Sankirtana Yajna
Lord Chaitanya inaugurated the easiest performance of yajna, namely the Sankirtana-yajna.
Bhagavad Gita 3.12,
Srila Prabhupada
Sankirtana-Yajna
Whenever there is congregational chanting of the holy names of the Lord, Gaura Narayana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His incarnation as Lord Chaitanya, immediately appears and is worshiped by sankirtana-yajna.
Srimad Bhagavatam 4.30.36,
Srila Prabhupada
Verdict of Bhagavad Gita
To manage a sankirtana party nicely is more precious than all other activities. That is the verdict of Bhagavad-gita and the mission of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
Letter to Tamala Krsna – Bombay 13 November, 1975.
Sankirtana And Happiness
Through the popularizing of hari-kirtana, or the sankirtana movement, the brahminical culture and ksatriya government will automatically come back, and people will be extremely happy.
Purport on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.2.11
Ideal of Life
That is my ideal of life, to form a nice group of devotees to perform Sankirtana and to distribute our books in wider circles.
Letter to Gurudasa – Los Angeles 5 February, 1969.
Sankirtan Movement
“The first he called ‘Sankirtan Movement,’ referring to the Holy Names and books, the second ‘Deity Worship Movement,’ referring to establishing temples and Deities, the third ‘Spiritual Initiation Movement,’ referring to congregational preaching, and the fourth ‘Classless Society Movement,’ referring to the Varnashrama mission.”