Japa Steps
Chant and Be Happy
This Mandapa comprises 108 steps, each intended for chanting the Hare Krishna Maha-Mantra
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
It provides visitors with a unique opportunity to align their minds with the spiritual ambiance and glorify Lord Krishna by chanting the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra 108 times.
In the Age of Kali there are many faults, for people are subjected to many miserable conditions, yet in this age there is one great benediction—simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra one can be freed from all material contamination and thus be elevated to the spiritual world.
(Caitanya Caritamrta Adi 7.76)
Caitanya Mahāprabhu has recommended that everyone chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra just to cleanse the dust from the heart. If the dust of the heart is cleansed away, then one can actually understand the importance of the holy name.
(Nectar of Devotion, 13)