Rama Govind Swami Maharaj
The Maha Mantra
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare
The meaning of the names
Krishna
Rama
Hare
He who is all-attractive.
He who is the reservoir of all pleasure.
The Lord’s inconceivable energy.
Scriptural references for the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra
All the grievous sins are removed for one who worships Lord Hari, the Lord of all lords, and chants the holy name, the Maha-mantra.
Padma Purana, 3.50.6
One who chants the holy name of the Lord is immediately freed from the reactions of unlimited sins, even if he chants indirectly, jokingly, for musical entertainment, or even neglectfully. This is accepted by all the learned scholars of the scriptures.
Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.2.14
My dear King, although Kali-yuga is an ocean of faults, there is still one good quality about this age: simply by chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom.
Srimad-Bhagavatam, 12.3.51