Naam is the only way. [Guru recites Sanskrit Slokas] "Om Namo Krishnaya Vasudevaya Haraye Paramatmane..." "Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya Glanir Bhavati Bharata..." This is Krishna's promise. He will protect the good. The world's population is nearly 800 crores now. It will be reduced to 100 crores. In India, only 33 crores will remain, just as it was before. The Great Dissolution has started. Look at the heat, the lack of rain, the train accidents... it's happening everywhere.
Guru Shyama Khyapa:
My heart trembles thinking about how the Great Dissolution will manifest. People come to me, I see them for free, give them things. It was good that you all did the Sankirtan today. My father was a great Kirtan singer—none were greater. I lost him when I was young. He used to sing at people's houses by the light of a lamp. I remember some lines from him. He was a pure devotee. He would chant "Hare Krishna" with every step he took. I was angry at Krishna for a long time because of how my father died. But now I understand. I decided I wouldn't worship Krishna, I would worship Kali. I did that for 32 years. But Gopal (Krishna) came back to me. Now, the only path is the Name. No other worship will be accepted by the deities in this age. We do this every day. Even my son, who passed away, loved the Sankirtan.
Devotee:
It was wonderful to hear you, Guru Dev. We will come again.
Guru Shyama Khyapa:
Yes, come and sing for the Mother. It is a thing of love. Bless you, son.
Spiritual Insight
Gurudev's journey from Kali to Tara to Krishna, and finally to the universal practice of Hari Naam Sankirtan, reflects the evolution of spiritual understanding in the Kali Yuga. The traditional worship of deities through elaborate rituals gives way to the simple, powerful practice of chanting the Divine Name. The Bhavishya Malika's prophecy of 2026 and the reduction of world population from 800 crores to 100 crores serves as a stark reminder of the times we face. Yet within this warning lies the solution: the Name. As Gurudev's father chanted "Hare Krishna" with every step, we too can make every breath a prayer, every moment a remembrance. When all else turns to ash, only the Name remains.