- Some people say that the mahā-mantra should be chanted
- in the following sequence:
- hare rāma hare rāma
- rāma rāma hare hare
- hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa
- kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare
- Their reasoning is based on the following points:
- (1) The Kali-santaraṇa Upaniṣad published by Venkateśa
- Press, Mumbai, states that this mahā-mantra begins
- with the words hare rāma hare rāma rāma rāma hare hare
- followed by hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare.
- (2) In a book called Kalyāṇa from Gītā Press, Gorakhpura, the
- mahā-mantra is written in the above mentioned sequence.
- (3) Śrī Rāma appeared in Tretā-yugaḶater Śrī Kṛṣṇa
- appeared in Dvāpara-yuga.It is therefore logical to
- chant hare rāma first and then hare kṛṣṇa.