In many instances Srila Prabhupada wrote or spoke of the benefit of visiting holy places of pilgrimage. In the Nectar of Devotion, Rupa Goswami writes, “Out of these sixty-four items, five items-namely worshiping the Deity, hearing Srimad-Bhagavatam, associating among the devotees, sankirtana, and living in Mathura-are very important. In many other place, he explains that chanting the holy names of Krishna, Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare, is the most purifying thing to do.
Benefit of the Holy Lands