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Antya 3: The Glories of Srila Haridasa Thakura

Chapter 3:

The Glories of Srila Haridasa Thakura

A summary of the Third Chapter is given by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura as

follows. A beautiful young brahmana girl in Jagannatha Puri had a very

handsome son who was coming every day to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. This

was not very much to the liking of Damodara Pandita, however, who

therefore told Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, "If You display so much love for

this boy, people will doubt Your character." Hearing these words from

Damodara Pandita, the Lord sent him to Navadvipa to supervise the

affairs of His mother, Sacidevi. He also especially requested Damodara

Pandita to remind His mother that He was sometimes going to her home to

accept the food she offered. Thus, following the order of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, Damodara Pandita went to Navadvipa, taking with him all

kinds of prasadam from Lord Jagannatha.

On another occasion, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu once inquired from Haridasa

Thakura, who was known as Brahma Haridasa, how the yavanas, or persons

bereft of Vedic culture, would be delivered in Kali-yuga. Haridasa

Thakura replied that their deliverance would be possible if they very

loudly chanted the Hare Krsna mantra, for hearing the Hare Krsna mantra

chanted loudly, even with but little realization, would help them.

After describing this incident, the author of the Caitanya-caritamrta

also describes how Haridasa Thakura was tested at Benapola, a village

near Santipura. A person named Ramacandra Khan, who was envious of

Haridasa Thakura, sent a professional prostitute to attempt to defame

him, but by the mercy of Haridasa Thakura, even the prostitute was

delivered. Because of offending a pure Vaisnava, Ramacandra Khan was

later cursed by Nityananda Prabhu and ruined.

From Benapola, Haridasa Thakura went to the village known as Candapura,

where he lived at the house of Balarama Acarya. Thereafter, Haridasa

Thakura was received by two brothers known as Hiranya and Govardhana

Majumadara, but in the course of a discussion he was offended by a caste

brahmana known as Gopala Cakravarti. Because of this offense, Gopala

Cakravarti was punished by being afflicted with leprosy.

Haridasa Thakura later left Candapura and went to the house of Advaita

Acarya, where he was tested by Mayadevi, the personification of the

external energy. She also received his favor by being blessed with the

chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.

Antya 3.1

TEXT 1

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vande ‘ham sri-guroh sri-yuta-pada-kamalam sri-gurun vaisnavams ca

sri-rupam sagrajatam saha-gana-raghunathanvitam tam sa-jivam

sadvaitam savadhutam parijana-sahitam krsna-caitanya-devam

sri-radha-krsna-padan saha-gana-lalita-sri-visakhanvitams ca

SYNONYMS

vande -- offer my respectful obeisances; aham -- I; sri-guroh -- of my

spiritual master; sri-yuta-pada-kamalam -- unto the opulent lotus feet;

sri-gurun -- unto the spiritual masters in the parampara system,

beginning from Madhavendra Puri down to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati

Thakura Prabhupada; vaisnavan -- unto all the Vaisnavas, beginning from

Lord Brahma and others coming from the very point of creation; ca -- and;

sri-rupam -- unto Srila Rupa Gosvami; sa-agra-jatam -- with his elder

brother, Sri Sanatana Gosvami; saha-gana -- with associates; raghunatha-

anvitam -- with Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; tam -- unto him; sa -- jivam --

with Jiva Gosvami; sa-advaitam -- with Advaita Acarya; sa-avadhutam --

with Nityananda Prabhu; parijana-sahitam -- and with Srivasa Thakura and

all the other devotees; krsna-caitanya-devam -- unto Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; sri radha-krsna-padan -- unto the lotus feet of the all-

opulent Sri Krsna and Radharani; saha-gana -- with Their associates;

lalita-sri-visakha-anvitan -- accompanied by Lalita and Sri Visakha; ca -

- also.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual

master and of all the other preceptors on the path of devotional service,

unto all the Vaisnavas and unto the six Gosvamis, including Srila Rupa

Gosvami, Srila Sanatana Gosvami, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Jiva Gosvami

and their associates. I offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Advaita

Acarya Prabhu, Sri Nityananda Prabhu and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, as

well as all His devotees, headed by Srivasa Thakura. I then offer my

respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Lord Krsna and Srimati

Radharani and all the gopis, headed by Lalita and Visakha.

Antya 3.2

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jaya jaya gauracandra jaya nityananda

jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya -- all glories; gaura-candra -- to Sri Caitanya; jaya -- all

glories; nityananda -- to Lord Nityananda; jaya advaita-candra -- all

glories to Advaita Acarya; jaya -- all glories; gaura-bhakta-vrnda -- to

the devotees of Lord Caitanya.

TRANSLATION

All glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Nityananda Prabhu!

All glories to Advaita Acarya! And all glories to all the devotees of

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu!

Antya 3.3

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purusottame eka udiya-brahmana-kumara

pitr-sunya, maha-sundara, mrdu-vyavahara

SYNONYMS

purusottame -- in Jagannatha Puri; eka -- one; udiya-brahmana -- kumara -

- young son of a brahmana from Orissa; pitr-sunya -- without his father;

maha-sundara -- possessing very beautiful bodily features; mrdu-

vyavahara -- having very gentle behavior.

TRANSLATION

In Jagannatha Puri there was a young boy who had been born of an Orissan

brahmana but had later lost his father. The boy's features were very

beautiful, and his behavior was extremely gentle.

Antya 3.4–5

TEXTS 4–5

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prabhu-sthane nitya aise, kare namaskara

prabhu-sane bat kahe prabhu-‘prana' tara

prabhute tahara priti, prabhu daya kare

damodara tara priti sahite na pare

SYNONYMS

prabhu-sthane -- to the place of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nitya -- daily;

aise -- comes; kare namaskara -- offers respectful obeisances; prabhu-

sane -- with the Lord; bat kahe -- talks; prabhu-prana tara -- his life

and soul was Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prabhute -- unto the Lord; tahara

priti -- his affection; prabhu -- the Lord; daya kare -- reciprocates

His mercy; damodara -- Damodara Pandita; tara -- his; priti -- love of

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sahite na pare -- could not tolerate.

TRANSLATION

The boy came daily to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and offered Him respectful

obeisances. He was free to talk with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu because the

Lord was his life and soul, but the boy's intimacy with the Lord and the

Lord's mercy toward him were intolerable for Damodara Pandita.

Antya 3.6

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bara bara nisedha kare brahmana-kumare

prabhure na dekhile sei rahite na pare

SYNONYMS

bara bara -- again and again; nisedha kare -- forbids; brahmana-kumare --

the son of the brahmana; prabhure -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; na

dekhile -- without seeing; sei -- that boy; rahite na pare -- could not

stay.

TRANSLATION

Damodara Pandita again and again forbade the son of the brahmana to

visit the Lord, but the boy could not bear staying home and not seeing

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Antya 3.7

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nitya aise, prabhu tare kare maha-prita

yanha priti tanha aise, -- balakera rita

SYNONYMS

nitya aise -- he comes daily; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

tare -- to him; kare -- does; maha-prita -- very affectionate behavior;

yanha priti -- wherever there is love; tanha aise -- one comes there;

balakera rita -- the nature of a small boy.

TRANSLATION

The boy came every day to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who treated him with

great affection. It is the nature of any boy to go see a man who loves

him.

Antya 3.8

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taha dekhi' damodara duhkha paya mane

balite na pare, balaka nisedha na mane

SYNONYMS

taha dekhi' -- seeing that; damodara -- Damodara Pandita; duhkha paya --

gets unhappiness; mane -- in his mind; balite na pare -- could not say

anything; balaka -- the boy; nisedha -- prohibition; na mane -- would

not care for.

TRANSLATION

This was intolerable for Damodara Pandita. He became greatly unhappy,

but there was nothing he could say, for the boy would ignore his

restrictions.

Antya 3.9

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ara dina sei balaka prabhu-sthane aila

gosani tare priti kari' varta puchila

SYNONYMS

ara dina -- one day; sei balaka -- that boy; prabhu-sthane aila -- came

to Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gosani -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;

tare -- unto him; priti kari' -- with great affection; varta -- news;

puchila -- inquired.

TRANSLATION

One day when the boy came to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Lord very

affectionately inquired from him about all kinds of news.

Antya 3.10

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kata-ksane se balaka uthi' yabe gela

sahite na pare, damodara kahite lagila

SYNONYMS

kata-ksane -- after some time; se balaka -- that boy; uthi' -- standing

up; yabe -- when; gela -- left; sahite na pare -- could not tolerate;

damodara -- Damodara Pandita; kahite lagila -- began to say.

TRANSLATION

After some time, when the boy stood up and left, the intolerant Damodara

Pandita began to speak.

Antya 3.11

TEXT 11

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anyopadese pandita -- kahe gosanira thani

'gosani' ‘gosani' ebe janimu ‘gosani'

SYNONYMS

anya-upadese -- by instructing others; pandita -- learned teacher; kahe -

- says; gosanira thani -- in front of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gosani

gosani -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the supreme teacher; ebe -- now;

janimu -- we shall know; gosani -- what kind of teacher.

TRANSLATION

Damodara Pandita impudently said to the Lord, "Everyone says that You

are a great teacher because of Your instructions to others, but now we

shall find out what kind of teacher You are.

PURPORT

Damodara Pandita was a great devotee of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Sometimes, however, a person in such a position becomes impudent, being

influenced by the external energy and material considerations. Thus a

devotee mistakenly dares to criticize the activities of the spiritual

master or the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Despite the logic that "

Caesar's wife must be above suspicion," a devotee should not be

disturbed by the activities of his spiritual master and should not try

to criticize him. A devotee should be fixed in the conclusion that the

spiritual master cannot be subject to criticism and should never be

considered equal to a common man. Even if there appears to be some

discrepancy according to an imperfect devotee's estimation, the devotee

should be fixed in the conviction that even if his spiritual master goes

to a liquor shop, he is not a drunkard; rather, he must have some

purpose in going there. It is said in a Bengali poem:

yadyapi nityananda sura-badi yaya

tathapio haya nityananda-raya

"Even if I see that Lord Nityananda has entered a liquor shop, I shall

not be diverted from my conclusion that Nityananda Raya is the Supreme

Personality of Godhead."

Antya 3.12

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ebe gosanira guna-yasa saba loke gaibe

tabe gosanira pratistha purusottame ha-ibe

SYNONYMS

ebe -- now; gosanira -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; guna-yasa --

attributes and reputation; saba loke -- everyone; gaibe -- will talk

about; tabe -- at that time; gosanira -- of the Lord; pratistha -- the

position; purusottame -- in Purusottama (Jagannatha Puri); ha-ibe --

will be.

TRANSLATION

"You are known as Gosani [teacher or acarya], but now talk about Your

attributes and reputation will spread throughout the city of Purusottama.

How Your position will be impaired!"

Antya 3.13

TEXT 13

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suni' prabhu kahe, -- ‘kya kaha, damodara?'

damodara kahe, -- tumi svatantra ‘isvara'

SYNONYMS

suni' -- hearing; prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; kya kaha -

- what nonsense are you speaking; damodara -- My dear Damodara; damodara

kahe -- Damodara Pandita replied; tumi -- You; svatantra -- independent;

isvara -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

Although Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu knew that Damodara Pandita was a pure

and simple devotee, upon hearing this impudent talk the Lord said, "My

dear Damodara, what nonsense are you speaking?"

Damodara Pandita replied, "You are the independent Personality of

Godhead, beyond all criticism.

Antya 3.14

TEXT 14

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svacchande acara kara, ke pare balite?

mukhara jagatera mukha para acchadite?

SYNONYMS

svacchande -- without restriction; acara kara -- You behave; ke pare

balite -- who can talk; mukhara -- talkative; jagatera -- of the whole

world; mukha -- mouth; para acchadite -- can You cover.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Lord, You can act as You please. No one can say anything to

restrict You. Nevertheless, the entire world is impudent. People can say

anything. How can You stop them?

Antya 3.15

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pandita hana mane kene vicara na kara?

randi brahmanira balake priti kene kara?

SYNONYMS

pandita hana -- being a learned teacher; mane -- in the mind; kene --

why; vicara na kara -- do You not consider; randi brahmanira -- of a

widowed wife of a brahmana; balake -- unto the son; priti -- affection;

kene kara -- why do You show.

TRANSLATION

"Dear Lord, You are a learned teacher. Why then don't You consider that

this boy is the son of a widowed brahmani? Why are You so affectionate

to him?

Antya 3.16

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yadyapi brahmani sei tapasvini sati

tathapi tahara dosa -- sundari yuvati

SYNONYMS

yadyapi -- although; brahmani -- wife of a brahmana; sei -- that;

tapasvini -- austere; sati -- chaste; tathapi -- still; tahara -- her;

dosa -- fault; sundari -- very beautiful; yuvati -- young girl.

TRANSLATION

"Although the boy's mother is completely austere and chaste, she has one

natural fault -- she is a very beautiful young girl.

Antya 3.17

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tumi-ha -- parama yuva, parama sundara

lokera kanakani-bate deha avasara"

SYNONYMS

tumi-ha -- You also; parama yuva -- young man; parama sundara -- very

beautiful; lokera -- of the people in general; kanakani -- whispering;

bate -- talks; deha avasara -- You are giving an opportunity for.

TRANSLATION

"And You, my dear Lord, are a handsome, attractive young man. Therefore

certainly people will whisper about You. Why should You give them such

an opportunity?"

PURPORT

As a simple and staunch devotee of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,

Damodara Pandita could not tolerate criticism of the Lord, but

unfortunately he himself was criticizing Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in

his own way. The Lord could understand that it was because of Damodara

Pandita's simplicity that he impudently dared criticize Him.

Nevertheless, such behavior by a devotee is not very good.

Antya 3.18

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eta bali' damodara mauna ha-ila

antare santosa prabhu hasi' vicarila

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; damodara -- Damodara Pandita; mauna ha-ila --

became silent; antare -- within Himself; santosa -- pleased; prabhu --

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hasi' -- smiling; vicarila -- considered.

TRANSLATION

Having said this, Damodara Pandita became silent. Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu smiled, pleased within Himself, and considered the impudence

of Damodara Pandita.

Antya 3.19

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"ihare kahiye suddha-premera taranga

damodara-sama mora nahi ‘antaranga'"

SYNONYMS

ihare -- such behavior; kahiye -- I can say; suddha-premera taranga --

waves of pure devotional service; damodara-sama -- like Damodara; mora --

My; nahi -- there is not; antaranga -- intimate friend.

TRANSLATION

[Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu thought:] "This impudence is also a sign of

pure love for Me. I have no other intimate friend like Damodara Pandita."

Antya 3.20

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eteka vicari' prabhu madhyahne calila

ara dine damodare nibhrte bolaila

SYNONYMS

eteka vicari' -- considering like this; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; madhyahne calila -- went to perform His noon duties; ara

dine -- the next day; damodare -- unto Damodara Pandita; nibhrte -- in a

solitary place; bolaila -- called.

TRANSLATION

Thinking in this way, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to perform His noon

duties. The next day, He called Damodara Pandita to a solitary place.

Antya 3.21

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prabhu kahe, -- "damodara, calaha nadiya

matara samipe tumi raha tanha yana

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; damodara -- My dear friend

Damodara; calaha nadiya -- you had better go to Nadia (Navadvipa);

matara samipe -- with My mother; tumi -- you; raha -- stay; tanha --

there; yana -- going.

TRANSLATION

The Lord said, "My dear friend Damodara, you had better go to Nadia and

stay with My mother.

Antya 3.22

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toma vina tanhara raksaka nahi dekhi ana

amake-ha yate tumi kaila savadhana

SYNONYMS

toma vina -- besides you; tanhara -- of mother Sacidevi; raksaka --

protector; nahi -- not; dekhi -- I see; ana -- anyone else; amake-ha --

even unto Me; yate -- by which; tumi -- you; kaila -- did; savadhana --

care.

TRANSLATION

"I see no one but you to protect her, for you are so careful that you

can caution even Me.

Antya 3.23

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toma sama ‘nirapeksa' nahi mora gane

'nirapeksa' nahile ‘dharma' na yaya raksane

SYNONYMS

toma sama -- like you; nirapeksa -- neutral; nahi -- there is not; mora

gane -- among My associates; nirapeksa -- neutral; nahile -- without

being; dharma -- religious principles; na yaya raksane -- cannot be

protected.

TRANSLATION

"You are the most neutral among My associates. This is very good, for

without being neutral one cannot protect religious principles.

Antya 3.24

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ama haite ye na haya, se toma haite haya

amare karila danda, ana keba haya

SYNONYMS

ama haite -- from Me; ye -- whatever; na haya -- is not; se -- that;

toma haite -- from you; haya -- becomes possible; amare -- Me; karila

danda -- punished; ana -- others; keba haya -- what to speak of.

TRANSLATION

"You can do whatever I cannot. Indeed, you can chastise even Me, what to

speak of others.

Antya 3.25

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matara grhe raha yai matara carane

tomara age nahibe karo svacchandacarane

SYNONYMS

matara -- of My mother; grhe -- at the home; raha -- stay; yai -- going;

matara carane -- at the shelter of My mother's lotus feet; tomara age --

in front of you; nahibe -- there will not be; karo -- of anyone;

svacchanda-acarane -- independent activities.

TRANSLATION

"It is best for you to go to the shelter of My mother's lotus feet, for

no one will be able to behave independently in front of you.

Antya 3.26

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madhye madhye asiba kabhu amara darasane

sighra kari' punah tahan karaha gamane

SYNONYMS

madhye madhye -- at intervals; asiba -- you will come; kabhu --

sometimes; amara darasane -- to see Me; sighra kari' -- very soon; punah

-- again; tahan -- there; karaha gamane -- arrange to go.

TRANSLATION

"At intervals you may come see Me here and then soon again go there.

Antya 3.27

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matare kahiha mora koti namaskare

mora sukha-katha kahi' sukha diha' tanre

SYNONYMS

matare -- to My mother; kahiha -- inform; mora -- My; koti -- ten

million; namaskare -- obeisances; mora -- My; sukha -- of happiness;

katha -- topics; kahi' -- saying; sukha -- happiness; diha' tanre --

give to her.

TRANSLATION

"Offer My mother millions of My obeisances. Please speak to her about My

happiness here and thus give her happiness.

Antya 3.28

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'nirantara nija-katha tomare sunaite

ei lagi' prabhu more pathaila ihante'

SYNONYMS

nirantara -- constantly; nija-katha -- personal activities; tomare

sunaite -- to inform you; ei lagi' -- for this reason; prabhu -- Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; more -- me; pathaila -- has sent; ihante -- here.

TRANSLATION

"Tell her that I sent you to inform her of My personal activities so

that she may share in My happiness.

Antya 3.29

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eta kahi' matara mane santosa janmaiha

ara guhya-katha tanre smarana karaiha

SYNONYMS

eta kahi' -- saying this; matara mane -- in the mind of My mother;

santosa janmaiha -- give satisfaction; ara -- another; guhya-katha --

very confidential message; tanre -- her; smarana karaiha -- make to

remember.

TRANSLATION

"Speaking in this way, satisfy the mind of mother Saci. Also, remind her

of one most confidential incident with this message from Me.

Antya 3.30

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'bare bare asi' ami tomara bhavane

mistanna vyanjana saba kariye bhojane

SYNONYMS

bare bare -- again and again; asi' -- coming; ami -- I; tomara bhavane --

at your place; mistanna -- sweetmeats; vyanjana -- vegetables; saba --

all; kariye -- do; bhojane -- eating.

TRANSLATION

"‘I come to your home again and again to eat all the sweetmeats and

vegetables you offer.

Antya 3.31

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bhojana kariye ami, tumi taha jana

bahya virahe taha svapna kari mana

SYNONYMS

bhojana -- dining; kariye -- do; ami -- I; tumi -- you; taha -- that;

jana -- know; bahya -- externally; virahe -- in separation; taha -- that;

svapna -- dream; kari -- as; mana -- you accept.

TRANSLATION

"‘You know that I come and eat the offerings, but because of external

separation, you consider this a dream.

PURPORT

Because mother Saci was feeling separation from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,

she thought she was dreaming that her son had come to her. Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, however, wanted to inform her that actually it was not a

dream. He actually came there and ate whatever His mother offered Him.

Such are the dealings of advanced devotees with the Supreme Personality

of Godhead. As stated in the Brahma-samhita (5.38):

premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena

santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti

yam syamasundaram acintya-guna-svarupam

govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami

"I worship the primeval Lord, Govinda, who is always seen by the devotee

whose eyes are anointed with the pulp of love. He is seen in His eternal

form of Syamasundara, situated within the heart of the devotee." Pure

devotees realize dealings with the Lord on the transcendental plane, but

because the devotees are still in the material world, they think that

these are dreams. The Lord, however, talks with the advanced devotee,

and the advanced devotee also sees Him. It is all factual; it is not a

dream.

Antya 3.32

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ei magha-sankrantye tumi randhana karila

nana vyanjana, ksira, pitha, payasa randhila

SYNONYMS

ei -- this; magha-sankrantye -- on the occasion of the Magha-sankranti

festival; tumi -- you; randhana karila -- cooked; nana vyanjana --

varieties of vegetables; ksira -- condensed milk; pitha -- cakes; payasa

-- sweet rice; randhila -- cooked.

TRANSLATION

"‘During the last Magha-sankranti festival, you cooked varieties of

vegetables, condensed milk, cakes and sweet rice for Me.

Antya 3.33

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krsne bhoga lagana yabe kaila dhyana

amara sphurti haila, asru bharila nayana

SYNONYMS

krsne -- unto Lord Krsna; bhoga -- offering; lagana -- giving; yabe --

when; kaila dhyana -- you meditated; amara -- My; sphurti -- sudden

appearance; haila -- there was; asru -- tears; bharila -- filled; nayana

-- your eyes.

TRANSLATION

"‘You offered the food to Lord Krsna, and while you were in meditation I

suddenly appeared, and your eyes filled with tears.

Antya 3.34

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aste-vyaste ami giya sakali khaila

ami khai, -- dekhi' tomara sukha upajila

SYNONYMS

aste-vyaste -- in great haste; ami -- I; giya -- going; sakali khaila --

ate everything; ami khai -- I eat; dekhi' -- seeing; tomara -- your;

sukha -- happiness; upajila -- grew.

TRANSLATION

"‘I went there in great haste and ate everything. When you saw Me eating,

you felt great happiness.

Antya 3.35

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ksaneke asru muchiya sunya dekhi' pata

svapana dekhilun, ‘yena nimani khaila bhata'

SYNONYMS

ksaneke -- in a moment; asru -- tears; muchiya -- wiping; sunya --

vacant; dekhi' -- seeing; pata -- the plate; svapana dekhilun -- I saw a

dream; yena -- as if; nimani -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; khaila bhata --

ate the food.

TRANSLATION

"‘In a moment, after you had wiped your eyes, you saw that the plate you

had offered Me was empty. Then you thought, "I dreamt as if Nimai were

eating everything."

Antya 3.36

TEXT 36

TEXT

bahya-viraha-dasaya punah bhranti haila

'bhoga na lagailun', -- ei jnana haila

SYNONYMS

bahya-viraha -- of external separation; dasaya -- by the condition;

punah -- again; bhranti haila -- there was illusion; bhoga -- offering

to the Deity; na lagailun -- I have not given; ei -- this; jnana haila --

you thought.

TRANSLATION

"‘In the condition of external separation, you were again under illusion,

thinking that you had not offered the food to Lord Visnu.

Antya 3.37

TEXT 37

TEXT

paka-patre dekhila saba anna ache bhari'

punah bhoga lagaila sthana-samskara kari'

SYNONYMS

paka-patre -- the cooking pots; dekhila -- she saw; saba -- all; anna --

food; ache bhari' -- were filled with; punah -- again; bhoga lagaila --

offered the food; sthana -- the place for offering; samskara kari' --

cleansing.

TRANSLATION

"‘Then you went to see the cooking pots and found that every pot was

filled with food. Therefore you again offered the food, after cleansing

the place for the offering.

Antya 3.38

TEXT 38

TEXT

ei-mata bara bara kariye bhojana

tomara suddha-preme more kare akarsana

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; bara bara -- again and again; kariye bhojana --

I eat; tomara -- your; suddha-preme -- pure love; more -- Me; kare

akarsana -- attracts.

TRANSLATION

"‘Thus I again and again eat everything you offer Me, for I am attracted

by your pure love.

Antya 3.39

TEXT 39

TEXT

tomara ajnate ami achi nilacale

nikate lana yao ama tomara prema-bale'

SYNONYMS

tomara ajnate -- on your order; ami -- I; achi -- reside; nilacale -- at

Jagannatha Puri; nikate -- nearby; lana yao -- you take away; ama -- Me;

tomara -- your; prema -- transcendental love; bale -- on the strength of.

TRANSLATION

"‘Only by your order am I living in Nilacala [Jagannatha Puri].

Nevertheless, you still pull Me near you because of your great love for

Me.'"

Antya 3.40

TEXT 40

TEXT

ei-mata bara bara karaiha smarana

mora nama lana tanra vandiha carana"

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; bara bara -- again and again; karaiha -- cause;

smarana -- remembrance; mora -- My; nama -- name; lana -- taking; tanra -

- her; vandiha -- worship; carana -- feet.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu told Damodara Pandita, "Remind mother Saci in

this way again and again and worship her lotus feet in My name."

Antya 3.41

TEXT 41

TEXT

eta kahi' jagannathera prasada anaila

matake vaisnave dite prthak prthak dila

SYNONYMS

eta kahi' -- saying this; jagannathera -- of Jagannatha; prasada --

remnants of food; anaila -- ordered to be brought; matake -- to His

mother; vaisnave -- and all the Vaisnavas; dite -- to deliver; prthak

prthak -- separately; dila -- He gave.

TRANSLATION

After saying this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ordered that varieties of

prasadam offered to Lord Jagannatha be brought. The Lord then gave him

the prasadam, separately packed, to offer to various Vaisnavas and His

mother.

Antya 3.42

TEXT 42

TEXT

tabe damodara cali' nadiya aila

matare miliya tanra carane rahila

SYNONYMS

tabe -- then; damodara -- Damodara Pandita; cali' -- walking; nadiya

aila -- reached Nadia (Navadvipa); matare miliya -- just after meeting

Sacimata; tanra carane -- at her lotus feet; rahila -- remained.

TRANSLATION

In this way Damodara Pandita went to Nadia [Navadvipa]. After meeting

mother Saci, he stayed under the care of her lotus feet.

Antya 3.43

TEXT 43

TEXT

acaryadi vaisnavere maha-prasada dila

prabhura yaiche ajna, pandita taha acarila

SYNONYMS

acarya-adi -- headed by Advaita Acarya; vaisnavere -- to all the

Vaisnavas; maha-prasada dila -- delivered all the prasadam of Lord

Jagannatha; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yaiche -- as; ajna --

the order; pandita -- Damodara Pandita; taha -- that; acarila --

performed.

TRANSLATION

He delivered all the prasadam to such great Vaisnavas as Advaita Acarya.

Thus he stayed there and behaved according to the order of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu.

Antya 3.44

TEXT 44

TEXT

damodara age svatantrya na haya kahara

tara bhaye sabe kare sankoca vyavahara

SYNONYMS

damodara age -- in front of Damodara Pandita; svatantrya -- independent

behavior; na haya kahara -- no one dares to do; tara bhaye -- due to

fear of him; sabe -- all of them; kare -- do; sankoca vyavahara --

dealings with great care.

TRANSLATION

Everyone knew that Damodara Pandita was strict in practical dealings.

Therefore everyone was afraid of him and dared not do anything

independent.

Antya 3.45

TEXT 45

TEXT

prabhu-gane yanra dekhe alpa-maryada-langhana

vakya-danda kari' kare maryada sthapana

SYNONYMS

prabhu-gane -- in the associates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yanra --

whose; dekhe -- sees; alpa-maryada-langhana -- a slight deviation from

the standard etiquette and behavior; vakya-danda kari' -- chastising

with words; kare -- does; maryada -- etiquette; sthapana -- establishing.

TRANSLATION

Damodara Pandita would verbally chastise every devotee of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu whom he found deviating even slightly from proper behavior.

Thus he established the standard etiquette.

Antya 3.46

TEXT 46

TEXT

ei-ta kahila damodarera vakya-danda

yahara sravane bhage ‘ajnana pasanda'

SYNONYMS

ei-ta -- in this way; kahila -- I have described; damodarera -- of

Damodara Pandita; vakya-danda -- chastisement by words; yahara sravane --

by hearing which; bhage -- goes away; ajnana pasanda -- the atheist of

ignorance.

TRANSLATION

In this way I have described Damodara Pandita's verbal chastisements. As

one hears about this, atheistic principles and ignorance depart.

Antya 3.47

TEXT 47

TEXT

caitanyera lila -- gambhira, koti-samudra haite

ki lagi' ki kare, keha na pare bujhite

SYNONYMS

caitanyera lila -- the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gambhira --

very deep; koti-samudra haite -- more than millions of seas; ki lagi' --

for what reason; ki kare -- what He does; keha -- anyone; na -- not;

pare bujhite -- can understand.

TRANSLATION

The pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are deeper than millions of seas

and oceans. Therefore no one can understand what He does or why He does

it.

Antya 3.48

TEXT 48

TEXT

ataeva gudha artha kichui na jani

bahya artha karibare kari tanatani

SYNONYMS

ataeva -- therefore; gudha artha -- deep meaning; kichui -- any; na jani

-- I do not know; bahya artha karibare -- to explain the external

meanings; kari -- I make; tanatani -- hard endeavor.

TRANSLATION

I do not know the deep meaning of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's activities.

As far as possible I shall try to explain them externally.

Antya 3.49

TEXT 49

TEXT

eka-dina prabhu haridasere milila

tanha lana gosthi kari' tanhare puchila

SYNONYMS

eka-dina -- one day; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; haridasere --

with Haridasa Thakura; milila -- met; tanha lana -- taking him; gosthi

kari' -- making a discussion; tanhare puchila -- the Lord inquired from

him.

TRANSLATION

One day Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu met Haridasa Thakura as usual, and in

the course of discussion He inquired as follows.

Antya 3.50

TEXT 50

TEXT

"haridasa, kali-kale yavana apara

go-brahmane himsa kare maha duracara

SYNONYMS

haridasa -- My dear Haridasa; kali-kale -- in this Age of Kali; yavana --

demons against the Vedic principles; apara -- unlimited; go-brahmane --

cows and brahminical culture; himsa kare -- do violence against; maha

duracara -- extremely fallen.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Thakura Haridasa, in this Age of Kali most people are bereft of

Vedic culture, and therefore they are called yavanas. They are concerned

only with killing cows and brahminical culture. In this way they all

engage in sinful acts.

PURPORT

From this statement by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu we can clearly understand

that the word yavana does not refer only to a particular class of men.

Anyone who is against the behavior of the Vedic principles is called a

yavana. Such a yavana may be in India or outside of India. As described

here, the symptom of yavanas is that they are violent killers of cows

and brahminical culture. We offer our prayers to the Lord by saying,

namo brahmanya-devaya go-brahmana-hitaya ca. The Lord is the maintainer

of brahminical culture. His first concern is to see to the benefit of

cows and brahmanas. As soon as human civilization turns against

brahminical culture and allows unrestricted killing of cows, we should

understand that men are no longer under the control of the Vedic culture

but are all yavanas and mlecchas. It is said that the Krsna

consciousness movement will be prominent within the next ten thousand

years, but after that people will all become mlecchas and yavanas. Thus

at the end of the yuga, Krsna will appear as the Kalki avatara and kill

them without consideration.

Antya 3.51

TEXT 51

TEXT

iha-sabara kon mate ha-ibe nistara?

tahara hetu na dekhiye, -- e duhkha apara"

SYNONYMS

iha-sabara -- of all these yavanas; kon mate -- by which way; ha-ibe

nistara -- will be deliverance; tahara hetu -- the cause of such

deliverance; na dekhiye -- I do not see; e duhkha apara -- it is My

great unhappiness.

TRANSLATION

"How will these yavanas be delivered? To My great unhappiness, I do not

see any way."

PURPORT

This verse reveals the significance of Lord Sri Caitanya's appearance as

patita-pavana, the deliverer of all the fallen souls. Srila Narottama

dasa Thakura sings, patita-pavana-hetu tava avatara: "O my Lord, You

have appeared just to deliver all the fallen souls." Mo-sama patita

prabhu na paibe ara: "And among all the fallen souls, I am the lowest."

How Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu was always thinking about the

deliverance of the fallen souls is shown by the statement e duhkha apara

("It is My great unhappiness"). This statement indicates that Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna

Himself, is always very unhappy to see the fallen souls in the material

world. Therefore He Himself comes as He is, or He comes as a devotee in

the form of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, to deliver love of Krsna directly

to the fallen souls. Namo maha-vadanyaya krsna-prema-pradaya te [Cc.

Madhya 19.53]. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is so merciful that He not only

gives knowledge of Krsna but by His practical activities teaches

everyone how to love Krsna (krsna-prema-pradaya te).

Those who are following in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

should take the Lord's mission most seriously. In this Age of Kali,

people are gradually becoming less than animals. Nevertheless, although

they are eating the flesh of cows and are envious of brahminical culture,

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is considering how to deliver them from this

horrible condition of life. Thus He asks all Indians to take up His

mission:

bharata-bhumite haila manusya-janma yara

janma sarthaka kari' kara para-upakara

"One who has taken his birth as a human being in the land of India [

Bharata-varsa] should make his life successful and work for the benefit

of all other people." (Cc. Adi-lila 9.41) it is therefore the duty of

every advanced and cultured Indian to take this cause very seriously.

All Indians should help the Krsna consciousness movement in its progress,

to the best of their ability. Then they will be considered real

followers of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Unfortunately, even some so-called

Vaisnavas enviously refuse to cooperate with this movement but instead

condemn it in so many ways. We are very sorry to say that these people

try to find fault with us, being unnecessarily envious of our activities,

although we are trying to the best of our ability to introduce the

Krsna consciousness movement directly into the countries of the yavanas

and mlecchas. Such yavanas and mlecchas are coming to us and becoming

purified Vaisnavas who follow in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu. One who identifies himself as a follower of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu should feel like Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who said, iha-

sabara kon mate ha-ibe nistara: "How will all these yavanas be delivered?

" Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was always anxious to deliver the fallen souls

because their fallen condition gave Him great unhappiness. That is the

platform on which one can propagate the mission of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu.

Antya 3.52

TEXT 52

TEXT

haridasa kahe, -- "prabhu, cinta na kariha

yavanera samsara dekhi' duhkha na bhaviha

SYNONYMS

haridasa kahe -- Haridasa replied; prabhu -- my dear Lord; cinta na

kariha -- do not be in anxiety; yavanera samsara -- the material

condition of the yavanas; dekhi' -- seeing; duhkha na bhaviha -- do not

be sorry.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa Thakura replied, "My dear Lord, do not be in anxiety. Do not be

unhappy to see the condition of the yavanas in material existence.

PURPORT

These words of Haridasa Thakura are just befitting a devotee who has

dedicated his life and soul to the service of the Lord. When the Lord is

unhappy because of the condition of the fallen souls, the devotee

consoles Him, saying, "My dear Lord, do not be in anxiety." This is

service. Everyone should adopt the cause of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to

try to relieve Him from the anxiety He feels. This is actually service

to the Lord. One who tries to relieve Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's anxiety

for the fallen souls is certainly a most dear and confidential devotee

of the Lord. To blaspheme such a devotee who is trying his best to

spread the cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the greatest offense. One

who does so is simply awaiting punishment for his envy.

Antya 3.53

TEXT 53

TEXT

yavana-sakalera ‘mukti' habe anayase

'ha rama, ha rama' bali' kahe namabhase

SYNONYMS

yavana-sakalera -- of all the yavanas; mukti -- liberation; habe --

there will be; anayase -- very easily; ha rama ha rama -- "O Lord Rama,

O Lord Rama"; bali' -- saying; kahe -- they say; nama-abhase -- almost

chanting the holy name of the Lord without offenses.

TRANSLATION

"Because the yavanas are accustomed to saying ‘ha rama, ha rama' [‘O

Lord Ramacandra'], they will very easily be delivered by this namabhasa.

Antya 3.54

TEXT 54

TEXT

maha-preme bhakta kahe, -- ‘ha rama, ha rama'

yavanera bhagya dekha, laya sei nama

SYNONYMS

maha-preme -- in great ecstatic love; bhakta kahe -- a devotee says; ha

rama ha rama -- "O Lord Ramacandra, O Lord Ramacandra"; yavanera -- of

the yavanas; bhagya -- fortune; dekha -- just see; laya sei nama -- they

are also chanting the same holy name.

TRANSLATION

"A devotee in advanced ecstatic love exclaims, ‘O my Lord Ramacandra! O

my Lord Ramacandra!' But the yavanas also chant, ‘ha rama, ha rama!'

Just see their good fortune!"

PURPORT

If a child touches fire, the fire will burn him, and if an elderly man

touches fire, it will burn him also. Haridasa Thakura says that a great

devotee of the Lord exclaims ha rama, ha rama, but although yavanas do

not know the transcendental meaning of ha rama, ha rama, they say those

words in the course of their ordinary life. For the yavanas the words ha

rama mean "abominable," whereas the devotee exclaims the words ha rama

in ecstatic love. Nevertheless, because the words ha rama are the

spiritual summum bonum, the fact is the same, whether they are uttered

by yavanas or by great devotees, just as fire is the same both for a

child and for an elderly man. In other words, the holy name of the Lord,

ha rama, always acts, even when the holy name is chanted without

reference to the Supreme Lord. Yavanas utter the holy name in a

different attitude than devotees, but the holy name ha rama is so

powerful spiritually that it acts anywhere, whether one knows it or not.

This is explained as follows.

Antya 3.55

TEXT 55

TEXT

yadyapi anya sankete anya haya namabhasa

tathapi namera teja na haya vinasa

SYNONYMS

yadyapi -- although; anya -- another; sankete -- by intimation; anya --

that other; haya -- is; nama-abhasa -- almost equal to the holy name;

tathapi -- still; namera teja -- the transcendental power of the holy

name; na haya vinasa -- is not destroyed.

TRANSLATION

Namacarya Haridasa Thakura, the authority on the chanting of the holy

name, said, "The chanting of the Lord's holy name to indicate something

other than the Lord is an instance of namabhasa. Even when the holy name

is chanted in this way, its transcendental power is not destroyed.

Antya 3.56

TEXT 56

TEXT

damstri-damstrahato mleccho

ha rameti punah punah

uktvapi muktim apnoti

kim punah sraddhaya grnan

SYNONYMS

damstri -- of a boar; damstra -- by the teeth; ahatah -- killed;

mlecchah -- a meat-eater; ha rama -- "O my Lord Rama"; iti -- thus;

punah punah -- again and again; uktva -- saying; api -- even; muktim --

liberation; apnoti -- gets; kim -- what; punah -- again; sraddhaya --

with faith and veneration; grnan -- chanting.

TRANSLATION

"‘Even a mleccha who is being killed by the tusk of a boar and who cries

in distress again and again, "ha rama, ha rama" attains liberation. What

then to speak of those who chant the holy name with veneration and faith?

PURPORT

This refers to an instance in which a meat-eater being killed by a boar

uttered the words ha rama, ha rama again and again at the time of his

death. Since this is a quotation from the Nrsimha Purana, this indicates

that in the puranic age there must also have been mlecchas and yavanas (

meat-eaters), and the words ha rama, meaning "condemned," were also

uttered in those days. Thus Haridasa Thakura gives evidence that even a

meat-eater who condemns something by uttering the words ha rama gets the

benefit of chanting the holy name that the devotee chants to mean "O my

Lord Rama!"

Antya 3.57

TEXT 57

TEXT

ajamila putre bolaya bali ‘narayana'

visnu-duta asi' chadaya tahara bandhana

SYNONYMS

ajamila -- Ajamila; putre -- unto his son; bolaya -- calls; bali --

saying; narayana -- the holy name of Narayana; visnu-duta -- the

attendants of Lord Visnu; asi' -- coming; chadaya -- remove; tahara --

of him; bandhana -- the bonds.

TRANSLATION

"Ajamila was a great sinner during his life, but at the time of death he

accidentally called for his youngest son, whose name was Narayana, and

the attendants of Lord Visnu came to relieve him from the bonds of

Yamaraja, the superintendent of death.

Antya 3.58

TEXT 58

TEXT

'rama' dui aksara iha nahe vyavahita

prema-vaci ‘ha'-sabda tahate bhusita

SYNONYMS

rama -- the holy name of the Lord; dui -- two; aksara -- syllables; iha -

- these; nahe -- are not; vyavahita -- separated; prema-vaci -- a word

indicating love; ha -- "O"; sabda -- the word; tahate -- by that;

bhusita -- decorated.

TRANSLATION

"The word ‘rama' consists of the two syllables ‘ra' and ‘ma.' These are

unseparated and are decorated with the loving word ‘ha,' meaning ‘O.'

Antya 3.59

TEXT 59

TEXT

namera aksara-sabera ei ta' svabhava

vyavahita haile na chade apana-prabhava

SYNONYMS

namera -- of the holy name; aksara -- letters; sabera -- of all; ei --

this; ta' -- certainly; svabhava -- the characteristic; vyavahita haile -

- even when improperly uttered; na -- do not; chade -- give up; apana-

prabhava -- their own spiritual influence.

TRANSLATION

"The letters of the holy name have so much spiritual potency that they

act even when uttered improperly.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura states that the word vyavahita ("

improperly uttered") is not used here to refer to the mundane vibration

of the letters of the alphabet. Such negligent utterance for the sense

gratification of materialistic persons is not a vibration of

transcendental sound. Utterance of the holy name while one engages in

sense gratification is an impediment on the path toward achieving

ecstatic love for Krsna. On the other hand, if one who is eager for

devotional service utters the holy name even partially or improperly,

the holy name, which is identical with the Supreme Personality of

Godhead, exhibits its spiritual potency because of that person's

offenseless utterance. Thus one is relieved from all unwanted practices,

and one gradually awakens his dormant love for Krsna.

Antya 3.60

TEXT 60

TEXT

namaikam yasya vaci smarana-patha-gatam srotra-mulam gatam va

suddham vasuddha-varnam vyavahita-rahitam tarayaty eva satyam

tac ced deha-dravina-janata-lobha-pasanda-madhye

niksiptam syan na phala-janakam sighram evatra vipra

SYNONYMS

nama -- the holy name; ekam -- once; yasya -- whose; vaci -- in the

mouth; smarana-patha-gatam -- entered the path of remembrance; srotra-

mulam gatam -- entered the roots of the ears; va -- or; suddham -- pure;

va -- or; asuddha-varnam -- impurely uttered; vyavahita-rahitam --

without offenses or without being separated; tarayati -- delivers; eva --

certainly; satyam -- truly; tat -- that name; cet -- if; deha -- the

material body; dravina -- material opulence; janata -- public support;

lobha -- greed; pasanda -- atheism; madhye -- toward; niksiptam --

directed; syat -- may be; na -- not; phala-janakam -- producing the

results; sighram -- quickly; eva -- certainly; atra -- in this matter;

vipra -- O brahmana.

TRANSLATION

"If a devotee once utters the holy name of the Lord, or if it penetrates

his mind or enters his ear, which is the channel of aural reception,

that holy name will certainly deliver him from material bondage, whether

vibrated properly or improperly, with correct or incorrect grammar, or

properly joined or vibrated in separate parts. O brahmana, the potency

of the holy name is therefore certainly great. However, if one uses the

vibration of the holy name for the benefit of the material body, for

material wealth and followers, or under the influence of greed or

atheism -- in other words, if one utters the name with offenses -- such

chanting will not produce the desired result very soon. Therefore one

should diligently avoid offenses in chanting the holy name of the Lord.'"

PURPORT

This verse from the Padma Purana is included in the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (

11.289) by Sanatana Gosvami. Therein Srila Sanatana Gosvami gives the

following explanation:

vaci gatam prasangad van-madhye pravrttam api, smarana-patha-gatam

kathancin manah-sprstam api, srotra-mulam gatam kincit srutam api,

suddha-varnam va asuddha-varnam api va, vyavahitam sabdantarena yad-

vyavadhanam vaksyamana-narayana-sabdasya kincid uccarananantaram

prasangad apatitam sabdantaram tena rahitam sat.

This means that if one somehow or other hears, utters or remembers the

holy name, or if it catches his mind while coming near his ears, that

holy name, even if vibrated in separate words, will act. An example of

such separation is given as follows:

yadva, yadyapi ‘halam riktam' ity ady-uktau hakara-rikarayor vrttya

hariti-namasty eva, tatha ‘raja-mahisi' ity atra rama-namapi, evam anyad

apy uhyam, tathapi tat-tan-nama-madhye vyavadhayakam aksarantaram astity

etadrsa-vyavadhana-rahitam ity arthah, yadva, vyavahitam ca tad-rahitam

capi va, tatra vyavahitam namnah kincid uccarananantaram kathancid

apatitam sabdantaram samadhaya pascan namavasistaksara-grahanam ity evam

rupam, madhye sabdantarenantaritam ity arthah, rahitam pascad

avasistaksara-grahana-varjitam, kenacid amsena hinam ity arthah, tathapi

tarayaty eva.

Suppose one is using the two words halam riktam. Now the syllable ha in

the word halam and the syllable ri in riktam are separately pronounced,

but nevertheless the holy name will act because one somehow or other

utters the word hari. Similarly, in the word raja-mahisi, the syllables

ra and ma appear in two separate words, but because they somehow or

other appear together, the holy name rama will act, provided there are

no offenses.

sarvebhyah papebhyo ‘paradhebhyas ca samsarad apy uddharayaty eveti

satyam eva, kintu nama-sevanasya mukhyam yat phalam tan na sadyah

sampadyate. tatha deha-bharanady-artham api nama-sevanena mukhyam phalam

asu na sidhyatity aha, tac ced iti.

The holy name has so much spiritual potency that it can deliver one from

all sinful reactions and material entanglements, but utterance of the

holy name will not be very soon fruitful if done to facilitate sinning.

tan nama ced yadi dehadi-madhye niksiptam, deha-bharanady-artham eva

vinyastam, tadapi phala-janakam na bhavati kim? api tu bhavaty eva,

kintu atra iha loke sighram na bhavati, kintu vilambenaiva bhavatity

arthah.

The holy name is so powerful that it must act, but when one utters the

holy name with offenses, its action will be delayed, not immediate,

although in favorable circumstances the holy names of the Lord act very

quickly.

Antya 3.61

TEXT 61

TEXT

namabhasa haite haya sarva-papa-ksaya

SYNONYMS

nama-abhasa haite -- from the vibration of namabhasa; haya -- is; sarva-

papa -- of all reactions to sins; ksaya -- destruction.

TRANSLATION

Namacarya Haridasa Thakura continued, "If one offenselessly utters the

holy name even imperfectly, one can be freed from all the results of

sinful life.

Antya 3.62

TEXT 62

TEXT

tam nirvyajam bhaja guna-nidhe pavanam pavananam

sraddha-rajyan-matir atitaram uttamah-sloka-maulim

prodyann antah-karana-kuhare hanta yan-nama-bhanor

abhaso ‘pi ksapayati maha-pataka-dhvanta-rasim

SYNONYMS

tam -- Him; nirvyajam -- without duplicity; bhaja -- worship; guna-nidhe

-- O reservoir of all good qualities; pavanam -- purifier; pavananam --

of all other purifiers; sraddha -- with faith; rajyan -- being enlivened;

matih -- mind; atitaram -- exceedingly; uttamah-sloka-maulim -- the

best of the personalities who are worshiped by choice poetry or who are

transcendental to all material positions; prodyan -- manifesting; antah-

karana-kuhare -- in the core of the heart; hanta -- alas; yat-nama --

whose holy name; bhanoh -- of the sun; abhasah -- slight appearance; api

-- even; ksapayati -- eradicates; maha-pataka -- the resultant actions

of greatly sinful activities; dhvanta -- of ignorance; rasim -- the mass.

TRANSLATION

"‘O reservoir of all good qualities, just worship Sri Krsna, the

purifier of all purifiers, the most exalted of the personalities

worshiped by choice poetry. Worship Him with a faithful, unflinching

mind, without duplicity and in a highly elevated manner. Thus worship

the Lord, whose name is like the sun, for just as a slight appearance of

the sun dissipates the darkness of night, so a slight appearance of the

holy name of Krsna can drive away all the darkness of ignorance that

arises in the heart due to greatly sinful activities performed in

previous lives.'

PURPORT

This verse is found in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (2.1.103).

Antya 3.63

TEXT 63

TEXT

namabhasa haite haya samsarera ksaya

SYNONYMS

nama-abhasa haite -- even on account of namabhasa; haya -- there is;

samsarera ksaya -- deliverance from material bondage;

TRANSLATION

"Even a faint light from the holy name of the Lord can eradicate all the

reactions of sinful life.

Antya 3.64

TEXT 64

TEXT

mriyamano harer nama

grnan putropacaritam

ajamilo ‘py agad dhama

kim uta sraddhaya grnan

SYNONYMS

mriyamanah -- dying; hareh nama -- the holy name of the Supreme Lord;

grnan -- chanting; putra-upacaritam -- though spoken for his son;

ajamilah -- Ajamila; api -- also; agat -- attained; dhama -- the

spiritual world; kim uta -- what to speak of; sraddhaya -- with faith

and reverence; grnan -- chanting.

TRANSLATION

"‘While dying, Ajamila chanted the holy name of the Lord, intending to

call his son Narayana. Nevertheless, he attained the spiritual world.

What then to speak of those who chant the holy name with faith and

reverence?'

PURPORT

This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (6.2.49).

Antya 3.65

TEXT 65

TEXT

namabhase ‘mukti' haya sarva-sastre dekhi

sri-bhagavate tate ajamila -- saksi"

SYNONYMS

nama-abhase -- simply by a glimpse of the rays of the holy name; mukti --

liberation; haya -- there is; sarva-sastre -- in all the revealed

scriptures; dekhi -- I find; sri-bhagavate -- in Srimad-Bhagavatam; tate

-- to that; ajamila -- Ajamila; saksi -- witness.

TRANSLATION

"Because of even the faintest rays of the effulgence of the Lord's holy

name, one can attain liberation. We can see this in all the revealed

scriptures. The evidence appears in the story of Ajamila in Srimad-

Bhagavatam."

Antya 3.66

TEXT 66

TEXT

suniya prabhura sukha badaye antare

punarapi bhangi kari' puchaye tanhare

SYNONYMS

suniya -- hearing; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sukha --

happiness; badaye -- increased; antare -- within the heart; punarapi --

still; bhangi kari' -- as a matter of course; puchaye tanhare --

inquires from Haridasa Thakura.

TRANSLATION

As Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard this from Haridasa Thakura, the

happiness within His heart increased, but as a matter of course, He

still inquired further.

Antya 3.67

TEXT 67

TEXT

"prthivite bahu-jiva -- sthavara-jangama

iha-sabara ki prakare ha-ibe mocana?"

SYNONYMS

prthivite -- on this earth; bahu-jiva -- many living entities; sthavara -

- not moving; jangama -- moving; iha-sabara -- of all of these; ki

prakare -- how; ha-ibe mocana -- there will be deliverance.

TRANSLATION

"On this earth there are many living entities," the Lord said, "some

moving and some not moving. What will happen to the trees, plants,

insects and other living entities? How will they be delivered from

material bondage?"

Antya 3.68

TEXT 68

TEXT

haridasa kahe, -- "prabhu, se krpa tomara

sthavara-jangama age kariyacha nistara

SYNONYMS

haridasa kahe -- Haridasa replied; prabhu -- my dear Lord; se -- that;

krpa -- mercy; tomara -- Your; sthavara-jangama -- nonmoving and moving

living entities; age -- previously; kariyacha nistara -- You have

delivered.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa Thakura replied, "My dear Lord, the deliverance of all moving

and nonmoving living entities takes place only by Your mercy. You have

already granted this mercy and delivered them.

Antya 3.69

TEXT 69

TEXT

tumi ye kariyacha ei ucca sankirtana

sthavara-jangamera sei hayata' sravana

SYNONYMS

tumi -- You; ye -- what; kariyacha -- have executed; ei -- this; ucca --

loud; sankirtana -- chanting; sthavara-jangamera -- of all living

entities, moving and nonmoving; sei -- they; hayata' -- there is;

sravana -- hearing.

TRANSLATION

"You have loudly chanted the Hare Krsna mantra, and everyone, moving or

not moving, has benefited by hearing it.

Antya 3.70

TEXT 70

TEXT

suniya jangamera haya samsara-ksaya

sthavare se sabda lage, pratidhvani haya

SYNONYMS

suniya -- hearing; jangamera -- of the living entities who can move;

haya -- there is; samsara-ksaya -- annihilation of bondage to the

material world; sthavare -- unto the nonmoving living entities; se sabda

-- that transcendental vibration; lage -- touches; prati-dhvani -- echo;

haya -- there is.

TRANSLATION

"My Lord, the moving entities who have heard Your loud sankirtana have

already been delivered from bondage to the material world, and after the

nonmoving living entities like trees hear it, there is an echo.

Antya 3.71

TEXT 71

TEXT

'pratidhvani' nahe, sei karaye ‘kirtana'

tomara krpara ei akathya kathana

SYNONYMS

prati-dhvani nahe -- that sound vibration is not an echo; sei -- they;

karaye kirtana -- are chanting; tomara krpara -- of Your mercy; ei --

this; akathya kathana -- inconceivable incident.

TRANSLATION

"Actually, however, it is not an echo: it is the kirtana of the

nonmoving living entities. All this, although inconceivable, is possible

by Your mercy.

Antya 3.72

TEXT 72

TEXT

sakala jagate haya ucca sankirtana

suniya premavese nace sthavara-jangama

SYNONYMS

sakala jagate -- all over the universe; haya -- there is; ucca

sankirtana -- loud chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra; suniya -- hearing;

prema-avese -- in ecstatic emotional love; nace -- dance; sthavara-

jangama -- all living entities, nonmoving and moving.

TRANSLATION

"When loud chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra is performed all over the

world by those who follow in Your footsteps, all living entities, moving

and nonmoving, dance in ecstatic devotional love.

Antya 3.73

TEXT 73

TEXT

yaiche kaila jharikhande vrndavana yaite

balabhadra-bhattacarya kahiyachena amate

SYNONYMS

yaiche -- as; kaila -- You have performed; jharikhande -- in the forest

known as Jharikhanda; vrndavana yaite -- while going to Vrndavana;

balabhadra-bhattacarya -- Your servant Balabhadra Bhattacarya;

kahiyachena amate -- has said to me.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Lord, all the incidents that took place while You were going to

Vrndavana through the forest known as Jharikhanda have been related to

me by Your servant Balabhadra Bhattacarya.

Antya 3.74

TEXT 74

TEXT

vasudeva jiva lagi' kaila nivedana

tabe angikara kaila jivera mocana

SYNONYMS

vasudeva -- the Lord's devotee named Vasudeva; jiva lagi' -- for all

living entities; kaila nivedana -- submitted his appeal; tabe -- at that

time; angikara kaila -- You accepted; jivera mocana -- the deliverance

of all living entities.

TRANSLATION

"When Your devotee Vasudeva Datta submitted his plea at Your lotus feet

for the deliverance of all living entities, You accepted that request.

Antya 3.75

TEXT 75

TEXT

jagat nistarite ei tomara avatara

bhakta-bhava age tate kaila angikara

SYNONYMS

jagat nistarite -- to deliver the whole world; ei -- this; tomara

avatara -- Your incarnation; bhakta-bhava -- the mood of a devotee; age -

- previously; tate -- therefore; kaila angikara -- You accepted.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Lord, You have accepted the form of a devotee just to deliver

all the fallen souls of this world.

Antya 3.76

TEXT 76

TEXT

ucca sankirtana tate karila pracara

sthira-cara jivera saba khandaila samsara"

SYNONYMS

ucca sankirtana -- loud chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra; tate --

therefore; karila pracara -- You have spread; sthira-cara -- nonmoving

and moving; jivera -- of the living entities; saba -- all; khandaila --

You finished; samsara -- the bondage to material existence.

TRANSLATION

"You have preached the loud chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra and

in this way freed all moving and nonmoving living entities from material

bondage."

Antya 3.77

TEXT 77

TEXT

prabhu kahe, -- "saba jiva mukti yabe pabe

ei ta' brahmanda tabe jiva-sunya habe!"

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- the Lord replied; saba jiva -- all living entities; mukti

-- liberation; yabe -- when; pabe -- will achieve; ei -- this; ta' --

certainly; brahmanda -- universe; tabe -- then; jiva-sunya -- devoid of

living entities; habe -- will be.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "If all living entities are liberated,

the entire universe will be devoid of living beings."

Antya 3.78–79

TEXTS 78–79

TEXT

haridasa bale, -- "tomara yavat martye sthiti

tavat sthavara-jangama, sarva jiva-jati

saba mukta kari' tumi vaikunthe pathaiba

suksma-jive punah karme udbuddha kariba

SYNONYMS

haridasa bale -- Haridasa Thakura said; tomara -- Your; yavat -- as long

as; martye -- in this material world; sthiti -- situation; tavat -- for

that duration of time; sthavara-jangama -- nonmoving and moving; sarva --

all; jiva-jati -- species of living entities; saba -- all; mukta kari' -

- liberating; tumi -- You; vaikunthe -- to the spiritual world; pathaiba

-- will send; suksma-jive -- the undeveloped living entities; punah --

again; karme -- in their activities; udbuddha kariba -- You will awaken.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa said, "My Lord, as long as You are situated within the material

world, You will send to the spiritual sky all the developed moving and

nonmoving living entities in different species. Then again You will

awaken the living entities who are not yet developed and engage them in

activities.

Antya 3.80

TEXT 80

TEXT

sei jiva habe ihan sthavara-jangama

tahate bharibe brahmanda yena purva-sama

SYNONYMS

sei jiva -- such living entities; habe -- will be; ihan -- in this

material world; sthavara-jangama -- nonmoving and moving living entities;

tahate -- in that way; bharibe -- You will fill; brahmanda -- the

entire universe; yena -- as; purva-sama -- the same as previously.

TRANSLATION

"In this way all moving and nonmoving living entities will come into

existence, and the entire universe will be filled as it was previously.

PURPORT

While we are preaching, opposing elements sometimes argue, "If all

living entities were delivered by the Krsna consciousness movement, what

would happen then? The universe would be devoid of living entities." In

answer to this, we may say that in a prison there are many prisoners,

but if one thinks that the prison would be empty if all the prisoners

adopted good behavior, he is incorrect. Even if all the prisoners within

a jail are freed, other criminals will fill it again. A prison will

never be vacant, for there are many prospective criminals who will fill

the prison cells, even if the present criminals are freed by the

government. As confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita (13.22), karanam guna-

sango ‘sya sad-asad-yoni-janmasu: "Because of the living entity's

association with material nature, he meets with good and evil among

various species." There are many unmanifested living entities covered by

the mode of ignorance who will gradually come to the mode of passion.

Most of them will become criminals because of their fruitive activities

and again fill the prisons.

Antya 3.81

TEXT 81

TEXT

purve yena raghunatha saba ayodhya lana

vaikunthake gela, anya-jive ayodhya bharana

SYNONYMS

purve -- previously; yena -- as; raghunatha -- Ramacandra; saba -- all;

ayodhya -- the population of Ayodhya; lana -- taking with Him;

vaikunthake gela -- went back to Vaikunthaloka; anya-jive -- other

living entities; ayodhya -- Ayodhya; bharana -- filling.

TRANSLATION

"Previously, when Lord Ramacandra left this world, He took with Him all

the living entities of Ayodhya. Then He filled Ayodhya again with other

living entities.

Antya 3.82

TEXT 82

TEXT

avatari' tumi aiche patiyacha hata

keha na bujhite pare tomara gudha nata

SYNONYMS

avatari' -- descending; tumi -- You; aiche -- like that; patiyacha hata -

- have set up a market; keha na bujhite pare -- no one can understand;

tomara -- Your; gudha nata -- deep acting.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Lord, You have set a plan in motion by descending to the

material world, but no one can understand how You are acting.

Antya 3.83

TEXT 83

TEXT

purve yena vraje krsna kari' avatara

sakala brahmanda-jivera khandaila samsara

SYNONYMS

purve -- previously; yena -- as; vraje -- in Vrndavana; krsna -- Lord

Krsna; kari' avatara -- descending as an incarnation; sakala -- all;

brahmanda-jivera -- of living entities within this universe; khandaila --

destroyed; samsara -- the material existence.

TRANSLATION

"Formerly, when Lord Krsna descended in Vrndavana, He freed all living

entities in the universe from material existence in the same way.

Antya 3.84

TEXT 84

TEXT

na caivam vismayah karyo

bhavata bhagavaty aje

yogesvaresvare krsne

yata etad vimucyate

SYNONYMS

na -- not; ca -- also; evam -- thus; vismayah -- wonder; karyah -- to be

done; bhavata -- by You; bhagavati -- unto the Supreme Personality of

Godhead; aje -- the unborn; yoga-isvara-isvare -- the master of all

masters of mystic power; krsne -- unto Lord Krsna; yatah -- by whom;

etat -- all living entities; vimucyate -- are delivered.

TRANSLATION

"Krsna, the unborn Supreme Personality of Godhead, master of all masters

of mystic power, delivers all living entities, moving and nonmoving.

Nothing is astonishing in the activities of the Lord.'

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.29.16).

Antya 3.85

TEXT 85

TEXT

"ayam hi bhagavan drstah kirtitah samsmrtas ca dvesanubandhenapy akhila-

surasuradi-durlabham phalam prayacchati, kim uta samyag bhaktimatam" iti

SYNONYMS

ayam -- this; hi -- certainly; bhagavan -- Supreme Personality of

Godhead; drstah -- seen; kirtitah -- glorified; samsmrtah -- remembered;

ca -- and; dvesa -- of envy; anubandhena -- with the conception; api --

although; akhila-sura-asura-adi -- by all demigods and demons; durlabham

-- very rarely achieved; phalam -- result; prayacchati -- awards; kim

uta -- what to speak of; samyak -- fully; bhakti-matam -- of those

engaged in devotional service; iti -- thus.

TRANSLATION

"‘Although the Supreme Personality of Godhead may be seen, glorified or

remembered with an attitude of envy, He nevertheless awards the most

confidential liberation, which is rarely achieved by the demigods and

demons. What, then, can be said of those who are already fully engaged

in devotional service to the Lord?'

PURPORT

This is a quotation from the Visnu Purana (4.15.17).

Antya 3.86

TEXT 86

TEXT

taiche tumi navadvipe kari' avatara

sakala-brahmanda-jivera karila nistara

SYNONYMS

taiche -- in that way; tumi -- You; navadvipe -- at Navadvipa; kari'

avatara -- descending as an incarnation; sakala -- all; brahmanda -- of

the universe; jivera -- the living entities; karila nistara -- have

delivered.

TRANSLATION

"By descending as an incarnation at Navadvipa, You, just like Krsna,

have already delivered all the living entities of the universe.

Antya 3.87

TEXT 87

TEXT

ye kahe, -- ‘caitanya-mahima mora gocara haya'

se januka, mora punah ei ta' niscaya

SYNONYMS

ye kahe -- whoever says; caitanya-mahima -- the glories of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; mora gocara -- known to me; haya -- are; se januka -- he may

know; mora -- of me; punah -- again; ei ta' niscaya -- this is the

decision.

TRANSLATION

"One may say that he understands the glories of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

He may know whatever he may know, but as far as I am concerned, this is

my conclusion.

Antya 3.88

TEXT 88

TEXT

tomara ye lila maha-amrtera sindhu

mora mano-gocara nahe tara eka bindu"

SYNONYMS

tomara -- Your; ye -- whatever; lila -- pastimes; maha-amrtera sindhu --

a great ocean of nectar; mora -- for me; manah-gocara nahe -- it is not

possible to conceive; tara -- of it; eka bindu -- one drop.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Lord, Your pastimes are just like an ocean of nectar. It is not

possible for me to conceive how great that ocean is or even to

understand a drop of it."

Antya 3.89

TEXT 89

TEXT

eta suni' prabhura mane camatkara haila

'mora gudha-lila haridasa kemane janila?'

SYNONYMS

eta suni' -- hearing this; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mane -

- in the mind; camatkara haila -- there was astonishment; mora -- My;

gudha-lila -- confidential pastimes; haridasa -- Haridasa; kemane -- how;

janila -- has understood.

TRANSLATION

Hearing all this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was astonished. "These are

actually My confidential pastimes," He thought. "How could Haridasa have

understood them?"

Antya 3.90

TEXT 90

TEXT

manera santose tanre kaila alingana

bahye prakasite e-saba karila varjana

SYNONYMS

manera santose -- with complete satisfaction of the mind; tanre -- him;

kaila alingana -- He embraced; bahye -- externally; prakasite -- to

disclose; e-saba -- all this; karila varjana -- He avoided.

TRANSLATION

Greatly satisfied by the statements of Haridasa Thakura, Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu embraced him. Outwardly, however, He avoided further

discussions of these matters.

Antya 3.91

TEXT 91

TEXT

isvara-svabhava, -- aisvarya cahe acchadite

bhakta-thani lukaite nare, haya ta' vidite

SYNONYMS

isvara-svabhava -- the characteristic of the Supreme Personality of

Godhead; aisvarya -- opulence; cahe -- wants; acchadite -- to cover;

bhakta-thani -- before His devotee; lukaite nare -- He cannot cover;

haya ta' vidite -- is well known.

TRANSLATION

This is a characteristic of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although

He wants to cover His opulence, He cannot do so before His devotees.

This is well known everywhere.

Antya 3.92

TEXT 92

TEXT

ullanghita-trividha-sima-samatisayi-

sambhavanam tava parivradhima-svabhavam

maya-balena bhavatapi niguhyamanam

pasyanti kecid anisam tvad-ananya-bhavah

SYNONYMS

ullanghita -- passed over; tri-vidha -- three kinds; sima -- the

limitations; sama -- of equal; atisayi -- and of excelling; sambhavanam -

- by which the adequacy; tava -- Your; parivradhima -- of supremacy;

svabhavam -- the real nature; maya-balena -- by the strength of the

illusory energy; bhavata -- Your; api -- although; niguhyamanam -- being

hidden; pasyanti -- they see; kecit -- some; anisam -- always; tvat --

to You; ananya-bhavah -- those who are exclusively devoted.

TRANSLATION

"O my Lord, everything within material nature is limited by time, space

and thought. Your characteristics, however, being unequaled and

unsurpassed, are always transcendental to such limitations. You

sometimes cover such characteristics by Your own energy, but

nevertheless Your unalloyed devotees are always able to see You under

all circumstances."

PURPORT

This is a verse from the Stotra-ratna (13) of Yamunacarya.

Antya 3.93

TEXT 93

TEXT

tabe mahaprabhu nija-bhakta-pase yana

haridasera guna kahe sata-mukha hana

SYNONYMS

tabe -- after this; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nija-bhakta-

pase -- to His personal devotees; yana -- going; haridasera guna -- the

transcendental qualities of Haridasa Thakura; kahe -- explains; sata-

mukha -- as if with hundreds of mouths; hana -- becoming.

TRANSLATION

Then Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to His personal devotees and began

speaking about Haridasa Thakura's transcendental qualities as if He had

hundreds of mouths.

Antya 3.94

TEXT 94

TEXT

bhaktera guna kahite prabhura badaye ullasa

bhakta-gana-srestha tate sri-haridasa

SYNONYMS

bhaktera -- of the devotees; guna -- qualities; kahite -- speaking;

prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; badaye -- increases; ullasa --

jubilation; bhakta-gana -- of all devotees; srestha -- topmost; tate --

in that; sri-haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu derives great pleasure from glorifying His

devotees, and among the devotees, Haridasa Thakura is the foremost.

Antya 3.95

TEXT 95

TEXT

haridasera guna-gana -- asankhya, apara

keha kona amse varne, nahi paya para

SYNONYMS

haridasera guna-gana -- the stock of transcendental qualities of

Haridasa Thakura; asankhya -- innumerable; apara -- unfathomed; keha --

someone; kona amse -- some part; varne -- describes; nahi paya para --

cannot reach the limit.

TRANSLATION

The transcendental qualities of Haridasa Thakura are innumerable and

unfathomable. One may describe a portion of them, but to count them all

is impossible.

Antya 3.96

TEXT 96

TEXT

caitanya-mangale sri-vrndavana-dasa

haridasera guna kichu kariyachena prakasa

SYNONYMS

caitanya-mangale -- in the book known as Caitanya-mangala (Caitanya-

bhagavata); sri-vrndavana-dasa -- Sri Vrndavana dasa Thakura; haridasera

-- of Haridasa Thakura; guna -- qualities; kichu -- some; kariyachena

prakasa -- manifested.

TRANSLATION

In the Caitanya-mangala, Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura has described the

attributes of Haridasa Thakura to some extent.

Antya 3.97

TEXT 97

TEXT

saba kaha na yaya haridasera caritra

keha kichu kahe karite apana pavitra

SYNONYMS

saba -- all; kaha -- to speak; na yaya -- is not possible; haridasera

caritra -- the characteristics of Haridasa Thakura; keha kichu kahe --

someone says something; karite -- just to make; apana -- himself;

pavitra -- purified.

TRANSLATION

No one can describe all the qualities of Haridasa Thakura. One may say

something about them just to purify himself.

Antya 3.98

TEXT 98

TEXT

vrndavana-dasa yaha na kaila varnana

haridasera guna kichu suna, bhakta-gana

SYNONYMS

vrndavana-dasa -- Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura; yaha -- whatever; na --

not; kaila varnana -- described; haridasera guna -- qualities of

Haridasa Thakura; kichu -- something; suna -- hear; bhakta-gana -- O

devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

O devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, please hear something about the

qualities of Haridasa Thakura that Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura has not

described in detail.

Antya 3.99

TEXT 99

TEXT

haridasa yabe nija-grha tyaga kaila

benapolera vana-madhye kata-dina rahila

SYNONYMS

haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; yabe -- when; nija-grha -- his own

residence; tyaga kaila -- gave up; benapolera -- of the village known as

Benapola; vana-madhye -- in the forest; kata-dina -- for some time;

rahila -- stayed.

TRANSLATION

After leaving his home, Haridasa Thakura stayed for some time in the

forest of Benapola.

Antya 3.100

TEXT 100

TEXT

nirjana-vane kutira kari' tulasi sevana

ratri-dine tina laksa nama-sankirtana

SYNONYMS

nirjana-vane -- in a solitary forest; kutira -- a cottage; kari' --

making; tulasi -- the tulasi plant; sevana -- worshiping; ratri-dine --

throughout the entire day and night; tina -- three; laksa -- hundred

thousand; nama-sankirtana -- chanting of the holy name.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa Thakura constructed a cottage in a solitary forest. There he

planted a tulasi plant, and in front of the tulasi he would chant the

holy name of the Lord 300,000 times daily. He chanted throughout the

entire day and night.

PURPORT

The village of Benapola is situated in the district of Yasohara (Jessore)

, which is now in Bangladesh. Benapola is near the Banagano station,

which is at the border of Bangladesh and may be reached by the Eastern

Railway from Sealdah Station in Calcutta. Haridasa Thakura, being the

acarya of chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, is called Namacarya

Haridasa Thakura. From his personal example we can understand that

chanting the Hare Krsna mantra and becoming highly elevated in Krsna

consciousness is very simple. Without difficulty one can sit down

anywhere, especially on the bank of the Ganges, Yamuna or any other

sacred river, devise a sitting place or cottage, plant a tulasi tree,

and before the tulasi chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra undisturbed.

Haridasa Thakura used to chant the holy name on his beads 300,000 times

daily. Throughout the entire day and night, he would chant the sixteen

names of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. One should not, however, imitate

Haridasa Thakura, for no one else can chant the holy name 300,000 times

a day. Such chanting is for the mukta-purusa, or liberated soul. We can

follow his example, however, by chanting sixteen rounds of the Hare

Krsna maha-mantra on beads every day and offering respect to the tulasi

plant. This is not at all difficult for anyone, and the process of

chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra with a vow before the tulasi plant

has such great spiritual potency that simply by doing this one can

become spiritually strong. Therefore we request the members of the Hare

Krsna movement to follow Haridasa Thakura's example rigidly. Chanting

sixteen rounds does not take much time, nor is offering respects to the

tulasi plant difficult. The process has immense spiritual potency. One

should not miss this opportunity.

Antya 3.101

TEXT 101

TEXT

brahmanera ghare kare bhiksa nirvahana

prabhave sakala loka karaye pujana

SYNONYMS

brahmanera ghare -- in the house of a brahmana; kare -- does; bhiksa

nirvahana -- asking alms of food; prabhave -- by spiritual potency;

sakala loka -- all people; karaye pujana -- worship.

TRANSLATION

For his bodily maintenance he would go to a brahmana's house and beg

some food. He was spiritually so influential that all the neighboring

people worshiped him.

PURPORT

In the days of Haridasa Thakura, all the brahmanas worshiped Narayana in

the form of the salagrama-sila. Therefore begging from a brahmana's

house meant taking krsna-prasadam, which is transcendental (nirguna). If

we take food from the houses of others, such as karmis, we shall have to

share the qualities of those from whom we take alms. Therefore Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu took prasadam in the houses of Vaisnavas. This is

the general process. The members of the Krsna consciousness movement are

advised not to take food from anywhere but a Vaisnava's or brahmana's

house where Deity worship is performed. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has said,

visayira anna khaile dusta haya mana: [Cc. Antya 6.278] if a devotee

takes alms or food from the house of a karmi who is simply interested in

money, his mind will become unclean. We must always remember that a

devotee's life is one of vairagya-vidya, or renunciation and knowledge.

Therefore all devotees are warned not to live unnecessarily luxurious

lives at the cost of others. Grhasthas living within the jurisdiction of

the temple must be especially careful not to imitate karmis by acquiring

opulent clothing, food and conveyances. As far as possible, these should

be avoided. A member of the temple, whether grhastha, brahmacari or

sannyasi, must practice a life of renunciation, following in the

footsteps of Haridasa Thakura and the six Gosvamis. Otherwise, because

maya is very strong, at any time one may become a victim of maya and

fall down from spiritual life.

Antya 3.102

TEXT 102

TEXT

sei desadhyaksa nama -- ramacandra khanna

vaisnava-vidvesi sei pasanda-pradhana

SYNONYMS

sei -- that; desa-adhyaksa -- landholder; nama -- whose name; ramacandra

khanna -- Ramacandra Khan; vaisnava-vidvesi -- envious of Vaisnavas; sei

-- that; pasanda-pradhana -- chief of the atheists.

TRANSLATION

A landholder named Ramacandra Khan was the zamindar of that district. He

was envious of Vaisnavas and was therefore a great atheist.

Antya 3.103

TEXT 103

TEXT

haridase loke puje, sahite na pare

tanra apamana karite nana upaya kare

SYNONYMS

haridase -- unto Haridasa Thakura; loke -- people; puje -- offer respect;

sahite na pare -- he could not tolerate; tanra -- his; apamana --

dishonor; karite -- to do; nana -- various; upaya -- means; kare --

plans.

TRANSLATION

Unable to tolerate that such respect was being offered to Haridasa

Thakura, Ramacandra Khan planned in various ways to dishonor him.

Antya 3.104

TEXT 104

TEXT

kona-prakare haridasera chidra nahi paya

vesya-gane ani' kare chidrera upaya

SYNONYMS

kona-prakare -- by any means; haridasera -- of Haridasa Thakura; chidra -

- fault; nahi -- not; paya -- gets; vesya-gane -- prostitutes; ani' --

bringing; kare -- makes; chidrera upaya -- a means to find some fault.

TRANSLATION

By no means could he find any fault in the character of Haridasa Thakura.

Therefore he called for local prostitutes and began a plan to discredit

His Holiness.

PURPORT

This is typical of atheistic men, but even among so-called religionists,

sadhus, mendicants, sannyasis and brahmacaris, there are many enemies of

the Krsna consciousness movement who always try to find faults in it,

not considering that the movement is spreading automatically by the

grace of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who wanted it spread all over the

world, in every town and village. We are trying to fulfill the Lord's

desire, and our attempt has become fairly successful, but the enemies of

this movement unnecessarily try to find faults in it, exactly like the

old rascal Ramacandra Khan, who opposed Haridasa Thakura.

Antya 3.105

TEXT 105

TEXT

vesya-gane kahe, -- "ei vairagi haridasa

tumi-saba kara ihara vairagya-dharma nasa"

SYNONYMS

vesya-gane -- unto the prostitutes; kahe -- said; ei -- this; vairagi --

mendicant; haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; tumi-saba -- all of you; kara --

cause; ihara -- his; vairagya-dharma -- from the life of a mendicant;

nasa -- deviation.

TRANSLATION

Ramacandra Khan said to the prostitutes, "There is a mendicant named

Haridasa Thakura. All of you devise a way to deviate him from his vows

of austerity."

PURPORT

Devotional service is the path of vairagya-vidya (renunciation and

knowledge). Haridasa Thakura was following this path, but Ramacandra

Khan planned to induce him to break his vows. Renunciation means

renunciation of sensual pleasure, especially the pleasure of sex.

Therefore a brahmacari, sannyasi or vanaprastha is strictly prohibited

from having relationships with women. Haridasa Thakura was strictly

renounced, and thus Ramacandra Khan called for prostitutes because

prostitutes know how to break a man's vow of celibacy by their feminine

influence and thus pollute a mendicant or a person engaged in devotional

life. It was impossible for Ramacandra Khan to induce any other women to

break Haridasa Thakura's vow, and therefore he called for prostitutes.

Free mingling with women has never been possible in India, but for one

who wanted to associate with society girls, they were available in a

district of prostitutes. There were prostitutes in human society even in

Lord Krsna's time, for it is said that the prostitutes of Dvaraka City

came forth to receive the Lord. Although they were prostitutes, they

were also devotees of Krsna.

Antya 3.106

TEXT 106

TEXT

vesya-gana-madhye eka sundari yuvati

se kahe, -- "tina-dine hariba tanra mati"

SYNONYMS

vesya-gana-madhye -- among the prostitutes; eka -- one; sundari --

attractive; yuvati -- young; se -- she; kahe -- said; tina-dine -- in

three days; hariba -- I shall attract: tanra -- his; mati -- mind.

TRANSLATION

Among the prostitutes, one attractive young girl was selected. "I shall

attract the mind of Haridasa Thakura," she promised, "within three days."

Antya 3.107

TEXT 107

TEXT

khanna kahe, -- "mora paika yauka tomara sane

tomara sahita ekatra tare dhari' yena ane"

SYNONYMS

khanna kahe -- Ramacandra Khan said; mora paika -- my constable; yauka --

let him go; tomara sane -- with you; tomara sahita -- with you; ekatra -

- together; tare -- him; dhari' -- arresting; yena -- so that; ane --

can bring.

TRANSLATION

Ramacandra Khan said to the prostitute, "My constable will go with you

so that as soon as he sees you with Haridasa Thakura, immediately he

will arrest him and bring both of you to me."

Antya 3.108

TEXT 108

TEXT

vesya kahe, -- "mora sanga ha-uka eka-bara

dvitiya-bare dharite paika la-imu tomara"

SYNONYMS

vesya kahe -- the prostitute said; mora sanga -- union with me; ha-uka --

let there be; eka-bara -- one time; dvitiya-bare -- the second time;

dharite -- to arrest; paika -- constable; la-imu -- I shall take; tomara

-- your.

TRANSLATION

The prostitute replied, "First let me have union with him once; then the

second time I shall take your constable with me to arrest him."

Antya 3.109

TEXT 109

TEXT

ratri-kale sei vesya suvesa dhariya

haridasera vasaya gela ullasita hana

SYNONYMS

ratri-kale -- at night; sei -- that; vesya -- prostitute; su-vesa

dhariya -- dressing herself very nicely; haridasera -- of Haridasa

Thakura; vasaya -- to the place; gela -- went; ullasita hana -- with

great jubilation.

TRANSLATION

At night the prostitute, after dressing herself most attractively, went

to the cottage of Haridasa Thakura with great jubilation.

Antya 3.110

TEXT 110

TEXT

tulasi namaskari' haridasera dvare yana

gosanire namaskari' rahila dandana

SYNONYMS

tulasi namaskari' -- after offering obeisances to the tulasi plant;

haridasera -- of Thakura Haridasa; dvare -- at the door; yana -- going;

gosanire -- unto the acarya; namaskari' -- offering obeisances; rahila

dandana -- remained standing.

TRANSLATION

After offering obeisances to the tulasi plant, she went to the door of

Haridasa Thakura, offered him obeisances and stood there.

Antya 3.111

TEXT 111

TEXT

anga ughadiya dekhai vasila duyare

kahite lagila kichu sumadhura svare

SYNONYMS

anga ughadiya -- exposing part of her body; dekhai -- visible; vasila --

sat down; duyare -- on the threshold of the door; kahite lagila -- began

to speak; kichu -- something; su-madhura svare -- in very sweet language.

TRANSLATION

Exposing part of her body to his view, she sat down on the threshold of

the door and spoke to him in very sweet words.

Antya 3.112

TEXT 112

TEXT

"thakura, tumi -- parama-sundara, prathama yauvana

toma dekhi' kon nari dharite pare mana?

SYNONYMS

thakura -- O great devotee acarya; tumi -- you; parama-sundara -- very

beautifully constructed; prathama yauvana -- the beginning of youth;

toma dekhi' -- seeing you; kon nari -- what woman; dharite pare -- can

control; mana -- her mind.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Thakura, O great preacher, great devotee, you are so

beautifully built, and your youth is just beginning. Who is the woman

who could control her mind after seeing you?

Antya 3.113

TEXT 113

TEXT

tomara sangama lagi' lubdha mora mana

toma na paile prana na yaya dharana"

SYNONYMS

tomara sangama -- union with you; lagi' -- for the sake of; lubdha --

greedy; mora mana -- my mind; toma -- you; na paile -- if I do not get;

prana -- my life; na -- not; yaya -- can be; dharana -- maintained.

TRANSLATION

"I am eager to be united with you. My mind is greedy for this. If I don'

t obtain you, I shall not be able to keep my body and soul together."

Antya 3.114–115

TEXTS 114–115

TEXT

haridasa kahe, -- "toma karimu angikara

sankhya-nama-samapti yavat na haya amara

tavat tumi vasi' suna nama-sankirtana

nama-samapti haile karimu ye tomara mana"

SYNONYMS

haridasa kahe -- Haridasa Thakura said; toma -- you; karimu angikara --

I shall accept; sankhya-nama -- the number of holy names; samapti --

finishing; yavat -- as long as; na -- not; haya -- it is; amara -- my;

tavat -- so long; tumi -- you; vasi' -- sitting; suna -- hear; nama-

sankirtana -- chanting of the holy name; nama -- of the holy name;

samapti -- finishing; haile -- when there is; karimu -- I shall do; ye --

what; tomara -- your; mana -- mind.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa Thakura replied, "I shall accept you without fail, but you will

have to wait until I have finished chanting my regular rounds on my

beads. Until that time, please sit and listen to the chanting of the

holy name. As soon as I am finished, I shall fulfill your desire."

Antya 3.116

TEXT 116

TEXT

eta suni' sei vesya vasiya rahila

kirtana kare haridasa pratah-kala haila

SYNONYMS

eta suni' -- hearing this; sei vesya -- that prostitute; vasiya rahila --

stayed there sitting; kirtana -- chanting; kare -- performs; haridasa --

Haridasa Thakura; pratah-kala haila -- there was the light of morning.

TRANSLATION

Hearing this, the prostitute remained sitting there while Haridasa

Thakura chanted on his beads until the light of morning appeared.

Antya 3.117

TEXT 117

TEXT

pratah-kala dekhi' vesya uthiya calila

saba samacara yai khannere kahila

SYNONYMS

pratah-kala dekhi' -- seeing the morning; vesya -- the prostitute;

uthiya calila -- stood up and left; saba samacara -- all information;

yai -- going; khannere kahila -- she spoke to Ramacandra Khan.

TRANSLATION

When she saw that it was morning, the prostitute stood up and left.

Coming before Ramacandra Khan, she informed him of all the news.

Antya 3.118

TEXT 118

TEXT

'aji ama angikara kariyache vacane

kali avasya tahara sange ha-ibe sangame'

SYNONYMS

aji -- today; ama -- me; angikara -- acceptance; kariyache -- he has

done; vacane -- by word; kali -- tomorrow; avasya -- certainly; tahara

sange -- with him; ha-ibe -- there will be; sangame -- union.

TRANSLATION

"Today Haridasa Thakura has promised to enjoy with me. Tomorrow

certainly I shall have union with him."

Antya 3.119

TEXT 119

TEXT

ara dina ratri haile vesya aila

haridasa tare bahu asvasa karila

SYNONYMS

ara dina -- the next day; ratri -- night; haile -- when there was; vesya

-- the prostitute; aila -- came; haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; tare --

unto her; bahu -- many; asvasa karila -- gave assurances.

TRANSLATION

The next night, when the prostitute came again, Haridasa Thakura gave

her many assurances.

Antya 3.120

TEXT 120

TEXT

'kali duhkha paila, aparadha na la-iba mora

avasya karimu ami tomaya angikara

SYNONYMS

kali -- yesterday; duhkha paila -- you were disappointed; aparadha --

offense; na la-iba -- please do not take; mora -- my; avasya --

certainly; karimu -- shall do; ami -- I; tomaya -- unto you; angikara --

acceptance.

TRANSLATION

"Last night you were disappointed. Please excuse my offense. I shall

certainly accept you.

Antya 3.121

TEXT 121

TEXT

tavat ihan vasi' suna nama-sankirtana

nama purna haile, purna habe tomara mana'

SYNONYMS

tavat -- until that time; ihan -- here; vasi' -- sitting; suna -- hear;

nama-sankirtana -- chanting of the holy name of the Lord; nama purna

haile -- as soon as the regular chanting is fulfilled; purna --

satisfied; habe -- will be; tomara mana -- your mind.

TRANSLATION

"Please sit down and hear the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra

until my regular chanting is finished. Then your desire will surely be

fulfilled."

Antya 3.122

TEXT 122

TEXT

tulasire tanke vesya namaskara kari'

dvare vasi' nama sune bale ‘hari' ‘hari'

SYNONYMS

tulasire -- unto the tulasi plant; tanke -- unto Haridasa Thakura; vesya

-- the prostitute; namaskara kari' -- offering obeisances; dvare vasi' --

sitting at the door; nama -- the holy name; sune -- hears; bale -- says;

hari hari -- "O my Lord Hari, O my Lord Hari."

TRANSLATION

After offering her obeisances to the tulasi plant and Haridasa Thakura,

she sat down at the door. Hearing Haridasa Thakura chanting the Hare

Krsna mantra, she also chanted, "O my Lord Hari, O my Lord Hari."

PURPORT

Herein one can clearly see how a Vaisnava delivers a fallen soul by a

transcendental trick. The prostitute came to pollute Haridasa Thakura,

but he took it as his duty to deliver the prostitute. As clearly

demonstrated here, the process of deliverance is very simple. With faith

and reverence the prostitute associated with Haridasa Thakura, who

personally treated her material disease by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-

mantra. Although the prostitute had an ulterior motive, somehow or other

she got the association of a Vaisnava and satisfied him by occasionally

chanting in imitation, "O my Lord Hari, O my Lord Hari." The conclusion

is that associating with a Vaisnava, chanting the holy name of the Lord

and offering obeisances to the tulasi plant or a Vaisnava all lead one

to become a transcendental devotee who is completely cleansed of all

material contamination.

Antya 3.123

TEXT 123

TEXT

ratri-sesa haila, vesya usimisi kare

tara riti dekhi' haridasa kahena tahare

SYNONYMS

ratri -- night; sesa haila -- came to an end; vesya -- the prostitute;

usimisi -- restless; kare -- became; tara -- her; riti -- activities;

dekhi' -- seeing; haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; kahena -- says; tahare --

unto her.

TRANSLATION

When the night came to an end, the prostitute was restless. Seeing this,

Haridasa Thakura spoke to her as follows.

Antya 3.124

TEXT 124

TEXT

"koti-nama-grahana-yajna kari eka-mase

ei diksa kariyachi, haila asi' sese

SYNONYMS

koti-nama-grahana -- chanting ten million names; yajna -- such a

sacrifice; kari -- I perform; eka-mase -- in one month; ei -- this;

diksa -- vow; kariyachi -- I have taken; haila -- it was; asi' --

nearing; sese -- the end.

TRANSLATION

"I have vowed to chant ten million names in a month. I have taken this

vow, but now it is nearing its end.

PURPORT

If one regularly chants 333,333 names daily for a month (30 days) and

then chants ten more names, he will thus chant ten million names. In

this way a devotee worships the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such

worship is called yajna. Yajnaih sankirtana-prayair yajanti hi su-

medhasah: [SB 11.5.32] those whose intelligence is brilliant accept this

hari-nama-yajna, the yajna of chanting the holy name of the Lord. By

performing this yajna, one satisfies the Supreme Personality of Godhead

and thus attains perfection in spiritual life. According to external

vision, Haridasa Thakura belonged to a Muslim family. Nevertheless,

because he engaged himself in performing the yajna of chanting the Hare

Krsna maha-mantra, he became a regularly initiated brahmana. As stated

in Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.33.6):

yan-namadheya-sravananukirtanad

yat-prahvanad yat-smaranad api kvacit

svado ‘pi sadyah savanaya kalpate

kutah punas te bhagavan nu darsanat

Even if a devotee comes from a family of dog-eaters, if he surrenders to

the Personality of Godhead he immediately becomes a qualified brahmana

and is immediately fit to perform yajna, whereas a person born in a

family of brahmanas has to wait until completing the reformatory

processes before he may be called samskrta, purified. It is further said

in Srimad-Bhagavatam (12.1.40):

asamskrtah kriya-hina rajasa tamasavrtah

prajas te bhaksayisyanti mleccha rajanya-rupinah

"In the Age of Kali, mlecchas, or lowborn people who have not undergone

the purifying process of samskara, who do not know how to apply that

process in actual life, and who are covered by the modes of passion and

ignorance will take the posts of administrators. They will devour the

citizens with their atheistic activities." A person who is not purified

by the prescribed process of samskara is called asamskrta, but if one

remains kriya-hina even after being purified by initiation -- in other

words, if one fails to actually apply the principles of purity in his

life -- he remains an unpurified mleccha or yavana. On the other hand,

we find that Haridasa Thakura, although born in a mleccha or yavana

family, became Namacarya Haridasa Thakura because he performed the nama-

yajna a minimum of 300,000 times every day.

Herein we find that Haridasa Thakura strictly followed his regulative

principle of chanting 300,000 names. Thus when the prostitute became

restless, he informed her that first he had to finish his chanting and

then he would be able to satisfy her. Actually Haridasa Thakura chanted

the holy name of the Lord for three nights continuously and gave the

prostitute a chance to hear him. Thus she became purified, as will be

seen in the following verses.

Antya 3.125

TEXT 125

TEXT

aji samapta ha-ibe, -- hena jnana chila

samasta ratri nilun nama samapta na haila

SYNONYMS

aji -- today; samapta ha-ibe -- will be finished; hena jnana chila -- I

thought that; samasta ratri -- all night; nilun -- I took; nama -- the

holy name of the Lord; samapta -- finished; na haila -- was not.

TRANSLATION

"I thought that today I would be able to finish my performance of yajna,

my chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra. I tried my best to chant the holy

name all night, but I still did not finish.

Antya 3.126

TEXT 126

TEXT

kali samapta habe, tabe habe vrata-bhanga

svacchande tomara sange ha-ibeka sanga"

SYNONYMS

kali -- tomorrow; samapta habe -- it will end; tabe -- at that time;

habe -- there will be; vrata-bhanga -- the end of my vow; svacchande --

in full freedom; tomara sange -- with you; ha-ibeka -- there will be;

sanga -- union.

TRANSLATION

"Tomorrow I will surely finish, and my vow will be fulfilled. Then it

will be possible for me to enjoy with you in full freedom."

PURPORT

Haridasa Thakura never wanted to enjoy the prostitute, but he tricked

her to deliver her by giving her a chance to hear the holy name of the

Lord while he chanted. Pure devotees chant the Hare Krsna mantra, and

simply by hearing this chanting from a purified transcendental person,

one is purified of all sinful activities, no matter how lowborn or

fallen one may be. As soon as one is thus completely free from the

reactions of sinful activities, he is eligible to render devotional

service to the Lord. This is the process for engaging the fallen souls

in devotional service. As Lord Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gita (7.28):

yesam tv anta-gatam papam jananam punya-karmanam

te dvandva-moha-nirmukta bhajante mam drdha-vratah

"Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in this life and

whose sinful actions are completely eradicated are freed from the

duality of delusion, and they engage themselves in My service with

determination."

Antya 3.127

TEXT 127

TEXT

vesya giya samacara khannere kahila

ara dina sandhya ha-ite thakura-thani aila

SYNONYMS

vesya -- the prostitute; giya -- returning; samacara -- information;

khannere kahila -- spoke to Ramacandra Khan; ara dina -- the next day;

sandhya ha-ite -- beginning from the evening; thakura-thani aila -- she

came and remained at the residence of Haridasa Thakura.

TRANSLATION

The prostitute returned to Ramacandra Khan and informed him of what had

happened. The next day she came earlier, at the beginning of the evening,

and stayed with Haridasa Thakura.

Antya 3.128

TEXT 128

TEXT

tulasike, thakurake namaskara kari'

dvare vasi' nama sune, bale ‘hari' ‘hari'

SYNONYMS

tulasike -- unto the tulasi plant; thakurake -- and unto Haridasa

Thakura; namaskara kari' -- offers her obeisances; dvare vasi' --

sitting at the door; nama sune -- hears the holy name; bale -- chants;

hari hari -- the holy name of the Lord.

TRANSLATION

After offering obeisances to the tulasi plant and Haridasa Thakura, she

sat down on the threshold of the room. Thus she began to hear Haridasa

Thakura's chanting, and she also personally chanted "Hari, Hari," the

holy name of the Lord.

Antya 3.129

TEXT 129

TEXT

'nama purna habe aji', -- bale haridasa

'tabe purna karimu aji tomara abhilasa'

SYNONYMS

nama -- chanting of the holy name; purna -- complete; habe -- will be;

aji -- today; bale haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura said; tabe -- then;

purna karimu -- I shall satisfy; aji -- today; tomara abhilasa -- your

desires.

TRANSLATION

"Today it will be possible for me to finish my chanting," Haridasa

Thakura informed her. "Then I shall satisfy all your desires."

Antya 3.130

TEXT 130

TEXT

kirtana karite aiche ratri-sesa haila

thakurera sane vesyara mana phiri' gela

SYNONYMS

kirtana karite -- chanting and chanting; aiche -- in that way; ratri-

sesa haila -- the night ended; thakurera sane -- by the association of

Haridasa Thakura; vesyara -- of the prostitute; mana -- mind; phiri'

gela -- was converted.

TRANSLATION

The night ended while Haridasa Thakura was chanting, but by his

association the mind of the prostitute had changed.

Antya 3.131

TEXT 131

TEXT

dandavat hana pade thakura-carane

ramacandra-khannera katha kaila nivedane

SYNONYMS

dandavat hana -- offering obeisances; pade -- she fell down; thakura-

carane -- at the lotus feet of Haridasa Thakura; ramacandra-khannera --

of Ramacandra Khan; katha -- policy; kaila -- did; nivedane --

submission.

TRANSLATION

The prostitute, now purified, fell at the lotus feet of Haridasa Thakura

and confessed that Ramacandra Khan had appointed her to pollute him.

Antya 3.132

TEXT 132

TEXT

"vesya hana muni papa kariyachon apara

krpa kari' kara mo-adhame nistara"

SYNONYMS

vesya hana -- being a prostitute; muni -- I; papa -- sinful activities;

kariyachon -- have done; apara -- unlimited; krpa kari' -- being

merciful; kara -- please do; mo-adhame -- unto me, the most fallen;

nistara -- deliverance.

TRANSLATION

"Because I have taken the profession of a prostitute," she said, "I have

performed unlimited sinful acts. My lord, be merciful to me. Deliver my

fallen soul."

Antya 3.133

TEXT 133

TEXT

thakura kahe, -- khannera katha saba ami jani

ajna murkha sei, tare duhkha nahi mani

SYNONYMS

thakura kahe -- Haridasa Thakura said; khannera katha -- the plans of

Ramacandra Khan; saba -- all; ami jani -- I know; ajna murkha sei -- he

is an ignorant fool; tare -- by that; duhkha nahi mani -- I do not feel

unhappiness.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa Thakura replied, "I know everything about the conspiracy of

Ramacandra Khan. He is nothing but an ignorant fool. Therefore his

activities do not make me feel unhappy.

Antya 3.134

TEXT 134

TEXT

sei-dina yaitama e-sthana chadiya

tina dina rahilana toma nistara lagiya

SYNONYMS

sei-dina -- on that very day; yaitama -- I would have left; e-sthana --

this place; chadiya -- giving up; tina dina -- for three days; rahilana -

- I stayed; toma -- you; nistara lagiya -- for delivering.

TRANSLATION

"On the very day Ramacandra Khan was planning his intrigue against me, I

would have left this place immediately, but because you came to me I

stayed here for three days to deliver you."

Antya 3.135

TEXT 135

TEXT

vesya kahe, -- "krpa kari' karaha upadesa

ki mora kartavya, yate yaya bhava-klesa"

SYNONYMS

vesya kahe -- the prostitute said; krpa kari' -- being merciful; karaha

upadesa -- please give instructions; ki -- what; mora kartavya -- my

duty; yate -- by which; yaya -- go away; bhava-klesa -- all material

tribulations.

TRANSLATION

The prostitute said, "Kindly act as my spiritual master. Instruct me in

my duty, by which I can get relief from material existence."

Antya 3.136

TEXT 136

TEXT

thakura kahe, -- "gharera dravya brahmane kara dana

ei ghare asi' tumi karaha visrama

SYNONYMS

thakura kahe -- Srila Haridasa Thakura said; gharera -- at home; dravya -

- articles; brahmane -- to the brahmanas; kara dana -- give as charity;

ei ghare -- in this room; asi' -- returning; tumi -- you; karaha visrama

-- stay.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa Thakura replied, "Immediately go home and distribute to the

brahmanas whatever property you have. Then come back to this room and

stay here forever in Krsna consciousness.

PURPORT

Haridasa Thakura's instruction that the prostitute should distribute to

the brahmanas all the property she had at home is very significant.

Haridasa Thakura never advised the prostitute to give charity to the so-

called daridra-narayanas ("poor Narayanas") or any other such persons.

According to Vedic civilization, charity should be given only to the

qualified brahmanas. As stated in the Bhagavad-gita (18.42):

samo damas tapah saucam ksantir arjavam eva ca

jnanam vijnanam astikyam brahma-karma svabhava-jam

The brahminical qualifications are truthfulness, control of the senses

and mind, tolerance, simplicity, knowledge, practical application of

transcendental knowledge in one's life, and full faith in the Supreme

Personality of Godhead. Persons engaged in pursuing spiritual

understanding have no time to earn their livelihood. They depend

completely on the mercy of the Lord, who says in the Bhagavad-gita (9.22)

that He personally carries to them all their necessities (yoga-ksemam

vahamy aham).

The Vedic civilization recommends that one give charity to brahmanas and

sannyasis, not to the so-called daridra-narayanas. Narayana cannot be

daridra, nor can daridra be Narayana, for these are contradictory terms.

Atheistic men invent such concoctions and preach them to fools, but

charity should actually be given to brahmanas and sannyasis because

whatever money they get they spend for Krsna. Whatever charity one gives

to a brahmana goes to Krsna, who says in the Bhagavad-gita (9.27):

yat karosi yad asnasi yaj juhosi dadasi yat

yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kurusva mad-arpanam

"Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer or give away, and

whatever austerities you perform -- do that, O son of Kunti, as an

offering to Me." Everything actually belongs to Krsna, but so-called

civilized men unfortunately think that everything belongs to them. This

is the mistake of materialistic civilization. The prostitute (vesya) had

earned money by questionable means, and therefore Haridasa Thakura

advised her to distribute to the brahmanas whatever she possessed. When

Srila Rupa Gosvami retired from family life, he distributed fifty

percent of his income to the brahmanas and Vaisnavas. A brahmana knows

what the Absolute Truth is, and a Vaisnava, knowing the Absolute Truth,

acts on behalf of the Absolute Truth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Generally one earns money by many questionable means. Therefore at some

time one should retire and distribute whatever one has to the brahmanas

and Vaisnavas who engage in devotional service by preaching the glories

of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Antya 3.137

TEXT 137

TEXT

nirantara nama lao, kara tulasi sevana

acirat pabe tabe krsnera carana"

SYNONYMS

nirantara -- twenty-four hours a day; nama lao -- chant the Hare Krsna

mantra; kara -- perform; tulasi sevana -- worship of the tulasi plant;

acirat -- very soon; pabe -- you will get; tabe -- then; krsnera carana -

- the lotus feet of Krsna.

TRANSLATION

"Chant the Hare Krsna mantra continuously and render service to the

tulasi plant by watering her and offering prayers to her. In this way

you will very soon get the opportunity to be sheltered at the lotus feet

of Krsna."

PURPORT

At least five thousand years ago, Lord Sri Krsna expressed His desire

that everyone surrender to Him (sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam

saranam vraja [Bg. 18.66]). Why is it that people cannot do this? Krsna

assures, aham tvam sarva-papebhyo moksayisyami ma sucah: "I shall

deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear." Everyone is

suffering from the results of sinful activities, but Krsna says that if

one surrenders unto Him, He will protect one from sinful reactions.

Modern civilization, however, is interested neither in Krsna nor in

getting relief from sinful acts. Therefore men are suffering. Surrender

is the ultimate instruction of the Bhagavad-gita, but for one who cannot

surrender to the lotus feet of Krsna, it is better to chant the Hare

Krsna mantra constantly, under the instruction of Haridasa Thakura.

In our Krsna consciousness movement we are teaching our followers to

chant the Hare Krsna mantra continuously on beads. Even those who are

not accustomed to this practice are advised to chant at least sixteen

rounds on their beads so that they may be trained. Otherwise, Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu recommended:

trnad api su-nicena taror iva sahisnuna

amanina mana-dena kirtaniyah sada harih

[Cc. Adi 17.31]

"One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind,

thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street. One should be more

tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige, and ready

to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can chant

the holy name of the Lord constantly." Sada means "always." Haridasa

Thakura says, nirantara nama lao: "Chant the Hare Krsna mantra without

stopping."

Although Krsna wants everyone to surrender to His lotus feet, because of

people's sinful activities they cannot do this. Na mam duskrtino mudhah

prapadyante naradhamah: [Bg. 7.15] rascals and fools, the lowest of men,

who engage in sinful activities, cannot suddenly surrender to the lotus

feet of Krsna. Nevertheless, if they begin chanting the Hare Krsna

mantra and rendering service unto the tulasi plant, they will very soon

be able to surrender. One's real duty is to surrender to the lotus feet

of Krsna, but if one is unable to do so, he should adopt this process,

as introduced by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His most confidential

servant, Namacarya Srila Haridasa Thakura. This is the way to achieve

success in Krsna consciousness.

Antya 3.138

TEXT 138

TEXT

eta bali' tare ‘nama' upadesa kari'

uthiya calila thakura bali' ‘hari' ‘hari'

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; tare -- her; nama upadesa kari' -- instructing

about the process of chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra; uthiya --

standing up; calila -- left; thakura -- Haridasa Thakura; bali' --

chanting; hari hari -- the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.

TRANSLATION

After thus instructing the prostitute about the process of chanting the

Hare Krsna mantra, Haridasa Thakura stood up and left, continuously

chanting "Hari, Hari."

Antya 3.139

TEXT 139

TEXT

tabe sei vesya gurura ajna la-ila

grha-vitta yeba chila, brahmanere dila

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereafter; sei -- that; vesya -- prostitute; gurura -- of the

spiritual master; ajna -- order; la-ila -- took; grha-vitta -- all

household possessions; yeba -- whatever; chila -- there was; brahmanere -

- to the brahmanas; dila -- gave.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, the prostitute distributed to the brahmanas whatever

household possessions she had, following the order of her spiritual

master.

PURPORT

Sometimes the word grha-vrtti is substituted for the word grha-vitta.

Vrtti means "profession." The grha-vrtti of the prostitute was to

enchant foolish people and induce them to indulge in sex. Here, however,

grha-vrtti is not a suitable word. The proper word is grha-vitta, which

means "all the possessions she had in her home." All the girl's

possessions had been earned by professional prostitution and were

therefore products of her sinful life. When such possessions are given

to brahmanas and Vaisnavas who can engage them in the service of the

Lord because of their advancement in spiritual life, this indirectly

helps the person who gives the charity, for he is thus relieved of

sinful reactions. As Krsna promises, aham tvam sarva-papebhyo

moksayisyami: [Bg. 18.66] "I shall save you from all sinful reactions."

When our Krsna conscious devotees go out to beg charity or collect

contributions in the form of membership fees, the money thus coming to

the Krsna consciousness movement is strictly employed to advance Krsna

consciousness all over the world. The Krsna conscious devotees collect

the money of others for the service of Krsna, and they are satisfied

with Krsna's prasadam and whatever He gives them for their maintenance.

They do not desire material comforts. However, they go to great pains to

engage the possessions of prostitutes, or persons who are more or less

like prostitutes, in the service of the Lord and thus free them from

sinful reactions. A Vaisnava guru accepts money or other contributions,

but he does not employ such contributions for sense gratification. A

pure Vaisnava thinks himself unfit to help free even one person from the

reactions of sinful life, but he engages one's hard-earned money in the

service of the Lord and thus frees one from sinful reactions. A Vaisnava

guru is never dependent on the contributions of his disciples. Following

the instructions of Haridasa Thakura, a pure Vaisnava does not

personally take even a single paisa from anyone, but he induces his

followers to spend for the service of the Lord whatever possessions they

have.

Antya 3.140

TEXT 140

TEXT

matha mudi' eka-vastre rahila sei ghare

ratri-dine tina-laksa nama grahana kare

SYNONYMS

matha mudi' -- shaving her head; eka-vastre -- wearing one cloth; rahila

-- remained; sei ghare -- in that room; ratri-dine -- throughout the

entire day and night; tina-laksa -- 300,000; nama -- holy names; grahana

kare -- chants.

TRANSLATION

The prostitute shaved her head clean in accordance with Vaisnava

principles and stayed in that room wearing only one cloth. Following in

the footsteps of her spiritual master, she began chanting the holy name

of Krsna 300,000 times a day. She chanted throughout the entire day and

night.

Antya 3.141

TEXT 141

TEXT

tulasi sevana kare, carvana, upavasa

indriya-damana haila, premera prakasa

SYNONYMS

tulasi -- the tulasi plant; sevana kare -- she worshiped; carvana --

chewing; upavasa -- fasting; indriya-damana -- controlling the senses;

haila -- there was; premera prakasa -- manifestations symptomizing love

of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

She worshiped the tulasi plant, following in the footsteps of her

spiritual master. Instead of eating regularly, she chewed whatever food

she received as alms, and if nothing was supplied she would fast. Thus

by eating frugally and fasting she conquered her senses, and as soon as

her senses were controlled, symptoms of love of Godhead appeared in her

person.

Antya 3.142

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TEXT

prasiddha vaisnavi haila parama-mahanti

bada bada vaisnava tanra darsanete yanti

SYNONYMS

prasiddha -- celebrated; vaisnavi -- devotee of the Lord; haila --

became; parama-mahanti -- very advanced; bada bada vaisnava -- many

recognized, highly situated devotees; tanra -- her; darsanete -- to see;

yanti -- used to go.

TRANSLATION

Thus the prostitute became a celebrated devotee. She became very

advanced in spiritual life, and many stalwart Vaisnavas would come to

see her.

PURPORT

Stalwart, highly advanced Vaisnava devotees are not interested in seeing

prostitutes, but when a prostitute or any other fallen soul becomes a

Vaisnava, stalwart Vaisnavas are interested in seeing them. Anyone can

be turned into a Vaisnava if he or she follows the Vaisnava principles.

A devotee who follows these principles is no longer on the material

platform. Therefore, it is one's strict adherence to the principles that

should be considered, not the country of one's birth. Many devotees join

our Krsna consciousness movement from Europe and America, but one should

not therefore consider them European Vaisnavas or American Vaisnavas. A

Vaisnava is a Vaisnava and should therefore be given all the respect due

a Vaisnava.

Antya 3.143

TEXT 143

TEXT

vesyara caritra dekhi' loke camatkara

haridasera mahima kahe kari' namaskara

SYNONYMS

vesyara -- of the prostitute; caritra -- character; dekhi' -- seeing;

loke -- all people; camatkara -- astonished; haridasera -- of Thakura

Haridasa; mahima -- glories; kahe -- speak; kari' namaskara -- offering

obeisances.

TRANSLATION

Seeing the sublime character of the prostitute, everyone was astonished.

Everyone glorified the influence of Haridasa Thakura and offered him

obeisances.

PURPORT

It is said, phalena pariciyate: one is recognized by the result of his

actions. In Vaisnava society there are many types of Vaisnavas. Some of

them are called gosvamis, some are called svamis, some are prabhus, and

some are prabhupada. One is not recognized, however, simply by such a

name. A spiritual master is recognized as an actual guru when it is seen

that he has changed the character of his disciples. Haridasa Thakura

actually changed the character of the professional prostitute. People

greatly appreciated this, and therefore they all offered obeisances to

Haridasa Thakura and glorified him.

Antya 3.144

TEXT 144

TEXT

ramacandra khanna aparadha-bija kaila

sei bija vrksa hana agete phalila

SYNONYMS

ramacandra khanna -- Ramacandra Khan; aparadha -- of the offense; bija --

seed; kaila -- caused to germinate; sei bija -- that seed; vrksa hana --

becoming a tree; agete -- later; phalila -- fructified.

TRANSLATION

By inducing a prostitute to disturb Haridasa Thakura, Ramacandra Khan

caused a seed of offense at his lotus feet to germinate. This seed later

became a tree, and when it fructified, Ramacandra Khan ate its fruits.

Antya 3.145

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TEXT

mahad-aparadhera phala adbhuta kathana

prastava pana kahi, suna, bhakta-gana

SYNONYMS

mahat-aparadhera -- of a great offense at the feet of the exalted

devotee; phala -- the result; adbhuta -- wonderful; kathana -- narration;

prastava -- opportunity; pana -- taking advantage of; kahi -- I say;

suna -- hear; bhakta-gana -- O devotees.

TRANSLATION

This offense at the lotus feet of an exalted devotee has resulted in a

wonderful narration. Taking advantage of the opportunity afforded by

these incidents, I shall explain what happened. O devotees, please

listen.

Antya 3.146

TEXT 146

TEXT

sahajei avaisnava ramacandra-khanna

haridasera aparadhe haila asura-samana

SYNONYMS

sahajei -- naturally; avaisnava -- nondevotee; ramacandra-khanna --

Ramacandra Khan; haridasera -- at the lotus feet of Haridasa; aparadhe --

by offenses; haila -- was; asura-samana -- exactly like a demon.

TRANSLATION

Ramacandra Khan was naturally a nondevotee. Now, having offended the

lotus feet of Haridasa Thakura, he became just like a demoniac atheist.

Antya 3.147

TEXT 147

TEXT

vaisnava-dharma ninda kare, vaisnava-apamana

bahu-dinera aparadhe paila parinama

SYNONYMS

vaisnava-dharma -- the cult of Vaisnavism; ninda kare -- blasphemes;

vaisnava apamana -- insults to the devotees; bahu-dinera -- for a long

time; aparadhe -- by offensive activities; paila -- got; parinama -- the

resultant action.

TRANSLATION

Because of blaspheming the cult of Vaisnavism and insulting the devotees

for a long time, he now received the results of his offensive activities.

PURPORT

Ramacandra Khan was a great offender at the lotus feet of the Vaisnavas

and Visnu. Just as Ravana, although born of a brahmana father,

Visvasrava, was nevertheless called an asura or Raksasa because of his

offenses against Lord Ramacandra (Visnu) and Hanuman (a Vaisnava), so

Ramacandra Khan also became such an asura because of his offenses

against Haridasa Thakura and many others.

Antya 3.148

TEXT 148

TEXT

nityananda-gosani gaude yabe aila

prema pracarite tabe bhramite lagila

SYNONYMS

nityananda-gosani -- Lord Nityananda; gaude -- in Bengal; yabe -- when;

aila -- came back; prema pracarite -- to preach the cult of bhakti, love

of Godhead; tabe -- at that time; bhramite lagila -- began to tour.

TRANSLATION

When Lord Nityananda returned to Bengal to preach the cult of bhakti,

love of Godhead, He began touring all over the country.

Antya 3.149

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TEXT

prema-pracarana ara pasanda-dalana

dui-karye avadhuta karena bhramana

SYNONYMS

prema-pracarana -- preaching the cult of bhakti; ara -- and; pasanda-

dalana -- subduing atheistic men; dui-karye -- with two kinds of

activities; avadhuta -- the great devotee and mendicant; karena -- does;

bhramana -- touring.

TRANSLATION

For two purposes -- to spread the cult of bhakti and to defeat and

subdue the atheists -- Lord Nityananda, the most dedicated devotee of

the Lord, moved throughout the country.

PURPORT

As stated in the Bhagavad-gita (4.8):

paritranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca duskrtam

dharma-samsthapanarthaya sambhavami yuge yuge

Lord Krsna appears in every millennium for two purposes, namely to

deliver the devotees and to kill the nondevotees. His devotees also have

two similar purposes-to preach the bhakti cult of Krsna consciousness

and to defeat all kinds of agnostics and atheistic demons. Nityananda

Prabhu carried out the order of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in this way,

and those who strictly follow Nityananda Prabhu perform the same

activities. There are two classes of devotees. One is called gosthy-

anandi, and the other is called bhajananandi. A devotee who does not

preach but always engages in devotional activities is called a

bhajananandi, whereas a devotee who not only is expert in devotional

service but who also preaches the cult of bhakti and defeats all kinds

of agnostics is called a gosthyanandi.

Antya 3.150

TEXT 150

TEXT

sarvajna nityananda aila tara ghare

asiya vasila durga-mandapa-upare

SYNONYMS

sarva-jna -- omniscient; nityananda -- Lord Nityananda; aila -- came;

tara ghare -- at his house; asiya -- coming; vasila -- sat down; durga-

mandapa-upare -- on the altar of the Durga-mandapa.

TRANSLATION

Lord Nityananda, who is omniscient because He is the Supreme Personality

of Godhead, came to the house of Ramacandra Khan and sat down on the

altar of the Durga-mandapa.

PURPORT

Well-to-do Hindu gentlemen constructed their houses with a place called

the Durga-mandapa for the worship of the goddess Durga. There they

generally held worship of the goddess every year in the month of Asvina (

September-October). Ramacandra Khan possessed such a Durga-mandapa at

his residence.

Antya 3.151

TEXT 151

TEXT

aneka loka-jana sange angana bharila

bhitara haite ramacandra sevaka pathaila

SYNONYMS

aneka -- many; loka-jana -- crowds of people; sange -- accompanied by;

angana -- the courtyard; bharila -- became filled; bhitara haite -- from

inside; ramacandra -- Ramacandra Khan; sevaka -- servant; pathaila --

sent.

TRANSLATION

When the Durga-mandapa and courtyard became filled with crowds of men,

Ramacandra Khan, who was inside the house, sent his servant to Lord

Nityananda.

PURPORT

In those days, and also even now, the palatial buildings of respectable

people, especially in the villages of Bengal, were divided into two

parts. The inside part was especially meant for the family, and the

ladies would live there unexposed to men. That part was called the

bhitara-badi, or inside house. In the outside house, or bahir-badi, the

respectable gentleman received visitors and kept his business office.

The Durga-mandapa would be part of the outside house. Thus when Lord

Nityananda entered the outside house, Ramacandra Khan was in the inside

house with the members of his family. When Nityananda Prabhu arrived,

Ramacandra Khan did not receive Him personally but sent his servant to

inform Him indirectly to go away.

Antya 3.152

TEXT 152

TEXT

sevaka bale -- "gosani, more pathaila khanna

grhasthera ghare tomaya diba vasa-sthana

SYNONYMS

sevaka bale -- the servant said; gosani -- my dear Lord; more -- me;

pathaila -- sent; khanna -- Ramacandra Khan; grhasthera ghare -- at the

house of some ordinary person; tomaya -- unto You; diba -- I shall give;

vasa-sthana -- residential place.

TRANSLATION

The servant informed Lord Nityananda, "My dear Sir, Ramacandra Khan has

sent me to accommodate You in some common man's house.

Antya 3.153

TEXT 153

TEXT

goyalara gosala haya atyanta vistara

ihan sankirna-sthala, tomara manusya -- apara"

SYNONYMS

goyalara -- of a milkman; go-sala -- cowshed; haya -- is; atyanta --

very; vistara -- spacious; ihan -- here; sankirna-sthala -- very narrow

place; tomara -- Your; manusya -- adherents; apara -- unlimited.

TRANSLATION

"You might go to the house of a milkman, for the cowshed is spacious,

whereas the space here in the Durga-mandapa is insufficient because You

have many followers with You."

Antya 3.154

TEXT 154

TEXT

bhitare achila, suni' krodhe bahirila

atta atta hasi' gosani kahite lagila

SYNONYMS

bhitare achila -- was staying inside; suni' -- hearing; krodhe -- in

anger; bahirila -- came out; atta atta -- very loudly; hasi' -- laughing;

gosani -- Lord Nityananda Prabhu; kahite lagila -- began to say.

TRANSLATION

When Nityananda Prabhu heard this order from the servant of Ramacandra

Khan, He became very angry and came out. Laughing very loudly, He spoke

as follows.

Antya 3.155

TEXT 155

TEXT

"satya kahe, -- ei ghara mora yogya naya

mleccha go-vadha kare, tara yogya haya"

SYNONYMS

satya kahe -- Ramacandra Khan says rightly; ei ghara -- this house; mora

-- for Me; yogya naya -- is not fit; mleccha -- the meat-eaters; go-

vadha kare -- who kill cows; tara -- for them; yogya haya -- it is fit.

TRANSLATION

"Ramacandra Khan has spoken rightly. This place is unfit for Me. It is

fit for cow-killing meat-eaters."

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TEXT 156

TEXT

eta bali' krodhe gosani uthiya calila

tare danda dite se grame na rahila

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; krodhe -- in anger; gosani -- Lord Nityananda;

uthiya calila -- got up and left; tare -- him; danda dite -- to chastise;

se -- that; grame -- in the village; na rahila -- did not stay.

TRANSLATION

Having said this, Lord Nityananda stood up and left in an angry mood. To

chastise Ramacandra Khan, He did not even stay in that village.

Antya 3.157

TEXT 157

TEXT

ihan ramacandra khana sevake ajna dila

gosani yahan vasila, tara mati khodaila

SYNONYMS

ihan -- here; ramacandra khana -- Ramacandra Khan; sevake -- to the

servant; ajna dila -- ordered; gosani -- Lord Nityananda Prabhu; yahan --

where; vasila -- sat down; tara -- of that place; mati -- earth;

khodaila -- caused to dig.

TRANSLATION

Ramacandra Khan ordered the servant to dig up the dirt in the place

where Nityananda Prabhu had sat.

Antya 3.158

TEXT 158

TEXT

gomaya-jale lepila saba mandira-prangana

tabu ramacandrera mana na haila parasanna

SYNONYMS

go-maya-jale -- with water mixed with cow dung; lepila -- smeared; saba -

- all; mandira -- the Durga-mandapa temple; prangana -- the courtyard;

tabu -- still; ramacandrera mana -- the mind of Ramacandra Khan; na

haila parasanna -- was not happy.

TRANSLATION

To purify the Durga-mandapa temple and the courtyard, Ramacandra Khan

sprinkled and smeared it with water mixed with cow dung, but still his

mind was unsatisfied.

Antya 3.159

TEXT 159

TEXT

dasyu-vrtti kare ramacandra rajare na deya kara

kruddha hana mleccha ujira aila tara ghara

SYNONYMS

dasyu-vrtti -- the business of a thief; kare -- does; ramacandra --

Ramacandra; rajare -- to the government; na -- does not; deya -- pay;

kara -- tax; kruddha hana -- being angry; mleccha -- the Muslim; ujira --

minister; aila -- came; tara ghara -- to his house.

TRANSLATION

Ramacandra Khan's business was questionable, for he tried to avoid

paying income tax to the government. Therefore the government's minister

of finance was angry and came to his residence.

Antya 3.160

TEXT 160

TEXT

asi' sei durga-mandape vasa kaila

avadhya vadha kari' mamsa se-ghare randhaila

SYNONYMS

asi' -- coming; sei durga-mandape -- at that very place of the Durga-

mandapa; vasa kaila -- made his residence; avadhya -- a cow or calf,

which is not to be killed; vadha kari' -- killing; mamsa -- meat; se-

ghare -- in that place; randhaila -- cooked.

TRANSLATION

The Muslim minister made his residence in the Durga-mandapa of

Ramacandra Khan. He killed a cow and cooked the meat at that very place.

Antya 3.161

TEXT 161

TEXT

stri-putra-sahita ramacandrere bandhiya

tara ghara-grama lute tina-dina rahiya

SYNONYMS

stri-putra -- his wife and children; sahita -- with; ramacandrere

bandhiya -- arresting Ramacandra Khan; tara -- his; ghara-grama -- house

and village; lute -- plundered; tina-dina rahiya -- staying three days.

TRANSLATION

He arrested Ramacandra Khan, along with his wife and sons, and then he

continuously plundered the house and village for three days.

Antya 3.162

TEXT 162

TEXT

sei ghare tina dina kare amedhya randhana

ara dina saba lana karila gamana

SYNONYMS

sei ghare -- in that room; tina dina -- for three days; kare -- does;

amedhya randhana -- cooking the flesh of a cow; ara dina -- the next day;

saba lana -- accompanied by his followers; karila gamana -- left.

TRANSLATION

In that very room he cooked the flesh of a cow for three consecutive

days. Then the next day he left, accompanied by his followers.

Antya 3.163

TEXT 163

TEXT

jati-dhana-jana khanera sakala la-ila

bahu-dina paryanta grama ujada rahila

SYNONYMS

jati -- birthright; dhana -- riches; jana -- followers; khanera -- of

Ramacandra Khan; sakala -- everything; la-ila -- he took away; bahu-dina

-- a long time; paryanta -- for; grama -- the village; ujada rahila --

remained deserted.

TRANSLATION

The Muslim minister took away Ramacandra Khan's position, wealth and

followers. For many days the village remained deserted.

Antya 3.164

TEXT 164

TEXT

mahantera apamana ye desa-grame haya

eka janara dose saba desa ujadaya

SYNONYMS

mahantera -- of persons who are highly advanced in spiritual life;

apamana -- disrespect; ye desa-grame -- in which country or village;

haya -- is; eka janara -- of one man; dose -- for the fault; saba desa --

the whole country; ujadaya -- becomes afflicted.

TRANSLATION

Wherever an advanced devotee is insulted, for one man's fault the entire

town or place is afflicted.

Antya 3.165

TEXT 165

TEXT

haridasa-thakura cali' aila candapure

asiya rahila balarama-acaryera ghare

SYNONYMS

haridasa-thakura -- Haridasa Thakura; cali' -- walking; aila -- came;

candapure -- in the village known as Candapura; asiya -- coming; rahila -

- remained; balarama-acaryera ghare -- at the residence of Balarama

Acarya.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa Thakura walked until he came to the village known as Candapura.

There he stayed at the house of Balarama Acarya.

PURPORT

The village of Candapura is situated near the confluence of the rivers

Ganges and Yamuna at Saptagrama, in the district of Hugli. Candapura is

just east of the house of the two brothers Govardhana and Hiranya, the

father and uncle of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami respectively. In Candapura

lived Balarama Acarya and Yadunandana Acarya, the priests of these two

personalities, and when Haridasa Thakura went there he lived with them.

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that the name of this

village was later changed to Krsnapura.

Antya 3.166

TEXT 166

TEXT

hiranya, govardhana -- dui mulukera majumadara

tara purohita -- ‘balarama' nama tanra

SYNONYMS

hiranya -- Hiranya; govardhana -- Govardhana; dui -- two; mulukera -- of

that country; majumadara -- treasurers of the government; tara -- their;

purohita -- priest; balarama -- Balarama; nama -- name; tanra -- his.

TRANSLATION

Hiranya and Govardhana were the two governmental treasurers in that

division of the country. Their priest was named Balarama Acarya.

PURPORT

The word majumadara refers to a treasurer who keeps accounts of revenue.

Antya 3.167

TEXT 167

TEXT

haridasera krpa-patra, tate bhakti-mane

yatna kari' thakurere rakhila sei grame

SYNONYMS

haridasera krpa-patra -- favored by Haridasa Thakura; tate -- therefore;

bhakti-mane -- a great devotee of Haridasa Thakura; yatna kari' -- with

great care and attention; thakurere -- Haridasa Thakura; rakhila -- kept;

sei grame -- in the village.

TRANSLATION

Balarama Acarya, being favored by Haridasa Thakura, was very much

attached to him. Therefore he kept Haridasa Thakura in the village with

great care and attention.

Antya 3.168

TEXT 168

TEXT

nirjana parna-salaya karena kirtana

balarama-acarya-grhe bhiksa-nirvahana

SYNONYMS

nirjana -- solitary; parna-salaya -- in a thatched cottage; karena --

performs; kirtana -- chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra; balarama-acarya-

grhe -- at the house of Balarama Acarya; bhiksa-nirvahana -- accepting

alms.

TRANSLATION

In the village, Haridasa Thakura was given a solitary thatched cottage,

where he performed the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. He

accepted prasadam at the house of Balarama Acarya.

Antya 3.169

TEXT 169

TEXT

raghunatha-dasa balaka karena adhyayana

haridasa-thakurere yai' karena darsana

SYNONYMS

raghunatha-dasa -- Raghunatha dasa; balaka -- a boy; karena adhyayana --

was engaged in study; haridasa-thakurere -- to Haridasa Thakura; yai' --

going; karena darsana -- used to see.

TRANSLATION

Raghunatha dasa, who was the son of Govardhana Majumadara and was later

to become Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, was at that time a boy engaged in

study. He came to see Haridasa Thakura daily.

Antya 3.170

TEXT 170

TEXT

haridasa krpa kare tanhara upare

sei krpa ‘karana' haila caitanya paibare

SYNONYMS

haridasa -- Thakura Haridasa; krpa kare -- shows mercy; tanhara upare --

upon him; sei krpa -- that mercy; karana -- the cause; haila -- became;

caitanya -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; paibare -- to attain.

TRANSLATION

Naturally Haridasa Thakura was merciful toward him, and because of the

merciful benediction of this Vaisnava, he later attained the shelter of

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's lotus feet.

Antya 3.171

TEXT 171

TEXT

tahan yaiche haila haridasera mahima kathana

vyakhyana, -- adbhuta katha suna, bhakta-gana

SYNONYMS

tahan -- at that place; yaiche -- just as; haila -- there was;

haridasera -- of Haridasa Thakura; mahima -- glories; kathana --

discussion; vyakhyana -- discourse; adbhuta -- wonderful; katha --

incident; suna -- hear; bhakta-gana -- O devotees.

TRANSLATION

At the residence of Hiranya and Govardhana, discourses took place by

which Haridasa Thakura was glorified. O devotees, please listen to that

wonderful story.

Antya 3.172

TEXT 172

TEXT

eka-dina balarama minati kariya

majumadarera sabhaya aila thakure lana

SYNONYMS

eka-dina -- one day; balarama -- Balarama Acarya; minati kariya -- in

great humility; majumadarera -- of the Majumadaras, Hiranya and

Govardhana; sabhaya -- at the assembly; aila -- came; thakure --

Haridasa Thakura; lana -- taking with him.

TRANSLATION

One day Balarama Acarya requested Haridasa Thakura with great humility

to come to the assembly of the Majumadaras, Hiranya and Govardhana. Thus

Balarama Acarya went there with Haridasa Thakura.

Antya 3.173

TEXT 173

TEXT

thakura dekhi' dui bhai kaila abhyutthana

paya padi' asana dila kariya sammana

SYNONYMS

thakura dekhi' -- seeing Haridasa Thakura; dui bhai -- the two brothers;

kaila abhyutthana -- stood up; paya padi' -- falling at the lotus feet;

asana dila -- offered a sitting place; kariya sammana -- with great

respect.

TRANSLATION

Seeing Haridasa Thakura, the two brothers immediately stood up and fell

at his lotus feet. Then with great respect they offered him a place to

sit.

Antya 3.174

TEXT 174

TEXT

aneka pandita sabhaya, brahmana, sajjana

dui bhai maha-pandita -- hiranya, govardhana

SYNONYMS

aneka pandita -- many learned scholars; sabhaya -- in that assembly;

brahmana -- brahmanas; sat-jana -- respectable gentlemen; dui bhai --

the two brothers; maha-pandita -- very learned scholars; hiranya --

Hiranya; govardhana -- Govardhana.

TRANSLATION

In that assembly were many learned scholars, brahmanas and respectable

gentlemen. The two brothers Hiranya and Govardhana were also greatly

learned.

Antya 3.175

TEXT 175

TEXT

haridasera guna sabe kahe panca-mukhe

suniya ta' dui bhai paila bada sukhe

SYNONYMS

haridasera -- of Haridasa Thakura; guna -- the qualities; sabe -- all of

them; kahe -- began to speak; panca-mukhe -- as if speaking with five

mouths; suniya -- hearing; ta' -- certainly; dui bhai -- the two

brothers; paila -- got; bada sukhe -- very great happiness.

TRANSLATION

Everyone there began to speak of Haridasa Thakura's great qualities as

if they had five mouths. Hearing this, both brothers were extremely

happy.

Antya 3.176

TEXT 176

TEXT

tina-laksa nama thakura karena kirtana

namera mahima uthaila pandita-gana

SYNONYMS

tina-laksa -- 300,000; nama -- holy names of the Lord; thakura --

Haridasa Thakura; karena kirtana -- used to chant; namera -- of the holy

name; mahima -- glories; uthaila -- raised; pandita-gana -- all the

learned scholars.

TRANSLATION

It was mentioned in the assembly that Haridasa Thakura chanted the holy

names of Krsna 300,000 times a day. Thus all the learned scholars began

to discuss the glories of the holy name.

Antya 3.177

TEXT 177

TEXT

keha bale, -- ‘nama haite haya papa-ksaya'

keha bale, -- ‘nama haite jivera moksa haya'

SYNONYMS

keha bale -- some of them said; nama haite -- by chanting the Hare Krsna

mantra; haya -- there is; papa-ksaya -- disappearance of all reactions

to sinful activities; keha bale -- some of them said; nama haite -- by

chanting the holy name; jivera -- of the living entities; moksa haya --

there is liberation.

TRANSLATION

Some of them said, "By chanting the holy name of the Lord, one is freed

from the reactions of all sinful life."

Others said, "Simply by chanting the holy name of the Lord, a living

being is liberated from material bondage."

Antya 3.178

TEXT 178

TEXT

haridasa kahena, -- "namera ei dui phala naya

namera phale krsna-pade prema upajaya

SYNONYMS

haridasa kahena -- Haridasa Thakura replied; namera -- of chanting the

holy name of the Lord; ei -- these, dui -- two; phala -- results; naya --

are not; namera phale -- by the result of chanting the holy name; krsna-

pade -- at the lotus feet of Krsna; prema upajaya -- awakening of

ecstatic love.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa Thakura protested, "These two benedictions are not the true

result of chanting the holy name. Actually, by chanting the holy name

without offenses, one awakens his ecstatic love for the lotus feet of

Krsna.

Antya 3.179

TEXT 179

TEXT

evam-vratah sva-priya-nama-kirtya

jatanurago druta-citta uccaih

hasaty atho roditi rauti gayaty

unmada-van nrtyati loka-bahyah

SYNONYMS

evam-vratah -- when one thus engages in the vow to chant and dance; sva -

- own; priya -- very dear; nama -- holy name; kirtya -- by chanting;

jata -- in this way develops; anuragah -- attachment; druta-cittah --

very eagerly; uccaih -- loudly; hasati -- laughs; atho -- also; roditi --

cries; rauti -- becomes agitated; gayati -- chants; unmada-vat -- like

a madman; nrtyati -- dances; loka-bahyah -- not caring for outsiders.

TRANSLATION

"‘When a person is actually advanced and takes pleasure in chanting the

holy name of the Lord, who is very dear to him, he is agitated and

loudly chants the holy name. He also laughs, cries, becomes agitated and

chants just like a madman, not caring for outsiders.'

PURPORT

For an explanation of this verse (SB 11.2.40) one may consult Chapter

Seven, text 94, of the Adi-lila.

Antya 3.180

TEXT 180

TEXT

anusangika phala namera -- ‘mukti', ‘papa-nasa'

tahara drstanta yaiche suryera prakasa

SYNONYMS

anusangika -- concomitant; phala -- result; namera -- of the holy name;

mukti -- liberation; papa-nasa -- extinction of the resultant actions of

sinful life; tahara -- of that; drstanta -- example; yaiche -- as;

suryera prakasa -- light of the sun.

TRANSLATION

"Liberation and extinction of the reactions of sinful life are two

concomitant by-products of chanting the holy name of the Lord. An

example is found in the gleams of morning sunlight.

Antya 3.181

TEXT 181

TEXT

amhah samharad akhilam sakrd udayad eva sakala-lokasya

taranir iva timira-jaladhim jayati jagan-mangalam harer nama

SYNONYMS

amhah -- the resultant action of sinful life, which causes material

bondage; samharat -- completely eradicating; akhilam -- all; sakrt --

once only; udayat -- by rising; eva -- certainly; sakala -- all; lokasya

-- of the people of the world; taranih -- the sun; iva -- like; timira --

of darkness; jala-dhim -- the ocean; jayati -- all glories to; jagat-

mangalam -- auspicious for the whole world; hareh nama -- the holy name

of the Lord.

TRANSLATION

"‘As the rising sun immediately dissipates all the world's darkness,

which is deep like an ocean, so the holy name of the Lord, if chanted

once without offenses, dissipates all the reactions of a living being's

sinful life. All glories to that holy name of the Lord, which is

auspicious for the entire world.'"

PURPORT

This verse is found in the Padyavali (16), an anthology of verses

compiled by Srila Rupa Gosvami.

Antya 3.182

TEXT 182

TEXT

ei slokera artha kara panditera gana"

sabe kahe, -- ‘tumi kaha artha-vivarana'

SYNONYMS

ei slokera -- of this verse; artha -- meaning; kara -- explain;

panditera gana -- O groups of learned scholars; sabe kahe -- everyone

said; tumi kaha -- you speak; artha-vivarana -- the meaning and

explanation.

TRANSLATION

After reciting this verse, Haridasa Thakura said, "O learned scholars,

please explain the meaning of this verse."

But the audience requested Haridasa Thakura, "It is better for you to

explain the meaning of this important verse."

Antya 3.183

TEXT 183

TEXT

haridasa kahena, -- "yaiche suryera udaya

udaya na haite arambhe tamera haya ksaya

SYNONYMS

haridasa kahena -- Haridasa Thakura began to explain; yaiche -- like;

suryera udaya -- sunrise; udaya na haite -- although not visible;

arambhe -- from the beginning; tamera -- of darkness; haya ksaya --

there is dissipation.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa Thakura said, "As the sun begins to rise, even before it is

visible it dissipates the darkness of night.

Antya 3.184

TEXT 184

TEXT

caura-preta-raksasadira bhaya haya nasa

udaya haile dharma-karma-adi parakasa

SYNONYMS

caura -- thieves; preta -- ghosts; raksasa -- demons; adira -- of them

and others; bhaya -- fear; haya -- becomes; nasa -- destroyed; udaya

haile -- when the sunrise is actually visible; dharma-karma -- all

religious activities and regulative principles; adi -- everything;

parakasa -- becomes manifest.

TRANSLATION

"With the first glimpse of sunlight, fear of thieves, ghosts and demons

immediately disappears, and when the sun is actually visible, everything

is manifest, and everyone begins performing his religious activities and

regulative duties.

Antya 3.185

TEXT 185

TEXT

aiche namodayarambhe papa-adira ksaya

udaya kaile krsna-pade haya premodaya

SYNONYMS

aiche -- similarly; nama-udaya -- of the appearance of the holy name;

arambhe -- by the beginning; papa -- reactions of sinful activities;

adira -- of them and others; ksaya -- dissipation; udaya kaile -- when

there is actually awakening of offenseless chanting; krsna-pade -- at

the lotus feet of Krsna; haya prema-udaya -- there is awakening of

ecstatic love.

TRANSLATION

"Similarly, the first hint that offenseless chanting of the Lord's holy

name has awakened dissipates the reactions of sinful life immediately.

And when one chants the holy name offenselessly, one awakens to service

in ecstatic love at the lotus feet of Krsna.

Antya 3.186

TEXT 186

TEXT

'mukti' tuccha-phala haya namabhasa haite

SYNONYMS

mukti -- liberation; tuccha-phala -- insignificant result; haya -- is;

nama-abhasa haite -- from a glimpse of the awakening of offenseless

chanting of the holy name.

TRANSLATION

"Liberation is the insignificant result derived from a glimpse of the

awakening of offenseless chanting of the holy name.

Antya 3.187

TEXT 187

TEXT

mriyamano harer nama

grnan putropacaritam

ajamilo ‘py agad dhama

kim uta sraddhaya grnan

SYNONYMS

mriyamanah -- dying; hareh nama -- the holy name of the Supreme Lord;

grnan -- chanting; putra-upacaritam -- though spoken for his son;

ajamilah -- Ajamila; api -- also; agat -- attained; dhama -- the

spiritual world; kim uta -- what to speak of; sraddhaya -- with faith

and reverence; grnan -- chanting.

TRANSLATION

"‘While dying, Ajamila chanted the holy name of the Lord, intending to

call his son Narayana. Nevertheless, he attained the spiritual world.

What then to speak of those who chant the holy name with faith and

reverence?'

PURPORT

This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (6.2.49).

Antya 3.188

TEXT 188

TEXT

ye mukti bhakta na laya, se krsna cahe dite"

SYNONYMS

ye -- which; mukti -- liberation; bhakta -- a devotee; na laya -- does

not take; se -- that; krsna -- Lord Krsna; cahe dite -- wants to offer.

TRANSLATION

"Liberation, which is unacceptable for a pure devotee, is always offered

by Krsna without difficulty.

Antya 3.189

TEXT 189

TEXT

salokya-sarsti-sarupya-

samipyaikatvam apy uta

diyamanam na grhnanti

vina mat-sevanam janah

SYNONYMS

salokya -- to live on the same planet; sarsti -- to acquire the same

opulence; sarupya -- to achieve the same bodily features; samipya -- to

live always near the Supreme Lord; ekatvam -- to merge into the

existence of the Lord; api -- even; uta -- certainly; diyamanam -- being

offered; na grhnanti -- do not take; vina -- without; mat-sevanam -- My

service; janah -- the devotees.

TRANSLATION

"‘My devotees do not accept salokya, sarsti, sarupya, samipya or oneness

with Me -- even if I offer these liberations -- in preference to serving

Me.'"

PURPORT

This verse is spoken by Lord Kapila, an avatara of the Supreme

Personality of Godhead, in Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.29.13).

Antya 3.190

TEXT 190

TEXT

'gopala cakravarti' nama eka-jana

majumadarera ghare sei arinda pradhana

SYNONYMS

gopala cakravarti -- Gopala Cakravarti; nama -- named; eka -- jana --

one person; majumadarera ghare -- at the residence of Hiranya and

Govardhana Majumadara; sei -- he; arinda pradhana -- the chief tax

collector.

TRANSLATION

At the house of Hiranya and Govardhana Majumadara, a person named Gopala

Cakravarti was officially the chief tax collector.

Antya 3.191

TEXT 191

TEXT

gaude rahi' patsaha-age arinda-giri kare

bara-laksa mudra sei patsara thani bhare

SYNONYMS

gaude rahi' -- living in Bengal; patsaha-age -- on behalf of the emperor;

arinda-giri kare -- acts as the chief tax collector; bara-laksa --

twelve hundred thousand; mudra -- coins; sei -- he; patsara thani -- for

the emperor; bhare -- collects.

TRANSLATION

This Gopala Cakravarti lived in Bengal. His duty as chief tax collector

was to collect 1,200,000 coins to deposit in the treasury of the emperor.

Antya 3.192

TEXT 192

TEXT

parama-sundara, pandita, nutana-yauvana

namabhase ‘mukti' suni' na ha-ila sahana

SYNONYMS

parama-sundara -- very beautiful; pandita -- learned; nutana -- new;

yauvana -- youth; nama-abhase -- by the glimpse of awakening of pure

chanting of the holy name; mukti -- liberation; suni' -- hearing; na ha-

ila sahana -- could not tolerate.

TRANSLATION

He had handsome bodily features, and he was learned and youthful, but he

could not tolerate the statement that simply by glimpsing the awakening

of the Lord's holy name one can attain liberation.

PURPORT

Vaisnavas strictly follow the directions of the sastras regarding how

one can be liberated simply by a slight awakening of pure chanting of

the holy name. Mayavadis cannot tolerate the statements of the sastras

about how easily liberation can be achieved, for, as stated in the

Bhagavad-gita (12.5), kleso ‘dhikaratas tesam avyaktasakta-cetasam:

impersonalists must work hard for many, many births, and only then will

they perhaps be liberated. Vaisnavas know that simply by chanting the

holy name of the Lord offenselessly, one achieves liberation as a by-

product. Thus there is no need to endeavor separately for liberation.

Srila Bilvamangala Thakura has said, muktih svayam mukulitanjali sevate ‘

sman: liberation stands at one's door, ready to render any kind of

service, if one is a pure devotee with unflinching faith and reverence.

This the Mayavadis cannot tolerate. Therefore the arinda pradhana, chief

tax collector, although very learned, handsome and youthful, could not

tolerate the statements of Haridasa Thakura.

Antya 3.193

TEXT 193

TEXT

kruddha hana bale sei sarosa vacana

"bhavukera siddhanta suna, panditera gana

SYNONYMS

kruddha hana -- becoming very angry; bale -- said; sei -- he; sa-rosa

vacana -- angry words; bhavukera -- of an emotional person; siddhanta --

conclusion; suna -- just hear; panditera gana -- O assembly of learned

scholars.

TRANSLATION

This young man, Gopala Cakravarti, became very angry upon hearing the

statements of Haridasa Thakura. He immediately criticized him. "O

assembly of learned scholars," he said, "just hear the conclusion of the

emotional devotee.

Antya 3.194

TEXT 194

TEXT

koti-janme brahma-jnane yei ‘mukti' naya

ei kahe, -- namabhase sei ‘mukti' haya"

SYNONYMS

koti-janme -- after millions upon millions of births; brahma-jnane -- by

absolute knowledge; yei -- which; mukti naya -- liberation is not

possible; ei -- this person; kahe -- says; nama-abhase -- simply by the

awakening of a glimpse of the pure chanting of the holy name; sei --

that; mukti -- liberation; haya -- becomes possible.

TRANSLATION

"After many millions upon millions of births, when one is complete in

absolute knowledge, one still may not attain liberation, yet this man

says that one may attain it simply by the awakening of a glimpse of the

holy name."

Antya 3.195

TEXT 195

TEXT

haridasa kahena, -- kene karaha samsaya?

sastre kahe, -- namabhasa-matre ‘mukti' haya

SYNONYMS

haridasa kahena -- Haridasa Thakura said; kene -- why; karaha samsaya --

are you doubtful; sastre kahe -- it is stated in the revealed scriptures;

nama-abhasa matre -- simply by a glimpse of the chanting of the holy

name; mukti haya -- there is liberation.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa Thakura said, "Why are you doubtful? The revealed scriptures

say that one can attain liberation simply by a glimpse of offenseless

chanting of the holy name.

Antya 3.196

TEXT 196

TEXT

bhakti-sukha-age ‘mukti' ati-tuccha haya

ataeva bhakta-gana ‘mukti' nahi laya

SYNONYMS

bhakti-sukha -- transcendental bliss derived from devotional service;

age -- before; mukti -- liberation; ati-tuccha -- extremely

insignificant; haya -- is; ataeva -- therefore; bhakta-gana -- pure

devotees; mukti -- liberation; nahi laya -- do not accept.

TRANSLATION

"For a devotee who enjoys the transcendental bliss of devotional service,

liberation is most insignificant. Therefore pure devotees never desire

to achieve liberation.

Antya 3.197

TEXT 197

TEXT

tvat-saksat-karanahlada-

visuddhabdhi-sthitasya me

sukhani gos-padayante

brahmany api jagad-guro

SYNONYMS

tvat -- You; saksat-karana -- by meeting; ahlada -- of pleasure;

visuddha -- spiritually purified; abdhi -- in an ocean; sthitasya --

situated; me -- of me; sukhani -- happiness; gos-padayante -- is like a

calf's hoofprint; brahmani -- derived from the understanding of

impersonal Brahman; api -- also; jagat-guro -- O master of the universe.

TRANSLATION

"‘My dear Lord, O master of the universe, since I have directly seen You,

my transcendental bliss has taken the shape of a great ocean. Being

situated in that ocean, I now realize all other so-called happiness,

including even brahmananda, to be like the water contained in the

hoofprint of a calf.'"

PURPORT

This verse is quoted from the Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya (14.36).

Antya 3.198

TEXT 198

TEXT

vipra kahe, -- "namabhase yadi ‘mukti' naya

tabe tomara naka kati' karaha niscaya"

SYNONYMS

vipra kahe -- the brahmana said; nama-abhase -- simply by the awakening

of offenseless chanting of the holy name; yadi -- if; mukti naya --

liberation is not attainable; tabe -- then; tomara -- your; naka -- nose;

kati' -- I shall cut off; karaha niscaya -- take it as certain.

TRANSLATION

Gopala Cakravarti said, "If one is not liberated by namabhasa, then you

may be certain that I shall cut off your nose."

Antya 3.199

TEXT 199

TEXT

haridasa kahena, -- "yadi namabhase ‘mukti' naya

tabe amara naka katimu, -- ei suniscaya"

SYNONYMS

haridasa kahena -- Haridasa Thakura said; yadi -- if; nama-abhase --

simply by the awakening of the holy name of the Lord; mukti naya --

mukti is not available; tabe -- then; amara -- my; naka -- nose; katimu -

- I shall cut off; ei -- this; suniscaya -- certain.

TRANSLATION

Then Haridasa Thakura accepted the challenge offered by Gopala

Cakravarti. "If by namabhasa liberation is not available," he said, "

certainly I shall cut off my nose."

Antya 3.200

TEXT 200

TEXT

suni' sabha-sad uthe kari' hahakara

majumadara sei vipre karila dhikkara

SYNONYMS

suni' -- hearing; sabha-sat -- all the members of the assembly; uthe --

got up; kari' haha-kara -- making a tumultuous sound; majumadara --

Hiranya and Govardhana Majumadara; sei vipre -- unto that brahmana who

was their servant; karila -- made; dhik-kara -- chastisement.

TRANSLATION

All the members of the assembly who had heard the challenge were greatly

agitated, and they got up, making a tumultuous sound. Hiranya and

Govardhana Majumadara both immediately chastised the brahmana tax

collector.

Antya 3.201

TEXT 201

TEXT

balai-purohita tare karila bhartsana

"ghata-patiya murkha tuni bhakti kanha jana?

SYNONYMS

balai-purohita -- the priest named Balarama Acarya; tare -- unto Gopala

Cakravarti; karila -- did; bhartsana -- chastisement; ghata-patiya --

interested in the pot and the earth; murkha -- fool; tuni -- you; bhakti

-- devotional service; kanha -- what; jana -- do know.

TRANSLATION

The priest named Balarama Acarya also chastised Gopala Cakravarti. "You

are a foolish logician," he said. "What do you know about the devotional

service of the Lord?

PURPORT

The philosophy enunciated by the Mayavadis is called ghata-patiya ("pot-

and-earth") philosophy. According to this philosophy, everything is one.

Such philosophers see no distinction between a pot made of earth and the

earth itself, reasoning that anything made of earth, such as different

pots, is also the same earth. Since Gopala Cakravarti was a ghata-patiya

logician, a gross materialist, what could he understand about the

transcendental devotional service of the Lord?

Antya 3.202

TEXT 202

TEXT

haridasa-thakure tuni kaili apamana!

sarva-nasa habe tora, na habe kalyana"

SYNONYMS

haridasa-thakure -- unto Haridasa Thakura; tuni -- you; kaili -- did;

apamana -- insult; sarva-nasa -- destruction of everything; habe --

there will be; tora -- your; na -- not; habe -- will be; kalyana --

auspicious result.

TRANSLATION

"You have insulted Haridasa Thakura. Thus there will be a dangerous

position for you. You should not expect anything auspicious."

Antya 3.203

TEXT 203

TEXT

suni' haridasa tabe uthiya calila

majumadara sei vipre tyaga karila

SYNONYMS

suni' -- hearing; haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; tabe -- then; uthiya

calila -- got up and began to go away; majumadara -- Hiranya and

Govardhana Majumadara; sei vipre -- this brahmana; tyaga karila --

kicked out.

TRANSLATION

Then Haridasa Thakura got up to leave, and the Majumadaras, the masters

of Gopala Cakravarti, immediately kicked him out and dismissed him from

their service.

Antya 3.204

TEXT 204

TEXT

sabha-sahite haridasera padila carane

haridasa hasi' kahe madhura-vacane

SYNONYMS

sabha-sahite -- with all the members of the assembly; haridasera -- of

Haridasa Thakura; padila carane -- fell down at the lotus feet; haridasa

-- Haridasa Thakura; hasi' -- smiling; kahe -- said; madhura-vacane --

in a sweet voice.

TRANSLATION

With all the members of the assembly, the two Majumadaras fell at the

lotus feet of Haridasa Thakura. Haridasa Thakura was smiling, however,

and he spoke in a sweet voice.

Antya 3.205

TEXT 205

TEXT

"toma-sabara dosa nahi, ei ajna brahmana

tara dosa nahi, tara tarka-nistha mana

SYNONYMS

toma-sabara -- of all of you; dosa -- fault; nahi -- there is not; ei --

this; ajna -- ignorant; brahmana -- so-called brahmana; tara dosa nahi --

he is also not at fault; tara -- his; tarka-nistha -- accustomed to

speculation; mana -- mind.

TRANSLATION

"None of you are at fault," he said. "Indeed, even this ignorant so-

called brahmana is not at fault, for he is accustomed to dry speculation

and logic.

Antya 3.206

TEXT 206

TEXT

tarkera gocara nahe namera mahattva

kotha haite janibe se ei saba tattva?

SYNONYMS

tarkera -- by argument and logic; gocara -- appreciable; nahe -- is not;

namera -- of the holy name; mahattva -- the glory; kotha haite -- from

where; janibe -- will know; se -- he; ei -- this; saba -- all; tattva --

truth.

TRANSLATION

"One cannot understand the glories of the holy name simply by logic and

argument. Therefore this man cannot possibly understand the glories of

the holy name.

Antya 3.207

TEXT 207

TEXT

yaha ghara, krsna karuna kusala sabara

amara sambandhe duhkha na ha-uka kahara"

SYNONYMS

yaha ghara -- go to your homes; krsna karuna -- may Lord Krsna bestow;

kusala sabara -- blessings to everyone; amara sambandhe -- on my account;

duhkha -- unhappiness; na ha-uka -- may there not be; kahara -- of

anyone.

TRANSLATION

"All of you may now go to your homes. May Lord Krsna bestow His

blessings upon you all. Do not be sorry because of my being insulted."

PURPORT

From this statement by Haridasa Thakura, it is understood that a pure

Vaisnava never takes anyone's insults seriously. This is the teaching of

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu:

trnad api su-nicena taror iva sahisnuna

amanina mana-dena kirtaniyah sada harih

[Cc. Adi 17.31]

"One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind,

thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street. One should be more

tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige and ready to

offer all respects to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the

holy name of the Lord constantly." A Vaisnava is always tolerant and

submissive like trees and grass. He tolerates insults offered by others,

for he is simply interested in chanting the holy name of the Lord

without being disturbed.

Antya 3.208

TEXT 208

TEXT

tabe se hiranya-dasa nija ghare aila

sei brahmane nija dvara-mana kaila

SYNONYMS

tabe -- thereupon; se -- that; hiranya-dasa -- Hiranya Majumadara; nija -

- own; ghare -- to home; aila -- returned; sei -- that; brahmane -- to

Gopala Cakravarti; nija -- own; dvara -- door; mana -- prohibition;

kaila -- issued.

TRANSLATION

Then Hiranya dasa Majumadara returned to his home and ordered that

Gopala Cakravarti not be admitted therein.

Antya 3.209

TEXT 209

TEXT

tina dina bhitare sei viprera ‘kustha' haila

ati ucca nasa tara galiya padila

SYNONYMS

tina dina -- three days; bhitare -- within; sei -- that; viprera -- of

the brahmana; kustha -- leprosy; haila -- appeared; ati -- very; ucca --

raised; nasa -- nose; tara -- his; galiya -- melting; padila -- fell.

TRANSLATION

Within three days that brahmana was attacked by leprosy, and as a result

his highly raised nose melted away and fell off.

Antya 3.210

TEXT 210

TEXT

campaka-kali-sama hasta-padanguli

konkada ha-ila saba, kusthe gela gali'

SYNONYMS

campaka -- of a golden-hued flower; kali -- buds; sama -- like; hasta-

pada-anguli -- fingers and toes; konkada ha-ila -- became crumpled; saba

-- all; kusthe -- because of leprosy; gela gali' -- melted away.

TRANSLATION

The brahmana's toes and fingers were beautiful like golden-colored

campaka buds, but because of leprosy they all withered and gradually

melted away.

Antya 3.211

TEXT 211

TEXT

dekhiya sakala loka haila camatkara

haridase prasamsi' tanre kare namaskara

SYNONYMS

dekhiya -- seeing; sakala loka -- all people; haila -- became; camatkara

-- astonished; haridase -- Haridasa Thakura; prasamsi' -- praising;

tanre -- unto him; kare -- offer; namaskara -- obeisances.

TRANSLATION

Seeing the condition of Gopala Cakravarti, everyone was astonished.

Everyone praised the influence of Haridasa Thakura and offered him

obeisances.

Antya 3.212

TEXT 212

TEXT

yadyapi haridasa viprera dosa na la-ila

tathapi isvara tare phala bhunjaila

SYNONYMS

yadyapi -- although; haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; viprera -- of the

brahmana; dosa -- offense; na -- did not; la-ila -- take seriously;

tathapi -- still; isvara -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tare --

unto him; phala -- the result of insulting a Vaisnava; bhunjaila -- made

to suffer.

TRANSLATION

Although Haridasa Thakura, as a Vaisnava, did not take seriously the

brahmana's offense, the Supreme Personality of Godhead could not

tolerate it, and thus he made the brahmana suffer the consequences.

Antya 3.213

TEXT 213

TEXT

bhakta-svabhava, -- ajna-dosa ksama kare

krsna-svabhava, -- bhakta-ninda sahite na pare

SYNONYMS

bhakta-svabhava -- the characteristic of a pure devotee; ajna-dosa --

offense by an ignorant rascal; ksama kare -- excuses; krsna-svabhava --

the characteristic of Krsna; bhakta-ninda -- blaspheming the devotees;

sahite na pare -- cannot tolerate.

TRANSLATION

A characteristic of a pure devotee is that he excuses any offense by an

ignorant rascal. A characteristic of Krsna, however, is that He cannot

tolerate blasphemy of His devotees.

PURPORT

The characteristic of a Vaisnava and the characteristic of the Lord

mentioned in this verse are very significant. In His Siksastaka (3) Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu has taught the characteristics of a Vaisnava:

trnad api su-nicena taror iva sahisnuna

amanina mana-dena kirtaniyah sada harih

[Cc. Adi 17.31]

A Vaisnava strictly follows this principle of being humbler than the

grass and more tolerant than a tree, expecting no honor from others but

offering honor to everyone. In this way, a Vaisnava is simply interested

in chanting about the Supreme Personality of Godhead and glorifying Him.

Haridasa Thakura epitomized this foremost order of Vaisnavism.

Krsna, however, cannot tolerate any insults or blasphemy against a

Vaisnava. For example, Prahlada Maharaja was chastised by his father,

Hiranyakasipu, in so many ways, but although Prahlada tolerated this,

Krsna did not. The Lord therefore came in the form of Nrsimhadeva

to kill Hiranyakasipu. Similarly, although Srila Haridasa Thakura

tolerated the insult by Gopala Cakravarti, Krsna could not. The Lord

immediately punished Gopala Cakravarti by making him suffer from leprosy.

While instructing Srila Rupa Gosvami about the many restrictive rules

and regulations for Vaisnavas, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has very vividly

described the effects of offenses at the lotus feet of a Vaisnava. Yadi

vaisnava-aparadha uthe hati mata (Madhya 19.156). Offending or

blaspheming a Vaisnava has been described as the greatest offense, and

it has been compared to a mad elephant. When a mad elephant enters a

garden, it ruins all the creepers, flowers and trees. Similarly, if a

devotee properly executing his devotional service becomes an offender at

the lotus feet of his spiritual master or another Vaisnava, his

devotional service is spoiled.

Antya 3.214

TEXT 214

TEXT

viprera kustha suni' haridasa mane duhkhi haila

balai-purohite kahi' santipura aila

SYNONYMS

viprera -- of the brahmana; kustha -- leprosy; suni' -- hearing;

haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; mane -- within the mind; duhkhi haila --

became unhappy; balai-purohite -- unto Balarama Acarya; kahi' --

speaking; santipura aila -- came to Santipura.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa Thakura was unhappy when he heard that the brahmana Gopala

Cakravarti had been attacked by leprosy. Thus after informing Balarama

Acarya, the priest of Hiranya Majumadara, he went to Santipura, the home

of Advaita Acarya.

Antya 3.215

TEXT 215

TEXT

acarye miliya kaila dandavat pranama

advaita alingana kari' karila sammana

SYNONYMS

acarye miliya -- meeting Advaita Acarya; kaila -- offered; dandavat

pranama -- obeisances and respects; advaita -- Advaita Acarya; alingana

kari' -- embracing; karila sammana -- showed respect.

TRANSLATION

Upon meeting Advaita Acarya, Haridasa Thakura offered Him respect and

obeisances. Advaita Acarya embraced him and showed respect to him in

return.

Antya 3.216

TEXT 216

TEXT

ganga-tire gonpha kari' nirjane tanre dila

bhagavata-gitara bhakti-artha sunaila

SYNONYMS

ganga-tire -- on the bank of the Ganges; gonpha kari' -- constructing a

small cavelike residence; nirjane -- in a solitary place; tanre -- unto

him; dila -- offered; bhagavata -- of Srimad-Bhagavatam; gitara -- of

the Bhagavad-gita; bhakti-artha -- the real meaning of devotional

service; sunaila -- spoke to him.

TRANSLATION

On the bank of the Ganges, in a solitary place, Advaita Acarya made a

cavelike home for Haridasa Thakura and spoke to him about the real

meaning of Srimad-Bhagavatam and the Bhagavad-gita in terms of

devotional service.

Antya 3.217

TEXT 217

TEXT

acaryera ghare nitya bhiksa-nirvahana

dui jana mili' krsna-katha-asvadana

SYNONYMS

acaryera ghare -- at the house of Advaita Acarya; nitya -- daily; bhiksa-

nirvahana -- accepting food as alms; dui jana -- the two of them; mili' -

- meeting together; krsna-katha -- discourses on the subject matter of

Krsna; asvadana -- tasting.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa Thakura accepted food daily at the house of Advaita Acarya.

Meeting together, the two of them would taste the nectar of discourses

on the subject matter of Krsna.

Antya 3.218

TEXT 218

TEXT

haridasa kahe, -- "gosani, kari nivedane

more pratyaha anna deha' kon prayojane?

SYNONYMS

haridasa kahe -- Haridasa Thakura said; gosani -- my dear Advaita Acarya;

kari nivedane -- let me submit one prayer; more -- unto me; prati-aha --

daily; anna deha' -- You give food; kon prayojane -- what is the

necessity.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa Thakura said, "My dear Advaita Acarya, let me submit something

before Your Honor. Every day You give me alms of food to eat. What is

the necessity of this?

Antya 3.219

TEXT 219

TEXT

maha-maha-vipra etha kulina-samaja

nice adara kara, na vasaha bhaya laja!!

SYNONYMS

maha-maha-vipra -- great, great brahmanas; etha -- here; kulina-samaja --

aristocratic society; nice -- to a low-class person; adara kara -- You

show honor; na vasaha -- You do not care for; bhaya laja -- fear or

shame.

TRANSLATION

"Sir, You are living within a society of great, great brahmanas and

aristocrats, but without fear or shame You adore a lower-class man like

me.

Antya 3.220

TEXT 220

TEXT

alaukika acara tomara kahite pai bhaya

sei krpa kariba, -- yate mora raksa haya"

SYNONYMS

alaukika acara -- uncommon behavior; tomara -- Your; kahite -- to speak;

pai bhaya -- I am afraid; sei krpa -- that favor; kariba -- kindly do;

yate -- by which; mora -- my; raksa -- protection; haya -- there is.

TRANSLATION

"My dear Sir, Your behavior is uncommon. Indeed, sometimes I am afraid

to speak to You. But please favor me by protecting me from the behavior

of society."

PURPORT

While Haridasa Thakura was staying under the care of Advaita Acarya, he

was afraid of the behavior of the society in Santipura, Navadvipa, which

was full of exceedingly aristocratic brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas.

Haridasa Thakura was born in a Muslim family and was later recognized as

a great Vaisnava, but nevertheless the brahmanas were very critical of

him. Thus Haridasa Thakura was afraid that Advaita Acarya would be put

into some difficulty because of His familiarity with Haridasa Thakura.

Sri Advaita Acarya treated Haridasa Thakura as a most elevated Vaisnava,

but others, like Ramacandra Khan, were envious of Haridasa Thakura. Of

course, we have to follow in the footsteps of Advaita Acarya, not caring

for people like Ramacandra Khan. At present, many Vaisnavas are coming

to our Krsna consciousness movement from among the Europeans and

Americans, and although men like Ramacandra Khan are always envious of

such Vaisnavas, one should follow in the footsteps of Sri Advaita Acarya

by treating all of them as Vaisnavas. Although they are not as exalted

as Haridasa Thakura, such Americans and Europeans, having accepted the

principles of Vaisnava philosophy and behavior, should never be excluded

from Vaisnava society.

Antya 3.221

TEXT 221

TEXT

acarya kahena, -- "tumi na kariha bhaya

sei acariba, yei sastra-mata haya

SYNONYMS

acarya kahena -- Advaita Acarya said; tumi -- you; na -- not; kariha --

do; bhaya -- fear; sei acariba -- I shall behave in that way; yei --

whatever; sastra-mata -- sanctioned by the revealed scriptures; haya --

is.

TRANSLATION

Advaita Acarya replied, "My dear Haridasa, do not be afraid. I shall

behave strictly according to the principles of the revealed scriptures.

PURPORT

Srila Advaita Acarya was not afraid of the strict brahminical culture

and customs of society. As stated in the sastric injunctions, which are

the true medium of evidence or proof, anyone can go back to Godhead,

even if born of a low family. Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gita (9.32):

mam hi partha vyapasritya ye ‘pi syuh papa-yonayah

striyo vaisyas tatha sudras te ‘pi yanti param gatim

"O son of Prtha, those who take shelter in Me, though they be of lower

birth -- women, vaisyas [merchants] and sudras [workers] -- can attain

the supreme destination." Though having taken a low birth in human

society, one who accepts Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead is

quite competent to go back home, back to Godhead; and one who is a bona

fide candidate for going back to Godhead should not be considered a

lowborn person, or candala. That is also a sastric injunction. As stated

in Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.4.18):

kirata-hunandhra-pulinda-pulkasa

abhira-sumbha yavanah khasadayah

ye ‘nye ca papa yad-apasrayasrayah

sudhyanti tasmai prabhavisnave namah

Not only the yavanas and khasadayah but even those born in still lower

families can be purified (sudhyanti) by the grace of a devotee of Lord

Krsna, for Krsna empowers such devotees to perform this purification.

Advaita Acarya had confidence in the sastric evidence and did not care

about social customs. The Krsna consciousness movement, therefore, is a

cultural movement that does not care about local social conventions.

Following in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Advaita Acarya,

we can accept a devotee from any part of the world and recognize him as

a brahmana as soon as he is qualified due to following the principles of

Vaisnava behavior.

Antya 3.222

TEXT 222

TEXT

tumi khaile haya koti-brahmana-bhojana"

eta bali, sraddha-patra karaila bhojana

SYNONYMS

tumi khaile -- if you eat; haya -- there is; koti-brahmana-bhojana --

feeding ten million brahmanas; eta bali -- saying this; sraddha-patra --

the dish offered to the forefathers; karaila bhojana -- made to eat.

TRANSLATION

"Feeding you is equal to feeding ten million brahmanas," Advaita Acarya

said. "Therefore, accept this sraddha-patra." Thus Advaita Acarya made

him eat.

PURPORT

Sraddha is prasadam offered to the forefathers at a certain date of the

year or month. The sraddha-patra, or plate offered to the forefathers,

is then offered to the best of the brahmanas in society. Instead of

offering the sraddha-patra to any other brahmana, Advaita Acarya offered

it to Haridasa Thakura, considering him greater than any of the foremost

brahmanas. This act by Sri Advaita Acarya proves that Haridasa Thakura

was always situated in a transcendental position and was therefore

always greater than even the most exalted brahmana, for he was situated

above the mode of goodness of the material world. Referring to the

Bhakti-sandarbha, text 177, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura

quotes the following statements from the Garuda Purana in this

connection:

brahmananam sahasrebhyah satra-yaji visisyate

satra-yaji-sahasrebhyah sarva-vedanta-paragah

sarva-vedanta-vit-kotya visnu-bhakto visisyate

vaisnavanam sahasrebhya ekanty eko visisyate

"A brahmana qualified to offer sacrifices is better than an ordinary

brahmana, and better than such a brahmana is one who has studied all the

Vedic scriptures. Among many such brahmanas, one who is a devotee of

Lord Visnu is the best, and among many such Vaisnavas, one who fully

engages in the service of the Lord is the best."

bhaktir asta-vidha hy esa yasmin mlecche ‘pi vartate

sa viprendro muni-sresthah sa jnani sa ca panditah

tasmai deyam tato grahyam sa ca pujyo yatha harih

"There are many different kinds of devotees, but even a Vaisnava coming

from a family of mlecchas or yavanas is understood to be a learned

scholar, complete in knowledge, if he knows the Vaisnava philosophy. He

should therefore be given charity, for such a Vaisnava is as worshipable

as the Supreme Personality of Godhead."

na me ‘bhaktas catur-vedi mad-bhaktah sva-pacah priyah

tasmai deyam tato grahyam sa ca pujyo yatha hy aham

Lord Krsna says, "Even if a nondevotee comes from a brahmana family and

is expert in studying the Vedas, he is not very dear to Me, whereas even

if a sincere devotee comes from a low family of meat-eaters, he is very

dear to Me. Such a sincere pure devotee should be given charity, for he

is as worshipable as I."

Antya 3.223

TEXT 223

TEXT

jagat-nistara lagi' karena cintana

avaisnava-jagat kemane ha-ibe mocana?

SYNONYMS

jagat-nistara -- the deliverance of the people of the whole world; lagi'

-- for; karena cintana -- was always thinking; avaisnava -- full of

nondevotees; jagat -- the whole world; kemane -- how; ha-ibe mocana --

will be delivered.

TRANSLATION

Advaita Acarya was always absorbed in thoughts of how to deliver the

fallen souls of the entire world. "The entire world is full of

nondevotees," He thought. "How will they be delivered?"

PURPORT

Srila Advaita Acarya sets the standard for acaryas in the Vaisnava

sampradaya. An acarya must always be eager to deliver the fallen souls.

A person who establishes a temple or matha to take advantage of people's

sentiments by using for his livelihood what people contribute for the

worship of the Deity cannot be called a gosvami or acarya. One who knows

the conclusion of the sastras, follows in the footsteps of his

predecessors and endeavors to preach the bhakti cult all over the world

is to be considered an acarya. The role of an acarya is not to earn his

livelihood through the income of the temple. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta

Sarasvati Thakura used to say that if one earns his livelihood by

displaying the Deity in the temple, he is not an acarya or gosvami. It

would be better for him to accept service even as a sweeper in the

street, for that is a more honorable means of earning one's living.

Antya 3.224

TEXT 224

TEXT

krsne avatarite advaita pratijna karila

jala-tulasi diya puja karite lagila

SYNONYMS

krsne -- Lord Krsna; avatarite -- to cause to descend; advaita --

Advaita Acarya; pratijna -- promise; karila -- made; jala-tulasi --

Ganges water and tulasi leaves; diya -- offering; puja -- worship;

karite -- to do; lagila -- began.

TRANSLATION

Determined to deliver all the fallen souls, Advaita Acarya decided to

cause Krsna to descend. With this vow, He began to offer Ganges water

and tulasi leaves to worship the Lord.

Antya 3.225

TEXT 225

TEXT

haridasa kare gonphaya nama-sankirtana

krsna avatirna ha-ibena, -- ei tanra mana

SYNONYMS

haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; kare -- performed; gonphaya -- in the cave;

nama-sankirtana -- chanting of the holy name of the Lord; krsna -- Lord

Krsna; avatirna ha-ibena -- will descend; ei -- this; tanra mana -- his

mind.

TRANSLATION

Similarly, Haridasa Thakura chanted in his cave on the bank of the

Ganges with the intention of causing Krsna's descent.

Antya 3.226

TEXT 226

TEXT

dui-janera bhaktye caitanya kaila avatara

nama-prema pracari' kaila jagat uddhara

SYNONYMS

dui-janera -- of these two persons; bhaktye -- because of the devotional

service; caitanya -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila -- made;

avatara -- incarnation; nama-prema -- the holy name and love of Krsna;

pracari' -- preaching; kaila -- did; jagat uddhara -- deliverance of the

whole world.

TRANSLATION

Because of the devotional service of these two persons, Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu descended as an incarnation. Thus He preached the

holy name of the Lord and ecstatic love of Krsna to deliver the entire

world.

Antya 3.227

TEXT 227

TEXT

ara alaukika eka caritra tanhara

yahara sravane loke haya camatkara

SYNONYMS

ara -- another; alaukika -- uncommon; eka -- one; caritra --

characteristic; tanhara -- of Haridasa Thakura; yahara sravane -- in

hearing which; loke -- in human society; haya -- there is; camatkara --

astonishment.

TRANSLATION

There is another incident concerning Haridasa Thakura's uncommon

behavior. One will be astonished to hear about it.

Antya 3.228

TEXT 228

TEXT

tarka na kariha, tarkagocara tanra riti

visvasa kariya suna kariya pratiti

SYNONYMS

tarka na kariha -- do not argue; tarka-agocara -- beyond argument; tanra

-- his; riti -- behavior; visvasa kariya -- believing; suna -- listen;

kariya pratiti -- having confidence.

TRANSLATION

Hear about such incidents without putting forth dry arguments, for these

incidents are beyond our material reasoning. One must believe in them

with faith.

Antya 3.229

TEXT 229

TEXT

eka-dina haridasa gonphate vasiya

nama-sankirtana karena ucca kariya

SYNONYMS

eka-dina -- one day; haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; gonphate vasiya --

sitting in his cave; nama-sankirtana karena -- was chanting the holy

name of the Lord; ucca kariya -- resounding very loudly.

TRANSLATION

One day Haridasa Thakura was sitting in his cave, reciting the holy name

of the Lord very loudly.

Antya 3.230

TEXT 230

TEXT

jyotsnavati ratri, dasa dik sunirmala

gangara lahari jyotsnaya kare jhala-mala

SYNONYMS

jyotsnavati -- full of moonlight; ratri -- the night; dasa dik -- ten

directions; su-nirmala -- very clear and bright; gangara lahari -- the

waves of the Ganges; jyotsnaya -- in the moonlight; kare jhala-mala --

appear dazzling.

TRANSLATION

The night was full of moonlight, which made the waves of the Ganges look

dazzling. All directions were clear and bright.

Antya 3.231

TEXT 231

TEXT

dvare tulasi lepa-pindira upara

gonphara sobha dekhi' lokera judaya antara

SYNONYMS

dvare -- at the door; tulasi -- the tulasi plant; lepa -- very clean;

pindira upara -- on the altar; gonphara sobha -- the beauty of the cave;

dekhi' -- seeing; lokera -- of everyone; judaya -- was satisfied; antara

-- the heart.

TRANSLATION

Thus everyone who saw the beauty of the cave, with the tulasi plant on a

clean altar, was astonished and satisfied at heart.

Antya 3.232

TEXT 232

TEXT

hena-kale eka nari angane aila

tanra anga-kantye sthana pita-varna ha-ila

SYNONYMS

hena-kale -- at this time; eka -- one; nari -- woman; angane aila --

came to the courtyard; tanra -- her; anga-kantye -- by the beauty of the

body; sthana -- that place; pita-varna ha-ila -- became yellowish.

TRANSLATION

At that time, in that beautiful scene, a woman appeared in the courtyard.

The beauty of her body was so bright that it tinged the entire place

with a yellow hue.

Antya 3.233

TEXT 233

TEXT

tanra anga-gandhe dasa dik amodita

bhusana-dhvanite karna haya camakita

SYNONYMS

tanra -- her; anga-gandhe -- the scent of the body; dasa dik -- ten

directions; amodita -- perfumed; bhusana-dhvanite -- by the tinkling of

her ornaments; karna -- the ear; haya -- becomes; camakita -- startled.

TRANSLATION

The scent of her body perfumed all directions, and the tinkling of her

ornaments startled the ear.

Antya 3.234

TEXT 234

TEXT

asiya tulasire sei kaila namaskara

tulasi parikrama kari' gela gonpha-dvara

SYNONYMS

asiya -- coming; tulasire -- unto the tulasi plant; sei -- that woman;

kaila -- did; namaskara -- obeisances; tulasi -- the tulasi plant;

parikrama -- circumambulating; kari' -- doing; gela -- went; gonpha-

dvara -- to the door of the cave.

TRANSLATION

After coming there, the woman offered obeisances to the tulasi plant,

and after circumambulating the tulasi plant she came to the door of the

cave where Haridasa Thakura was sitting.

Antya 3.235

TEXT 235

TEXT

yoda-hate haridasera vandila carana

dvare vasi' kahe kichu madhura vacana

SYNONYMS

yoda-hate -- with folded hands; haridasera -- of Haridasa Thakura;

vandila carana -- offered prayers at the lotus feet; dvare vasi' --

sitting at the door; kahe -- says; kichu -- some; madhura vacana --

sweet words.

TRANSLATION

With folded hands she offered obeisances at the lotus feet of Haridasa

Thakura. Sitting at the door, she then spoke in a very sweet voice.

Antya 3.236

TEXT 236

TEXT

"jagatera bandhu tumi rupa-gunavan

tava sanga lagi' mora ethake prayana

SYNONYMS

jagatera -- of the whole world; bandhu -- friend; tumi -- you; rupa-guna-

van -- so beautiful and qualified; tava sanga -- your union; lagi' --

for; mora -- my; ethake prayana -- coming here.

TRANSLATION

"My dear friend," she said, "you are the friend of the entire world. You

are so beautiful and qualified. I have come here only for union with you.

Antya 3.237

TEXT 237

TEXT

more angikara kara hana sadaya

dine daya kare, -- ei sadhu-svabhava haya"

SYNONYMS

more -- me; angikara kara -- accept; hana sa-daya -- being very kind;

dine -- to the fallen souls; daya kare -- show favor; ei -- this; sadhu-

svabhava -- the characteristic of saintly persons; haya -- is.

TRANSLATION

"My dear sir, kindly accept me and be merciful toward me, for it is a

characteristic of all saintly persons to be kind toward the poor and

fallen."

Antya 3.238

TEXT 238

TEXT

eta bali' nana-bhava karaye prakasa

yahara darsane munira haya dhairya-nasa

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; nana-bhava -- various postures; karaye prakasa

-- began to manifest; yahara darsane -- seeing which; munira -- of even

the great philosophers; haya -- there is; dhairya-nasa -- loss of

patience.

TRANSLATION

After saying this, she began to manifest various postures, which even

the greatest philosopher would lose his patience upon seeing.

Antya 3.239

TEXT 239

TEXT

nirvikara haridasa gambhira-asaya

balite lagila tanre hana sadaya

SYNONYMS

nirvikara -- unmoved; haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; gambhira -- very

deep; asaya -- determination; balite lagila -- began to speak; tanre --

unto her; hana sadaya -- being merciful.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa Thakura was immovable, for he was deeply determined. He began

to speak to her, being very merciful toward her.

Antya 3.240

TEXT 240

TEXT

"sankhya-nama-sankirtana -- ei ‘maha-yajna' manye

tahate diksita ami ha-i prati-dine

SYNONYMS

sankhya-nama-sankirtana -- numerical chanting of the holy name; ei --

this; maha-yajna -- great sacrifice; manye -- I have vowed; tahate

diksita -- initiated in that; ami -- I; ha-i -- am; prati-dine -- every

day.

TRANSLATION

"I have been initiated into a vow to perform a great sacrifice by

chanting the holy name a certain number of times every day.

Antya 3.241

TEXT 241

TEXT

yavat kirtana samapta nahe, na kari anya kama

kirtana samapta haile, haya diksara visrama

SYNONYMS

yavat -- as long as; kirtana -- chanting; samapta -- finished; nahe --

is not; na -- not; kari -- I do; anya -- other; kama -- desire; kirtana -

- chanting; samapta -- finished; haile -- becoming; haya -- there is;

diksara -- of initiation; visrama -- rest.

TRANSLATION

"As long as the vow to chant is unfulfilled, I do not desire anything

else. When I finish my chanting, then I have an opportunity to do

anything.

Antya 3.242

TEXT 242

TEXT

dvare vasi' suna tumi nama-sankirtana

nama samapta haile karimu tava priti-acarana

SYNONYMS

dvare vasi' -- sitting at the door; suna -- hear; tumi -- you; nama-

sankirtana -- chanting of the holy names; nama -- the holy name; samapta

haile -- when finished; karimu -- I shall do; tava -- your; priti --

pleasure; acarana -- activities.

TRANSLATION

"Sit down at the door and hear the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-

mantra. As soon as the chanting is finished, I shall satisfy you as you

desire."

Antya 3.243

TEXT 243

TEXT

eta bali' karena tenho nama-sankirtana

sei nari vasi' kare sri-nama-sravana

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; karena -- performs; tenho -- he; nama-

sankirtana -- chanting of the holy name; sei nari -- that woman; vasi' --

sitting; kare -- does; sri-nama-sravana -- hearing the holy name.

TRANSLATION

After saying this, Haridasa Thakura continued to chant the holy name of

the Lord. Thus the woman sitting before him began to hear the chanting

of the holy name.

Antya 3.244

TEXT 244

TEXT

kirtana karite asi' pratah-kala haila

pratah-kala dekhi' nari uthiya calila

SYNONYMS

kirtana karite -- chanting and chanting; asi' -- coming; pratah-kala --

morning; haila -- appeared; pratah-kala dekhi' -- seeing the morning

light; nari -- the woman; uthiya calila -- got up and left.

TRANSLATION

In this way, as he chanted and chanted, the morning approached, and when

the woman saw that it was morning, she got up and left.

Antya 3.245

TEXT 245

TEXT

ei-mata tina-dina kare agamana

nana bhava dekhaya, yate brahmara hare mana

SYNONYMS

ei-mata -- in this way; tina-dina -- three days; kare -- she does;

agamana -- approaching; nana bhava -- all kinds of feminine postures;

dekhaya -- exhibits; yate -- by which; brahmara -- even of Lord Brahma;

hare -- attracts; mana -- mind.

TRANSLATION

For three days she approached Haridasa Thakura in this way, exhibiting

various feminine postures that would bewilder the mind of even Lord

Brahma.

Antya 3.246

TEXT 246

TEXT

krsne namavista-mana sada haridasa

aranye rodita haila stri-bhava-prakasa

SYNONYMS

krsne -- unto Lord Krsna; nama-avista -- absorbed in chanting the holy

name; mana -- mind; sada -- always; haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; aranye

-- in the wilderness; rodita -- crying; haila -- became; stri-bhava-

prakasa -- exhibition of feminine postures.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa Thakura was always absorbed in thoughts of Krsna and the holy

name of Krsna. Therefore the feminine poses the woman exhibited were

just like crying in the forest.

Antya 3.247

TEXT 247

TEXT

trtiya divasera ratri-sesa yabe haila

thakurera sthane nari kahite lagila

SYNONYMS

trtiya divasera -- of the third day; ratri-sesa -- the end of the night;

yabe -- when; haila -- there was; thakurera -- of Haridasa Thakura;

sthane -- at the place; nari -- the woman; kahite lagila -- began to

speak.

TRANSLATION

At the end of the night of the third day, the woman spoke to Haridasa

Thakura as follows.

Antya 3.248

TEXT 248

TEXT

"tina dina vancila ama kari' asvasana

ratri-dine nahe tomara nama-samapana"

SYNONYMS

tina dina -- for three days; vancila -- you have cheated; ama -- me;

kari' asvasana -- giving assurance; ratri-dine -- throughout the entire

day and night; nahe -- is not; tomara -- your; nama-samapana --

finishing of the chanting of the holy name.

TRANSLATION

"My dear sir, for three days you have cheated me by giving me false

assurances, for I see that throughout the entire day and night your

chanting of the holy name is never finished."

Antya 3.249

TEXT 249

TEXT

haridasa thakura kahena, -- "ami ki karimu?

niyama kariyachi, taha kemane chadimu?"

SYNONYMS

haridasa thakura -- Haridasa Thakura; kahena -- said; ami ki karimu --

what shall I do; niyama kariyachi -- I have made a vow; taha -- that;

kemane -- how; chadimu -- shall I give up.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa Thakura said, "My dear friend, what can I do? I have made a vow.

How, then, can I give it up?"

Antya 3.250

TEXT 250

TEXT

tabe nari kahe tanre kari' namaskara

'ami -- maya' karite ailana pariksa tomara

SYNONYMS

tabe -- at that time; nari -- the woman; kahe -- said; tanre -- unto

Haridasa Thakura; kari' namaskara -- offering obeisances; ami -- I; maya

-- the illusory energy; karite -- to do; ailana -- I came; pariksa --

testing; tomara -- your.

TRANSLATION

After offering obeisances to Haridasa Thakura, the woman said, "I am the

illusory energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. I came here to

test you.

PURPORT

In the Bhagavad-gita (7.14) Lord Krsna says:

daivi hy esa guna-mayi mama maya duratyaya

mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te

"This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material

nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me

can easily cross beyond it." This was actually proved by the behavior of

Haridasa Thakura. Maya enchants the entire world. Indeed, people have

forgotten the ultimate goal of life because of the dazzling attractions

of the material world. But this dazzling attraction, especially the

attractive beauty of a woman, is meant for persons who are not

surrendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Lord says, mam

eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te: [Bg. 7.14] "One who is

surrendered unto Me cannot be conquered by the illusory energy." The

illusory energy personally came to test Haridasa Thakura, but herein she

admits her defeat, for she was unable to captivate him. How is this

possible? It was because Haridasa Thakura, fully surrendered to the

lotus feet of Krsna, was always absorbed in thoughts of Krsna by

chanting the holy names of the Lord 300,000 times daily as a vow.

Antya 3.251

TEXT 251

TEXT

brahmadi jiva, ami sabare mohilun

ekela tomare ami mohite narilun

SYNONYMS

brahma-adi jiva -- all living entities, beginning from Lord Brahma; ami -

- I; sabare mohilun -- captivated everyone; ekela -- alone; tomare --

you; ami -- I; mohite narilun -- could not attract.

TRANSLATION

"I have previously captivated the mind of even Brahma, what to speak of

others. Your mind alone have I failed to attract.

PURPORT

Beginning from Lord Brahma down to the insignificant ant, everyone,

without exception, is attracted by the illusory energy of the Supreme

Personality of Godhead. The demigods, human beings, animals, birds,

beasts, trees and plants are all attracted by sexual desire. That is the

illusion of maya. Everyone, whether man or woman, thinks that he is the

enjoyer of the illusory energy. In this way, everyone is captivated and

engaged in material activities. However, because Haridasa Thakura was

always thinking of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and was always

busy satisfying the senses of the Lord, this process alone saved him

from the captivation of maya. This is practical proof of the strength of

devotional service. Because of his full engagement in the service of the

Lord, he could not be induced to enjoy maya. The verdict of the sastras

is that a pure Vaisnava, or devotee of the Lord, never thinks of

enjoying the material world, which culminates in sex life. He never

thinks himself an enjoyer; instead, he always wants to be enjoyed by the

Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore the conclusion is that the

Supreme Personality of Godhead is eternal, transcendental, beyond the

perception of sense gratification and beyond the material qualities.

Only if a living entity gives up the false conception that the body is

the self and always thinks himself an eternal servant of Krsna and the

Vaisnavas can he surpass the influence of maya (mam eva ye prapadyante

mayam etam taranti te [Bg. 7.14]). A pure living entity who thus attains

the stage of anartha-nivrtti, cessation of everything unwanted, has

nothing to enjoy in the material world. One attains this stage only by

properly performing the functions of devotional service. Srila Rupa

Gosvami has written:

adau sraddha tatah sadhu-sango ‘tha bhajana-kriya

tato ‘nartha-nivrttih syat tato nistha rucis tatah

"In the beginning one must have a preliminary desire for self-

realization. This will bring one to the stage of trying to associate

with persons who are spiritually elevated. In the next stage, one

becomes initiated by an elevated spiritual master, and under his

instruction the neophyte devotee begins the process of devotional

service. By execution of devotional service under the guidance of the

spiritual master, one becomes freed from all material attachments,

attains steadiness in self-realization and acquires a taste for hearing

about the Absolute Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna." (Bhakti-rasamrta-

sindhu 1.4.15) If one is actually executing devotional service, then

anarthas, the unwanted things associated with material enjoyment, will

automatically disappear.

Antya 3.252–253

TEXTS 252–253

TEXT

maha-bhagavata tumi, -- tomara darsane

tomara krsna-nama-kirtana-sravane

citta suddha haila, cahe krsna-nama laite

krsna-nama upadesi' krpa kara mote

SYNONYMS

maha-bhagavata -- the foremost devotee; tumi -- you; tomara darsane --

by seeing you; tomara -- your; krsna-nama -- of the holy name of Krsna;

kirtana -- chanting; sravane -- by hearing; citta -- consciousness;

suddha haila -- became purified; cahe -- wants; krsna-nama laite -- to

chant the holy name of Lord Krsna; krsna-nama upadesi' -- instructing

about chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra; krpa kara -- show mercy; mote

-- unto me.

TRANSLATION

"My dear sir, you are the foremost devotee. Simply seeing you and

hearing you chant the holy name of Krsna has purified my consciousness.

Now I want to chant the holy name of the Lord. Please be kind to me by

instructing me about the ecstasy of chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.

Antya 3.254

TEXT 254

TEXT

caitanyavatare vahe premamrta-vanya

saba jiva preme bhase, prthivi haila dhanya

SYNONYMS

caitanya-avatare -- by the incarnation of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vahe -

- flows; prema-amrta -- of the eternal nectar of love of Godhead; vanya -

- the flood; saba jiva -- all living entities; preme -- in ecstatic love;

bhase -- float; prthivi -- the whole world; haila -- became; dhanya --

thankful.

TRANSLATION

"There is now a flood of the eternal nectar of love of Godhead due to

the incarnation of Lord Caitanya. All living entities are floating in

that flood. The entire world is now thankful to the Lord.

Antya 3.255

TEXT 255

TEXT

e-vanyaya ye na bhase, sei jiva chara

koti-kalpe kabhu tara nahika nistara

SYNONYMS

e-vanyaya -- in this inundation; ye -- anyone who; na bhase -- does not

float; sei -- that; jiva -- living entity; chara -- most condemned; koti-

kalpe -- in millions of kalpas; kabhu -- at any time; tara -- his;

nahika -- there is not; nistara -- deliverance.

TRANSLATION

"Anyone who does not float in this inundation is most condemned. Such a

person cannot be delivered for millions of kalpas.

PURPORT

The kalpa is explained in the Bhagavad-gita (8.17): sahasra-yuga-

paryantam ahar yad brahmano viduh. One day of Brahma is called a kalpa.

A yuga, or maha-yuga, consists of 4,320,000 years, and one thousand such

maha-yugas constitute one kalpa. The author of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

says that if one does not take advantage of the Krsna consciousness

movement of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he cannot be delivered for millions

of such kalpas.

Antya 3.256

TEXT 256

TEXT

purve ami rama-nama panachi ‘siva' haite

tomara sange lobha haila krsna-nama laite

SYNONYMS

purve -- formerly; ami -- I; rama-nama -- the holy name of Lord Rama;

panachi -- got; siva haite -- from Lord Siva; tomara sange -- by your

association; lobha haila -- I became greedy; krsna-nama laite -- to

chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.

TRANSLATION

"Formerly I received the holy name of Lord Rama from Lord Siva, but now,

due to your association, I am greatly eager to chant the holy name of

Lord Krsna.

Antya 3.257

TEXT 257

TEXT

mukti-hetuka taraka haya ‘rama-nama'

'krsna-nama' paraka hana kare prema-dana

SYNONYMS

mukti-hetuka -- the cause of liberation; taraka -- deliverer; haya -- is;

rama-nama -- the holy name of Lord Rama; krsna-nama -- the holy name of

Lord Krsna; paraka -- that which gets one to the other side of the ocean

of nescience; hana -- being; kare -- gives; prema-dana -- the gift of

love of Krsna.

TRANSLATION

"The holy name of Lord Rama certainly gives liberation, but the holy

name of Krsna transports one to the other side of the ocean of nescience

and at last gives one ecstatic love of Krsna.

PURPORT

In an indirect way, this verse explains the chanting of the Hare Krsna

maha-mantra. The Hare Krsna maha-mantra -- Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna

Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare -- includes

both the holy name of Lord Krsna and the name of Lord Rama. Lord Rama

gives one the opportunity to be liberated, but simply by liberation one

does not get actual spiritual benefit. Sometimes if one is liberated

from the material world but has no shelter at the lotus feet of Krsna,

one falls down to the material world again. Liberation is like a state

of convalescence, in which one is free from a fever but is still not

healthy. Even in the stage of convalescence, if one is not very careful,

one may have a relapse. Similarly, liberation does not offer as much

security as the shelter of the lotus feet of Krsna. It is stated in the

sastra:

ye ‘nye ‘ravindaksa vimukta-maninas

tvayy asta-bhavad avisuddha-buddhayah

aruhya krcchrena param padam tatah

patanty adho ‘nadrta-yusmad-anghrayah

"O Lord, the intelligence of those who think themselves liberated but

who have no devotion is impure. Even though they rise to the highest

point of liberation by dint of severe penances and austerities, they are

sure to fall down again into material existence, for they do not take

shelter at Your lotus feet." (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.2.32) Yusmad-

anghrayah refers to the lotus feet of Krsna. If one does not take

shelter of Krsna's lotus feet, he falls down (patanty adhah), even from

liberation. The Hare Krsna maha-mantra, however, gives liberation and at

the same time offers shelter at the lotus feet of Krsna. If one takes

shelter at the lotus feet of Krsna after liberation, he develops his

dormant ecstatic love for Krsna. That is the highest perfection of life.

Antya 3.258

TEXT 258

TEXT

krsna-nama deha' tumi more kara dhanya

amare bhasaya yaiche ei prema-vanya

SYNONYMS

krsna nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; deha' -- please give; tumi --

you; more -- me; kara dhanya -- make fortunate; amare -- me; bhasaya --

may cause to float; yaiche -- so that; ei -- this; prema-vanya --

inundation of ecstatic love of Lord Krsna.

TRANSLATION

"Please give me the holy name of Krsna and thus make me fortunate, so

that I also may float in the flood of love of Godhead inaugurated by Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu."

Antya 3.259

TEXT 259

TEXT

eta bali' vandila haridasera carana

haridasa kahe, -- "kara krsna-sankirtana"

SYNONYMS

eta bali' -- saying this; vandila -- worshiped; haridasera carana -- the

lotus feet of Haridasa Thakura; haridasa kahe -- Haridasa said; kara --

just perform; krsna-sankirtana -- chanting of the holy name of Krsna.

TRANSLATION

After speaking in this way, Maya worshiped the lotus feet of Haridasa

Thakura, who initiated her by saying, "Just perform chanting of the Hare

Krsna maha-mantra."

PURPORT

Now even Maya wanted to be favored by Haridasa Thakura. Therefore

Haridasa Thakura formally initiated her by asking her to chant the Hare

Krsna maha-mantra.

Antya 3.260

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TEXT

upadesa pana maya calila hana prita

e-saba kathate karo na janme pratita

SYNONYMS

upadesa pana -- getting this instruction; maya -- Maya; calila -- left;

hana prita -- being very pleased; e-saba kathate -- in all these

narrations; karo -- of someone; na -- not; janme -- there is; pratita --

faith.

TRANSLATION

After thus being instructed by Haridasa Thakura, Maya left with great

pleasure. Unfortunately, some people have no faith in these narrations.

Antya 3.261

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TEXT

pratita karite kahi karana ihara

yahara sravane haya visvasa sabara

SYNONYMS

pratita karite -- just to make one faithful; kahi -- I say; karana ihara

-- the reason for this; yahara sravane -- hearing which; haya -- there

is; visvasa -- faith; sabara -- of everyone.

TRANSLATION

Therefore I shall explain the reasons why people should have faith.

Everyone who hears this will be faithful.

Antya 3.262

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caitanyavatare krsna-preme lubdha hana

brahma-siva-sanakadi prthivite janmiya

SYNONYMS

caitanya-avatare -- in the incarnation of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krsna-

preme -- for ecstatic love of Krsna; lubdha hana -- being very greedy;

brahma -- Lord Brahma; siva -- Lord Siva; sanaka-adi -- the Kumaras and

others; prthivite -- on this earth; janmiya -- taking birth.

TRANSLATION

During the incarnation of Lord Caitanya to inaugurate the Krsna

consciousness movement, even such personalities as Lord Brahma, Lord

Siva and the four Kumaras took birth upon this earth, being allured by

ecstatic love of Lord Krsna.

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TEXT

krsna-nama lana nace, prema-vanyaya bhase

narada-prahladadi ase manusya-prakase

SYNONYMS

krsna-nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; lana -- chanting; nace --

dance; prema-vanyaya -- in the inundation of the flood of love of

Godhead; bhase -- float; narada -- the sage Narada; prahlada-adi -- and

devotees like Prahlada; ase -- come; manusya-prakase -- in the guise of

human beings.

TRANSLATION

All of them, including the great sage Narada and devotees like Prahlada,

came here in the guise of human beings, chanting the holy names of Lord

Krsna together and dancing and floating in the inundation of love of

Godhead.

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TEXT 264

TEXT

laksmi-adi kari' krsna-preme lubdha hana

nama-prema asvadila manusye janmiya

SYNONYMS

laksmi-adi -- the goddess of fortune and others; kari' -- in this way;

krsna-preme -- for love of Krsna; lubdha hana -- being greedy; nama-

prema -- the holy name of Krsna in love; asvadila -- tasted; manusye

janmiya -- taking birth in human society.

TRANSLATION

The goddess of fortune and others, allured by love of Krsna, also came

down in the form of human beings and tasted the holy name of the Lord in

love.

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TEXT 265

TEXT

anyera ka katha, apane vrajendra-nandana

avatari' karena prema-rasa asvadana

SYNONYMS

anyera ka katha -- what to speak of others; apane -- personally;

vrajendra-nandana -- the son of Nanda Maharaja, Krsna; avatari' --

descending; karena -- performs; prema-rasa asvadana -- tasting of the

nectar of love of Krsna.

TRANSLATION

What to speak of others, even Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja,

personally descends to taste the nectar of love of Godhead in the form

of the chanting of Hare Krsna.

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TEXT 266

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maya-dasi ‘prema' mage, -- ithe ki vismaya?

'sadhu-krpa'-‘nama' vina ‘prema' na janmaya

SYNONYMS

maya-dasi -- the external energy is a maidservant; prema mage -- she

wants love of Godhead; ithe -- in this; ki vismaya -- what is the wonder;

sadhu-krpa -- the mercy of the devotee; nama -- chanting of the holy

name; vina -- without; prema -- love of Godhead; na janmaya -- is not

possible.

TRANSLATION

What is the wonder if the maidservant of Krsna, His external energy,

begs for love of Godhead? Without the mercy of a devotee and without the

chanting of the holy name of the Lord, love of Godhead cannot be

possible.

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TEXT 267

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caitanya-gosanira lilara ei ta' svabhava

tribhuvana nace, gaya, pana prema-bhava

SYNONYMS

caitanya-gosanira -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lilara -- of the

pastimes; ei -- this; ta' -- certainly; svabhava -- the characteristic;

tri-bhuvana nace -- the three worlds dance; gaya -- chant; pana --

getting; prema-bhava -- love of Krsna.

TRANSLATION

In the activities of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the three worlds

dance and chant, having come in touch with love of Godhead. This is the

characteristic of His pastimes.

Antya 3.268

TEXT 268

TEXT

krsna-adi, ara yata sthavara-jangame

krsna-preme matta kare krsna-sankirtane

SYNONYMS

krsna-adi -- beginning from Krsna; ara -- and; yata -- all; sthavara-

jangame -- moving and nonmoving creatures; krsna-preme -- in love of

Krsna; matta -- maddened; kare -- make; krsna-sankirtane -- chanting the

holy name of Krsna.

TRANSLATION

The holy name of Krsna is so attractive that anyone who chants it --

including all living entities, moving and nonmoving, and even Lord Krsna

Himself -- becomes imbued with love of Krsna. This is the effect of

chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.

Antya 3.269

TEXT 269

TEXT

svarupa-gosani kadacaya ye-lila likhila

raghunatha-dasa-mukhe ye saba sunila

SYNONYMS

svarupa-gosani -- Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; kadacaya -- in his notes; ye

-- whatever; lila -- pastimes; likhila -- has noted; raghunatha-dasa-

mukhe -- from the mouth of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; ye -- that; saba --

all; sunila -- I have heard.

TRANSLATION

I have heard from the mouth of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami all that Svarupa

Damodara Gosvami recorded in his notes about the pastimes of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Antya 3.270

TEXT 270

TEXT

sei saba lila kahi sanksepa kariya

caitanya-krpate likhi ksudra-jiva hana

SYNONYMS

sei saba -- all those; lila -- pastimes; kahi -- I say; sanksepa kariya -

- in brief; caitanya-krpate -- by the mercy of Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; likhi -- I write; ksudra-jiva hana -- being a very

insignificant living entity.

TRANSLATION

I have briefly described those pastimes. Whatever I have written is by

the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, since I am an insignificant living

being.

Antya 3.271

TEXT 271

TEXT

haridasa thakurera kahilun mahimara kana

yahara sravane bhaktera judaya sravana

SYNONYMS

haridasa thakurera -- of Haridasa Thakura; kahilun -- I have described;

mahimara -- of the glories; kana -- a fragment; yahara -- of which;

sravane -- the hearing; bhaktera -- of the devotees; judaya -- satisfies;

sravana -- the aural reception.

TRANSLATION

I have described but a fragment of the glories of Haridasa Thakura.

Hearing this satisfies the aural reception of every devotee.

Antya 3.272

TEXT 272

TEXT

sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa

caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa

SYNONYMS

sri-rupa -- Srila Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha -- Srila Raghunatha dasa

Gosvami; pade -- at the lotus feet; yara -- whose; asa -- expectation;

Caitanya-caritamrta -- the book named Caitanya-caritamrta; kahe --

describes; krsnadasa -- Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.

TRANSLATION

Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha, always

desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta,

following in their footsteps.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-

lila, Third Chapter, describing the glories of Srila Haridasa Thakura.

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Antya 3: The Glories of Srila Haridasa Thakura
 
Chapter 3: 
The Glories of Srila Haridasa Thakura
 
A summary of the Third Chapter is given by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura as 
follows. A beautiful young brahmana girl in Jagannatha Puri had a very 
handsome son who was coming every day to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. This 
was not very much to the liking of Damodara Pandita, however, who 
therefore told Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, "If You display so much love for 
this boy, people will doubt Your character." Hearing these words from 
Damodara Pandita, the Lord sent him to Navadvipa to supervise the 
affairs of His mother, Sacidevi. He also especially requested Damodara 
Pandita to remind His mother that He was sometimes going to her home to 
accept the food she offered. Thus, following the order of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu, Damodara Pandita went to Navadvipa, taking with him all 
kinds of prasadam from Lord Jagannatha.
 
On another occasion, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu once inquired from Haridasa 
Thakura, who was known as Brahma Haridasa, how the yavanas, or persons 
bereft of Vedic culture, would be delivered in Kali-yuga. Haridasa 
Thakura replied that their deliverance would be possible if they very 
loudly chanted the Hare Krsna mantra, for hearing the Hare Krsna mantra 
chanted loudly, even with but little realization, would help them.
 
After describing this incident, the author of the Caitanya-caritamrta 
also describes how Haridasa Thakura was tested at Benapola, a village 
near Santipura. A person named Ramacandra Khan, who was envious of 
Haridasa Thakura, sent a professional prostitute to attempt to defame 
him, but by the mercy of Haridasa Thakura, even the prostitute was 
delivered. Because of offending a pure Vaisnava, Ramacandra Khan was 
later cursed by Nityananda Prabhu and ruined.
 
From Benapola, Haridasa Thakura went to the village known as Candapura, 
where he lived at the house of Balarama Acarya. Thereafter, Haridasa 
Thakura was received by two brothers known as Hiranya and Govardhana 
Majumadara, but in the course of a discussion he was offended by a caste 
brahmana known as Gopala Cakravarti. Because of this offense, Gopala 
Cakravarti was punished by being afflicted with leprosy.
 
Haridasa Thakura later left Candapura and went to the house of Advaita 
Acarya, where he was tested by Mayadevi, the personification of the 
external energy. She also received his favor by being blessed with the 
chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.
 
Antya 3.1
 
TEXT 1
 
TEXT
 
vande ‘ham sri-guroh sri-yuta-pada-kamalam sri-gurun vaisnavams ca
 sri-rupam sagrajatam saha-gana-raghunathanvitam tam sa-jivam
sadvaitam savadhutam parijana-sahitam krsna-caitanya-devam
 sri-radha-krsna-padan saha-gana-lalita-sri-visakhanvitams ca
SYNONYMS
 
vande -- offer my respectful obeisances; aham -- I; sri-guroh -- of my 
spiritual master; sri-yuta-pada-kamalam -- unto the opulent lotus feet; 
sri-gurun -- unto the spiritual masters in the parampara system, 
beginning from Madhavendra Puri down to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati 
Thakura Prabhupada; vaisnavan -- unto all the Vaisnavas, beginning from 
Lord Brahma and others coming from the very point of creation; ca -- and;
 sri-rupam -- unto Srila Rupa Gosvami; sa-agra-jatam -- with his elder 
brother, Sri Sanatana Gosvami; saha-gana -- with associates; raghunatha-
anvitam -- with Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; tam -- unto him; sa -- jivam -- 
with Jiva Gosvami; sa-advaitam -- with Advaita Acarya; sa-avadhutam -- 
with Nityananda Prabhu; parijana-sahitam -- and with Srivasa Thakura and 
all the other devotees; krsna-caitanya-devam -- unto Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; sri radha-krsna-padan -- unto the lotus feet of the all-
opulent Sri Krsna and Radharani; saha-gana -- with Their associates; 
lalita-sri-visakha-anvitan -- accompanied by Lalita and Sri Visakha; ca -
- also.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of my spiritual 
master and of all the other preceptors on the path of devotional service,
 unto all the Vaisnavas and unto the Six Gosvamis, including Srila Rupa 
Gosvami, Srila Sanatana Gosvami, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Jiva Gosvami 
and their associates. I offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Advaita 
Acarya Prabhu, Sri Nityananda Prabhu and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, as 
well as all His devotees, headed by Srivasa Thakura. I then offer my 
respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Lord Krsna and Srimati 
Radharani and all the gopis, headed by Lalita and Visakha.
 
Antya 3.2
 
TEXT 2
 
TEXT
 
jaya jaya gauracandra jaya nityananda
jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda
SYNONYMS
 
jaya jaya -- all glories; gaura-candra -- to Sri Caitanya; jaya -- all 
glories; nityananda -- to Lord Nityananda; jaya advaita-candra -- all 
glories to Advaita Acarya; jaya -- all glories; gaura-bhakta-vrnda -- to 
the devotees of Lord Caitanya.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Nityananda Prabhu!
 All glories to Advaita Acarya! And all glories to all the devotees of 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu!
 
Antya 3.3
 
TEXT 3
 
TEXT
 
purusottame eka udiya-brahmana-kumara
pitr-sunya, maha-sundara, mrdu-vyavahara
SYNONYMS
 
purusottame -- in Jagannatha Puri; eka -- one; udiya-brahmana -- kumara -
- young son of a brahmana from Orissa; pitr-sunya -- without his father; 
maha-sundara -- possessing very beautiful bodily features; mrdu-
vyavahara -- having very gentle behavior.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In Jagannatha Puri there was a young boy who had been born of an Orissan 
brahmana but had later lost his father. The boy's features were very 
beautiful, and his behavior was extremely gentle.
 
Antya 3.4–5
 
TEXTS 4–5
 
TEXT
 
prabhu-sthane nitya aise, kare namaskara
prabhu-sane bat kahe prabhu-‘prana' tara
prabhute tahara priti, prabhu daya kare
damodara tara priti sahite na pare
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu-sthane -- to the place of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nitya -- daily;
 aise -- comes; kare namaskara -- offers respectful obeisances; prabhu-
sane -- with the Lord; bat kahe -- talks; prabhu-prana tara -- his life 
and soul was Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prabhute -- unto the Lord; tahara 
priti -- his affection; prabhu -- the Lord; daya kare -- reciprocates 
His mercy; damodara -- Damodara Pandita; tara -- his; priti -- love of 
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sahite na pare -- could not tolerate.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The boy came daily to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and offered Him respectful 
obeisances. He was free to talk with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu because the 
Lord was his life and soul, but the boy's intimacy with the Lord and the 
Lord's mercy toward him were intolerable for Damodara Pandita.
 
Antya 3.6
 
TEXT 6
 
TEXT
 
bara bara nisedha kare brahmana-kumare
prabhure na dekhile sei rahite na pare
SYNONYMS
 
bara bara -- again and again; nisedha kare -- forbids; brahmana-kumare --
 the son of the brahmana; prabhure -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; na 
dekhile -- without seeing; sei -- that boy; rahite na pare -- could not 
stay.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Damodara Pandita again and again forbade the son of the brahmana to 
visit the Lord, but the boy could not bear staying home and not seeing 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Antya 3.7
 
TEXT 7
 
TEXT
 
nitya aise, prabhu tare kare maha-prita
yanha priti tanha aise, -- balakera rita
SYNONYMS
 
nitya aise -- he comes daily; prabhu -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
tare -- to him; kare -- does; maha-prita -- very affectionate behavior; 
yanha priti -- wherever there is love; tanha aise -- one comes there; 
balakera rita -- the nature of a small boy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The boy came every day to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who treated him with 
great affection. It is the nature of any boy to go see a man who loves 
him.
 
Antya 3.8
 
TEXT 8
 
TEXT
 
taha dekhi' damodara duhkha paya mane
balite na pare, balaka nisedha na mane
SYNONYMS
 
taha dekhi' -- seeing that; damodara -- Damodara Pandita; duhkha paya -- 
gets unhappiness; mane -- in his mind; balite na pare -- could not say 
anything; balaka -- the boy; nisedha -- prohibition; na mane -- would 
not care for.
 
TRANSLATION
 
This was intolerable for Damodara Pandita. He became greatly unhappy, 
but there was nothing he could say, for the boy would ignore his 
restrictions.
 
Antya 3.9
 
TEXT 9
 
TEXT
 
ara dina sei balaka prabhu-sthane aila
gosani tare priti kari' varta puchila
SYNONYMS
 
ara dina -- one day; sei balaka -- that boy; prabhu-sthane aila -- came 
to Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gosani -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; 
tare -- unto him; priti kari' -- with great affection; varta -- news; 
puchila -- inquired.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One day when the boy came to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Lord very 
affectionately inquired from him about all kinds of news.
 
Antya 3.10
 
TEXT 10
 
TEXT
 
kata-ksane se balaka uthi' yabe gela
sahite na pare, damodara kahite lagila
SYNONYMS
 
kata-ksane -- after some time; se balaka -- that boy; uthi' -- standing 
up; yabe -- when; gela -- left; sahite na pare -- could not tolerate; 
damodara -- Damodara Pandita; kahite lagila -- began to say.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After some time, when the boy stood up and left, the intolerant Damodara 
Pandita began to speak.
 
Antya 3.11
 
TEXT 11
 
TEXT
 
anyopadese pandita -- kahe gosanira thani
'gosani' ‘gosani' ebe janimu ‘gosani'
SYNONYMS
 
anya-upadese -- by instructing others; pandita -- learned teacher; kahe -
- says; gosanira thani -- in front of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gosani 
gosani -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the supreme teacher; ebe -- now; 
janimu -- we shall know; gosani -- what kind of teacher.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Damodara Pandita impudently said to the Lord, "Everyone says that You 
are a great teacher because of Your instructions to others, but now we 
shall find out what kind of teacher You are.
 
PURPORT
 
Damodara Pandita was a great devotee of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. 
Sometimes, however, a person in such a position becomes impudent, being 
influenced by the external energy and material considerations. Thus a 
devotee mistakenly dares to criticize the activities of the spiritual 
master or the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Despite the logic that "
Caesar's wife must be above suspicion," a devotee should not be 
disturbed by the activities of his spiritual master and should not try 
to criticize him. A devotee should be fixed in the conclusion that the 
spiritual master cannot be subject to criticism and should never be 
considered equal to a common man. Even if there appears to be some 
discrepancy according to an imperfect devotee's estimation, the devotee 
should be fixed in the conviction that even if his spiritual master goes 
to a liquor shop, he is not a drunkard; rather, he must have some 
purpose in going there. It is said in a Bengali poem:
 
yadyapi nityananda sura-badi yaya
tathapio haya nityananda-raya
 
"Even if I see that Lord Nityananda has entered a liquor shop, I shall 
not be diverted from my conclusion that Nityananda Raya is the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead."
 
Antya 3.12
 
TEXT 12
 
TEXT
 
ebe gosanira guna-yasa saba loke gaibe
tabe gosanira pratistha purusottame ha-ibe
SYNONYMS
 
ebe -- now; gosanira -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; guna-yasa -- 
attributes and reputation; saba loke -- everyone; gaibe -- will talk 
about; tabe -- at that time; gosanira -- of the Lord; pratistha -- the 
position; purusottame -- in Purusottama (Jagannatha Puri); ha-ibe -- 
will be.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"You are known as Gosani [teacher or acarya], but now talk about Your 
attributes and reputation will spread throughout the city of Purusottama.
 How Your position will be impaired!"
 
Antya 3.13
 
TEXT 13
 
TEXT
 
suni' prabhu kahe, -- ‘kya kaha, damodara?'
damodara kahe, -- tumi svatantra ‘isvara'
SYNONYMS
 
suni' -- hearing; prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; kya kaha -
- what nonsense are you speaking; damodara -- My dear Damodara; damodara 
kahe -- Damodara Pandita replied; tumi -- You; svatantra -- independent; 
isvara -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Although Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu knew that Damodara Pandita was a pure 
and simple devotee, upon hearing this impudent talk the Lord said, "My 
dear Damodara, what nonsense are you speaking?"
 
Damodara Pandita replied, "You are the independent Personality of 
Godhead, beyond all criticism.
 
Antya 3.14
 
TEXT 14
 
TEXT
 
svacchande acara kara, ke pare balite?
mukhara jagatera mukha para acchadite?
SYNONYMS
 
svacchande -- without restriction; acara kara -- You behave; ke pare 
balite -- who can talk; mukhara -- talkative; jagatera -- of the whole 
world; mukha -- mouth; para acchadite -- can You cover.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Lord, You can act as You please. No one can say anything to 
restrict You. Nevertheless, the entire world is impudent. People can say 
anything. How can You stop them?
 
Antya 3.15
 
TEXT 15
 
TEXT
 
pandita hana mane kene vicara na kara?
randi brahmanira balake priti kene kara?
SYNONYMS
 
pandita hana -- being a learned teacher; mane -- in the mind; kene -- 
why; vicara na kara -- do You not consider; randi brahmanira -- of a 
widowed wife of a brahmana; balake -- unto the son; priti -- affection; 
kene kara -- why do You show.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Dear Lord, You are a learned teacher. Why then don't You consider that 
this boy is the son of a widowed brahmani? Why are You so affectionate 
to him?
 
Antya 3.16
 
TEXT 16
 
TEXT
 
yadyapi brahmani sei tapasvini sati
tathapi tahara dosa -- sundari yuvati
SYNONYMS
 
yadyapi -- although; brahmani -- wife of a brahmana; sei -- that; 
tapasvini -- austere; sati -- chaste; tathapi -- still; tahara -- her; 
dosa -- fault; sundari -- very beautiful; yuvati -- young girl.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Although the boy's mother is completely austere and chaste, she has one 
natural fault -- she is a very beautiful young girl.
 
Antya 3.17
 
TEXT 17
 
TEXT
 
tumi-ha -- parama yuva, parama sundara
lokera kanakani-bate deha avasara"
SYNONYMS
 
tumi-ha -- You also; parama yuva -- young man; parama sundara -- very 
beautiful; lokera -- of the people in general; kanakani -- whispering; 
bate -- talks; deha avasara -- You are giving an opportunity for.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"And You, my dear Lord, are a handsome, attractive young man. Therefore 
certainly people will whisper about You. Why should You give them such 
an opportunity?"
 
PURPORT
 
As a simple and staunch devotee of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, 
Damodara Pandita could not tolerate criticism of the Lord, but 
unfortunately he himself was criticizing Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in 
his own way. The Lord could understand that it was because of Damodara 
Pandita's simplicity that he impudently dared criticize Him. 
Nevertheless, such behavior by a devotee is not very good.
 
Antya 3.18
 
TEXT 18
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' damodara mauna ha-ila
antare santosa prabhu hasi' vicarila
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- saying this; damodara -- Damodara Pandita; mauna ha-ila -- 
became silent; antare -- within Himself; santosa -- pleased; prabhu -- 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hasi' -- smiling; vicarila -- considered.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Having said this, Damodara Pandita became silent. Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu smiled, pleased within Himself, and considered the impudence 
of Damodara Pandita.
 
Antya 3.19
 
TEXT 19
 
TEXT
 
"ihare kahiye suddha-premera taranga
damodara-sama mora nahi ‘antaranga'"
SYNONYMS
 
ihare -- such behavior; kahiye -- I can say; suddha-premera taranga -- 
waves of pure devotional service; damodara-sama -- like Damodara; mora --
 My; nahi -- there is not; antaranga -- intimate friend.
 
TRANSLATION
 
[Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu thought:] "This impudence is also a sign of 
pure love for Me. I have no other intimate friend like Damodara Pandita."
 
Antya 3.20
 
TEXT 20
 
TEXT
 
eteka vicari' prabhu madhyahne calila
ara dine damodare nibhrte bolaila
SYNONYMS
 
eteka vicari' -- considering like this; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; madhyahne calila -- went to perform His noon duties; ara 
dine -- the next day; damodare -- unto Damodara Pandita; nibhrte -- in a 
solitary place; bolaila -- called.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thinking in this way, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to perform His noon 
duties. The next day, He called Damodara Pandita to a solitary place.
 
Antya 3.21
 
TEXT 21
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- "damodara, calaha nadiya
matara samipe tumi raha tanha yana
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; damodara -- My dear friend 
Damodara; calaha nadiya -- you had better go to Nadia (Navadvipa); 
matara samipe -- with My mother; tumi -- you; raha -- stay; tanha -- 
there; yana -- going.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Lord said, "My dear friend Damodara, you had better go to Nadia and 
stay with My mother.
 
Antya 3.22
 
TEXT 22
 
TEXT
 
toma vina tanhara raksaka nahi dekhi ana
amake-ha yate tumi kaila savadhana
SYNONYMS
 
toma vina -- besides you; tanhara -- of mother Sacidevi; raksaka -- 
protector; nahi -- not; dekhi -- I see; ana -- anyone else; amake-ha -- 
even unto Me; yate -- by which; tumi -- you; kaila -- did; savadhana -- 
care.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I see no one but you to protect her, for you are so careful that you 
can caution even Me.
 
Antya 3.23
 
TEXT 23
 
TEXT
 
toma sama ‘nirapeksa' nahi mora gane
'nirapeksa' nahile ‘dharma' na yaya raksane
SYNONYMS
 
toma sama -- like you; nirapeksa -- neutral; nahi -- there is not; mora 
gane -- among My associates; nirapeksa -- neutral; nahile -- without 
being; dharma -- religious principles; na yaya raksane -- cannot be 
protected.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"You are the most neutral among My associates. This is very good, for 
without being neutral one cannot protect religious principles.
 
Antya 3.24
 
TEXT 24
 
TEXT
 
ama haite ye na haya, se toma haite haya
amare karila danda, ana keba haya
SYNONYMS
 
ama haite -- from Me; ye -- whatever; na haya -- is not; se -- that; 
toma haite -- from you; haya -- becomes possible; amare -- Me; karila 
danda -- punished; ana -- others; keba haya -- what to speak of.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"You can do whatever I cannot. Indeed, you can chastise even Me, what to 
speak of others.
 
Antya 3.25
 
TEXT 25
 
TEXT
 
matara grhe raha yai matara carane
tomara age nahibe karo svacchandacarane
SYNONYMS
 
matara -- of My mother; grhe -- at the home; raha -- stay; yai -- going; 
matara carane -- at the shelter of My mother's lotus feet; tomara age -- 
in front of you; nahibe -- there will not be; karo -- of anyone; 
svacchanda-acarane -- independent activities.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"It is best for you to go to the shelter of My mother's lotus feet, for 
no one will be able to behave independently in front of you.
 
Antya 3.26
 
TEXT 26
 
TEXT
 
madhye madhye asiba kabhu amara darasane
sighra kari' punah tahan karaha gamane
SYNONYMS
 
madhye madhye -- at intervals; asiba -- you will come; kabhu -- 
sometimes; amara darasane -- to see Me; sighra kari' -- very soon; punah 
-- again; tahan -- there; karaha gamane -- arrange to go.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"At intervals you may come see Me here and then soon again go there.
 
Antya 3.27
 
TEXT 27
 
TEXT
 
matare kahiha mora koti namaskare
mora sukha-katha kahi' sukha diha' tanre
SYNONYMS
 
matare -- to My mother; kahiha -- inform; mora -- My; koti -- ten 
million; namaskare -- obeisances; mora -- My; sukha -- of happiness; 
katha -- topics; kahi' -- saying; sukha -- happiness; diha' tanre -- 
give to her.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Offer My mother millions of My obeisances. Please speak to her about My 
happiness here and thus give her happiness.
 
Antya 3.28
 
TEXT 28
 
TEXT
 
'nirantara nija-katha tomare sunaite
ei lagi' prabhu more pathaila ihante'
SYNONYMS
 
nirantara -- constantly; nija-katha -- personal activities; tomare 
sunaite -- to inform you; ei lagi' -- for this reason; prabhu -- Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; more -- me; pathaila -- has sent; ihante -- here.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Tell her that I sent you to inform her of My personal activities so 
that she may share in My happiness.
 
Antya 3.29
 
TEXT 29
 
TEXT
 
eta kahi' matara mane santosa janmaiha
ara guhya-katha tanre smarana karaiha
SYNONYMS
 
eta kahi' -- saying this; matara mane -- in the mind of My mother; 
santosa janmaiha -- give satisfaction; ara -- another; guhya-katha -- 
very confidential message; tanre -- her; smarana karaiha -- make to 
remember.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Speaking in this way, satisfy the mind of mother Saci. Also, remind her 
of one most confidential incident with this message from Me.
 
Antya 3.30
 
TEXT 30
 
TEXT
 
'bare bare asi' ami tomara bhavane
mistanna vyanjana saba kariye bhojane
SYNONYMS
 
bare bare -- again and again; asi' -- coming; ami -- I; tomara bhavane --
 at your place; mistanna -- sweetmeats; vyanjana -- vegetables; saba -- 
all; kariye -- do; bhojane -- eating.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘I come to your home again and again to eat all the sweetmeats and 
vegetables you offer.
 
Antya 3.31
 
TEXT 31
 
TEXT
 
bhojana kariye ami, tumi taha jana
bahya virahe taha svapna kari mana
SYNONYMS
 
bhojana -- dining; kariye -- do; ami -- I; tumi -- you; taha -- that; 
jana -- know; bahya -- externally; virahe -- in separation; taha -- that;
 svapna -- dream; kari -- as; mana -- you accept.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘You know that I come and eat the offerings, but because of external 
separation, you consider this a dream.
 
PURPORT
 
Because mother Saci was feeling separation from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, 
she thought she was dreaming that her son had come to her. Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu, however, wanted to inform her that actually it was not a 
dream. He actually came there and ate whatever His mother offered Him. 
Such are the dealings of advanced devotees with the Supreme Personality 
of Godhead. As stated in the Brahma-samhita (5.38):
 
premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena
 santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti
yam syamasundaram acintya-guna-svarupam
 govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami
 
"I worship the primeval Lord, Govinda, who is always seen by the devotee 
whose eyes are anointed with the pulp of love. He is seen in His eternal 
form of Syamasundara, situated within the heart of the devotee." Pure 
devotees realize dealings with the Lord on the transcendental plane, but 
because the devotees are still in the material world, they think that 
these are dreams. The Lord, however, talks with the advanced devotee, 
and the advanced devotee also sees Him. It is all factual; it is not a 
dream.
 
Antya 3.32
 
TEXT 32
 
TEXT
 
ei magha-sankrantye tumi randhana karila
nana vyanjana, ksira, pitha, payasa randhila
SYNONYMS
 
ei -- this; magha-sankrantye -- on the occasion of the Magha-sankranti 
festival; tumi -- you; randhana karila -- cooked; nana vyanjana -- 
varieties of vegetables; ksira -- condensed milk; pitha -- cakes; payasa 
-- sweet rice; randhila -- cooked.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘During the last Magha-sankranti festival, you cooked varieties of 
vegetables, condensed milk, cakes and sweet rice for Me.
 
Antya 3.33
 
TEXT 33
 
TEXT
 
krsne bhoga lagana yabe kaila dhyana
amara sphurti haila, asru bharila nayana
SYNONYMS
 
krsne -- unto Lord Krsna; bhoga -- offering; lagana -- giving; yabe -- 
when; kaila dhyana -- you meditated; amara -- My; sphurti -- sudden 
appearance; haila -- there was; asru -- tears; bharila -- filled; nayana 
-- your eyes.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘You offered the food to Lord Krsna, and while you were in meditation I 
suddenly appeared, and your eyes filled with tears.
 
Antya 3.34
 
TEXT 34
 
TEXT
 
aste-vyaste ami giya sakali khaila
ami khai, -- dekhi' tomara sukha upajila
SYNONYMS
 
aste-vyaste -- in great haste; ami -- I; giya -- going; sakali khaila -- 
ate everything; ami khai -- I eat; dekhi' -- seeing; tomara -- your; 
sukha -- happiness; upajila -- grew.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘I went there in great haste and ate everything. When you saw Me eating,
 you felt great happiness.
 
Antya 3.35
 
TEXT 35
 
TEXT
 
ksaneke asru muchiya sunya dekhi' pata
svapana dekhilun, ‘yena nimani khaila bhata'
SYNONYMS
 
ksaneke -- in a moment; asru -- tears; muchiya -- wiping; sunya -- 
vacant; dekhi' -- seeing; pata -- the plate; svapana dekhilun -- I saw a 
dream; yena -- as if; nimani -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; khaila bhata -- 
ate the food.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘In a moment, after you had wiped your eyes, you saw that the plate you 
had offered Me was empty. Then you thought, "I dreamt as if Nimai were 
eating everything."
 
Antya 3.36
 
TEXT 36
 
TEXT
 
bahya-viraha-dasaya punah bhranti haila
'bhoga na lagailun', -- ei jnana haila
SYNONYMS
 
bahya-viraha -- of external separation; dasaya -- by the condition; 
punah -- again; bhranti haila -- there was illusion; bhoga -- offering 
to the Deity; na lagailun -- I have not given; ei -- this; jnana haila --
 you thought.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘In the condition of external separation, you were again under illusion,
 thinking that you had not offered the food to Lord Visnu.
 
Antya 3.37
 
TEXT 37
 
TEXT
 
paka-patre dekhila saba anna ache bhari'
punah bhoga lagaila sthana-samskara kari'
SYNONYMS
 
paka-patre -- the cooking pots; dekhila -- she saw; saba -- all; anna -- 
food; ache bhari' -- were filled with; punah -- again; bhoga lagaila -- 
offered the food; sthana -- the place for offering; samskara kari' -- 
cleansing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘Then you went to see the cooking pots and found that every pot was 
filled with food. Therefore you again offered the food, after cleansing 
the place for the offering.
 
Antya 3.38
 
TEXT 38
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata bara bara kariye bhojana
tomara suddha-preme more kare akarsana
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; bara bara -- again and again; kariye bhojana -- 
I eat; tomara -- your; suddha-preme -- pure love; more -- Me; kare 
akarsana -- attracts.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘Thus I again and again eat everything you offer Me, for I am attracted 
by your pure love.
 
Antya 3.39
 
TEXT 39
 
TEXT
 
tomara ajnate ami achi nilacale
nikate lana yao ama tomara prema-bale'
SYNONYMS
 
tomara ajnate -- on your order; ami -- I; achi -- reside; nilacale -- at 
Jagannatha Puri; nikate -- nearby; lana yao -- you take away; ama -- Me; 
tomara -- your; prema -- transcendental love; bale -- on the strength of.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘Only by your order am I living in Nilacala [Jagannatha Puri]. 
Nevertheless, you still pull Me near you because of your great love for 
Me.'"
 
Antya 3.40
 
TEXT 40
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata bara bara karaiha smarana
mora nama lana tanra vandiha carana"
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; bara bara -- again and again; karaiha -- cause; 
smarana -- remembrance; mora -- My; nama -- name; lana -- taking; tanra -
- her; vandiha -- worship; carana -- feet.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu told Damodara Pandita, "Remind mother Saci in 
this way again and again and worship her lotus feet in My name."
 
Antya 3.41
 
TEXT 41
 
TEXT
 
eta kahi' jagannathera prasada anaila
matake vaisnave dite prthak prthak dila
SYNONYMS
 
eta kahi' -- saying this; jagannathera -- of Jagannatha; prasada -- 
remnants of food; anaila -- ordered to be brought; matake -- to His 
mother; vaisnave -- and all the Vaisnavas; dite -- to deliver; prthak 
prthak -- separately; dila -- He gave.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After saying this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ordered that varieties of 
prasadam offered to Lord Jagannatha be brought. The Lord then gave him 
the prasadam, separately packed, to offer to various Vaisnavas and His 
mother.
 
Antya 3.42
 
TEXT 42
 
TEXT
 
tabe damodara cali' nadiya aila
matare miliya tanra carane rahila
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- then; damodara -- Damodara Pandita; cali' -- walking; nadiya 
aila -- reached Nadia (Navadvipa); matare miliya -- just after meeting 
Sacimata; tanra carane -- at her lotus feet; rahila -- remained.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way Damodara Pandita went to Nadia [Navadvipa]. After meeting 
mother Saci, he stayed under the care of her lotus feet.
 
Antya 3.43
 
TEXT 43
 
TEXT
 
acaryadi vaisnavere maha-prasada dila
prabhura yaiche ajna, pandita taha acarila
SYNONYMS
 
acarya-adi -- headed by Advaita Acarya; vaisnavere -- to all the 
Vaisnavas; maha-prasada dila -- delivered all the prasadam of Lord 
Jagannatha; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yaiche -- as; ajna --
 the order; pandita -- Damodara Pandita; taha -- that; acarila -- 
performed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
He delivered all the prasadam to such great Vaisnavas as Advaita Acarya. 
Thus he stayed there and behaved according to the order of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu.
 
Antya 3.44
 
TEXT 44
 
TEXT
 
damodara age svatantrya na haya kahara
tara bhaye sabe kare sankoca vyavahara
SYNONYMS
 
damodara age -- in front of Damodara Pandita; svatantrya -- independent 
behavior; na haya kahara -- no one dares to do; tara bhaye -- due to 
fear of him; sabe -- all of them; kare -- do; sankoca vyavahara -- 
dealings with great care.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Everyone knew that Damodara Pandita was strict in practical dealings. 
Therefore everyone was afraid of him and dared not do anything 
independent.
 
Antya 3.45
 
TEXT 45
 
TEXT
 
prabhu-gane yanra dekhe alpa-maryada-langhana
vakya-danda kari' kare maryada sthapana
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu-gane -- in the associates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yanra -- 
whose; dekhe -- sees; alpa-maryada-langhana -- a slight deviation from 
the standard etiquette and behavior; vakya-danda kari' -- chastising 
with words; kare -- does; maryada -- etiquette; sthapana -- establishing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Damodara Pandita would verbally chastise every devotee of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu whom he found deviating even slightly from proper behavior. 
Thus he established the standard etiquette.
 
Antya 3.46
 
TEXT 46
 
TEXT
 
ei-ta kahila damodarera vakya-danda
yahara sravane bhage ‘ajnana pasanda'
SYNONYMS
 
ei-ta -- in this way; kahila -- I have described; damodarera -- of 
Damodara Pandita; vakya-danda -- chastisement by words; yahara sravane --
 by hearing which; bhage -- goes away; ajnana pasanda -- the atheist of 
ignorance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way I have described Damodara Pandita's verbal chastisements. As 
one hears about this, atheistic principles and ignorance depart.
 
Antya 3.47
 
TEXT 47
 
TEXT
 
caitanyera lila -- gambhira, koti-samudra haite
ki lagi' ki kare, keha na pare bujhite
SYNONYMS
 
caitanyera lila -- the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gambhira -- 
very deep; koti-samudra haite -- more than millions of seas; ki lagi' -- 
for what reason; ki kare -- what He does; keha -- anyone; na -- not; 
pare bujhite -- can understand.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are deeper than millions of seas 
and oceans. Therefore no one can understand what He does or why He does 
it.
 
Antya 3.48
 
TEXT 48
 
TEXT
 
ataeva gudha artha kichui na jani
bahya artha karibare kari tanatani
SYNONYMS
 
ataeva -- therefore; gudha artha -- deep meaning; kichui -- any; na jani 
-- I do not know; bahya artha karibare -- to explain the external 
meanings; kari -- I make; tanatani -- hard endeavor.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I do not know the deep meaning of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's activities. 
As far as possible I shall try to explain them externally.
 
Antya 3.49
 
TEXT 49
 
TEXT
 
eka-dina prabhu haridasere milila
tanha lana gosthi kari' tanhare puchila
SYNONYMS
 
eka-dina -- one day; prabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; haridasere -- 
with Haridasa Thakura; milila -- met; tanha lana -- taking him; gosthi 
kari' -- making a discussion; tanhare puchila -- the Lord inquired from 
him.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One day Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu met Haridasa Thakura as usual, and in 
the course of discussion He inquired as follows.
 
Antya 3.50
 
TEXT 50
 
TEXT
 
"haridasa, kali-kale yavana apara
go-brahmane himsa kare maha duracara
SYNONYMS
 
haridasa -- My dear Haridasa; kali-kale -- in this Age of Kali; yavana --
 demons against the Vedic principles; apara -- unlimited; go-brahmane -- 
cows and brahminical culture; himsa kare -- do violence against; maha 
duracara -- extremely fallen.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Thakura Haridasa, in this Age of Kali most people are bereft of 
Vedic culture, and therefore they are called yavanas. They are concerned 
only with killing cows and brahminical culture. In this way they all 
engage in sinful acts.
 
PURPORT
 
From this statement by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu we can clearly understand 
that the word yavana does not refer only to a particular class of men. 
Anyone who is against the behavior of the Vedic principles is called a 
yavana. Such a yavana may be in India or outside of India. As described 
here, the symptom of yavanas is that they are violent killers of cows 
and brahminical culture. We offer our prayers to the Lord by saying, 
namo brahmanya-devaya go-brahmana-hitaya ca. The Lord is the maintainer 
of brahminical culture. His first concern is to see to the benefit of 
cows and brahmanas. As soon as human civilization turns against 
brahminical culture and allows unrestricted killing of cows, we should 
understand that men are no longer under the control of the Vedic culture 
but are all yavanas and mlecchas. It is said that the Krsna 
consciousness movement will be prominent within the next ten thousand 
years, but after that people will all become mlecchas and yavanas. Thus 
at the end of the yuga, Krsna will appear as the Kalki avatara and kill 
them without consideration.
 
Antya 3.51
 
TEXT 51
 
TEXT
 
iha-sabara kon mate ha-ibe nistara?
tahara hetu na dekhiye, -- e duhkha apara"
SYNONYMS
 
iha-sabara -- of all these yavanas; kon mate -- by which way; ha-ibe 
nistara -- will be deliverance; tahara hetu -- the cause of such 
deliverance; na dekhiye -- I do not see; e duhkha apara -- it is My 
great unhappiness.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"How will these yavanas be delivered? To My great unhappiness, I do not 
see any way."
 
PURPORT
 
This verse reveals the significance of Lord Sri Caitanya's appearance as 
patita-pavana, the deliverer of all the fallen souls. Srila Narottama 
dasa Thakura sings, patita-pavana-hetu tava avatara: "O my Lord, You 
have appeared just to deliver all the fallen souls." Mo-sama patita 
prabhu na paibe ara: "And among all the fallen souls, I am the lowest." 
How Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu was always thinking about the 
deliverance of the fallen souls is shown by the statement e duhkha apara 
("It is My great unhappiness"). This statement indicates that Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna 
Himself, is always very unhappy to see the fallen souls in the material 
world. Therefore He Himself comes as He is, or He comes as a devotee in 
the form of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, to deliver love of Krsna directly 
to the fallen souls. Namo maha-vadanyaya krsna-prema-pradaya te [Cc. 
Madhya 19.53]. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is so merciful that He not only 
gives knowledge of Krsna but by His practical activities teaches 
everyone how to love Krsna (krsna-prema-pradaya te).
 
Those who are following in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
should take the Lord's mission most seriously. In this Age of Kali, 
people are gradually becoming less than animals. Nevertheless, although 
they are eating the flesh of cows and are envious of brahminical culture,
 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is considering how to deliver them from this 
horrible condition of life. Thus He asks all Indians to take up His 
mission:
 
bharata-bhumite haila manusya-janma yara
janma sarthaka kari' kara para-upakara
 
"One who has taken his birth as a human being in the land of India [
Bharata-varsa] should make his life successful and work for the benefit 
of all other people." (Cc. Adi-lila 9.41) It is therefore the duty of 
every advanced and cultured Indian to take this cause very seriously. 
All Indians should help the Krsna consciousness movement in its progress,
 to the best of their ability. Then they will be considered real 
followers of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Unfortunately, even some so-called 
Vaisnavas enviously refuse to cooperate with this movement but instead 
condemn it in so many ways. We are very sorry to say that these people 
try to find fault with us, being unnecessarily envious of our activities,
 although we are trying to the best of our ability to introduce the 
Krsna consciousness movement directly into the countries of the yavanas 
and mlecchas. Such yavanas and mlecchas are coming to us and becoming 
purified Vaisnavas who follow in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu. One who identifies himself as a follower of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu should feel like Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who said, iha-
sabara kon mate ha-ibe nistara: "How will all these yavanas be delivered?
" Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was always anxious to deliver the fallen souls 
because their fallen condition gave Him great unhappiness. That is the 
platform on which one can propagate the mission of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu.
 
Antya 3.52
 
TEXT 52
 
TEXT
 
haridasa kahe, -- "prabhu, cinta na kariha
yavanera samsara dekhi' duhkha na bhaviha
SYNONYMS
 
haridasa kahe -- Haridasa replied; prabhu -- my dear Lord; cinta na 
kariha -- do not be in anxiety; yavanera samsara -- the material 
condition of the yavanas; dekhi' -- seeing; duhkha na bhaviha -- do not 
be sorry.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Haridasa Thakura replied, "My dear Lord, do not be in anxiety. Do not be 
unhappy to see the condition of the yavanas in material existence.
 
PURPORT
 
These words of Haridasa Thakura are just befitting a devotee who has 
dedicated his life and soul to the service of the Lord. When the Lord is 
unhappy because of the condition of the fallen souls, the devotee 
consoles Him, saying, "My dear Lord, do not be in anxiety." This is 
service. Everyone should adopt the cause of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to 
try to relieve Him from the anxiety He feels. This is actually service 
to the Lord. One who tries to relieve Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's anxiety 
for the fallen souls is certainly a most dear and confidential devotee 
of the Lord. To blaspheme such a devotee who is trying his best to 
spread the cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the greatest offense. One 
who does so is simply awaiting punishment for his envy.
 
Antya 3.53
 
TEXT 53
 
TEXT
 
yavana-sakalera ‘mukti' habe anayase
'ha rama, ha rama' bali' kahe namabhase
SYNONYMS
 
yavana-sakalera -- of all the yavanas; mukti -- liberation; habe -- 
there will be; anayase -- very easily; ha rama ha rama -- "O Lord Rama, 
O Lord Rama"; bali' -- saying; kahe -- they say; nama-abhase -- almost 
chanting the holy name of the Lord without offenses.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Because the yavanas are accustomed to saying ‘ha rama, ha rama' [‘O 
Lord Ramacandra'], they will very easily be delivered by this namabhasa.
 
Antya 3.54
 
TEXT 54
 
TEXT
 
maha-preme bhakta kahe, -- ‘ha rama, ha rama'
yavanera bhagya dekha, laya sei nama
SYNONYMS
 
maha-preme -- in great ecstatic love; bhakta kahe -- a devotee says; ha 
rama ha rama -- "O Lord Ramacandra, O Lord Ramacandra"; yavanera -- of 
the yavanas; bhagya -- fortune; dekha -- just see; laya sei nama -- they 
are also chanting the same holy name.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"A devotee in advanced ecstatic love exclaims, ‘O my Lord Ramacandra! O 
my Lord Ramacandra!' But the yavanas also chant, ‘ha rama, ha rama!' 
Just see their good fortune!"
 
PURPORT
 
If a child touches fire, the fire will burn him, and if an elderly man 
touches fire, it will burn him also. Haridasa Thakura says that a great 
devotee of the Lord exclaims ha rama, ha rama, but although yavanas do 
not know the transcendental meaning of ha rama, ha rama, they say those 
words in the course of their ordinary life. For the yavanas the words ha 
rama mean "abominable," whereas the devotee exclaims the words ha rama 
in ecstatic love. Nevertheless, because the words ha rama are the 
spiritual summum bonum, the fact is the same, whether they are uttered 
by yavanas or by great devotees, just as fire is the same both for a 
child and for an elderly man. In other words, the holy name of the Lord, 
ha rama, always acts, even when the holy name is chanted without 
reference to the Supreme Lord. Yavanas utter the holy name in a 
different attitude than devotees, but the holy name ha rama is so 
powerful spiritually that it acts anywhere, whether one knows it or not. 
This is explained as follows.
 
Antya 3.55
 
TEXT 55
 
TEXT
 
yadyapi anya sankete anya haya namabhasa
tathapi namera teja na haya vinasa
SYNONYMS
 
yadyapi -- although; anya -- another; sankete -- by intimation; anya -- 
that other; haya -- is; nama-abhasa -- almost equal to the holy name; 
tathapi -- still; namera teja -- the transcendental power of the holy 
name; na haya vinasa -- is not destroyed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Namacarya Haridasa Thakura, the authority on the chanting of the holy 
name, said, "The chanting of the Lord's holy name to indicate something 
other than the Lord is an instance of namabhasa. Even when the holy name 
is chanted in this way, its transcendental power is not destroyed.
 
Antya 3.56
 
TEXT 56
 
TEXT
 
damstri-damstrahato mleccho
 ha rameti punah punah
uktvapi muktim apnoti
 kim punah sraddhaya grnan
SYNONYMS
 
damstri -- of a boar; damstra -- by the teeth; ahatah -- killed; 
mlecchah -- a meat-eater; ha rama -- "O my Lord Rama"; iti -- thus; 
punah punah -- again and again; uktva -- saying; api -- even; muktim -- 
liberation; apnoti -- gets; kim -- what; punah -- again; sraddhaya -- 
with faith and veneration; grnan -- chanting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘Even a mleccha who is being killed by the tusk of a boar and who cries 
in distress again and again, "ha rama, ha rama" attains liberation. What 
then to speak of those who chant the holy name with veneration and faith?
'
 
PURPORT
 
This refers to an instance in which a meat-eater being killed by a boar 
uttered the words ha rama, ha rama again and again at the time of his 
death. Since this is a quotation from the Nrsimha Purana, this indicates 
that in the puranic age there must also have been mlecchas and yavanas (
meat-eaters), and the words ha rama, meaning "condemned," were also 
uttered in those days. Thus Haridasa Thakura gives evidence that even a 
meat-eater who condemns something by uttering the words ha rama gets the 
benefit of chanting the holy name that the devotee chants to mean "O my 
Lord Rama!"
 
Antya 3.57
 
TEXT 57
 
TEXT
 
ajamila putre bolaya bali ‘narayana'
visnu-duta asi' chadaya tahara bandhana
SYNONYMS
 
ajamila -- Ajamila; putre -- unto his son; bolaya -- calls; bali -- 
saying; narayana -- the holy name of Narayana; visnu-duta -- the 
attendants of Lord Visnu; asi' -- coming; chadaya -- remove; tahara -- 
of him; bandhana -- the bonds.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Ajamila was a great sinner during his life, but at the time of death he 
accidentally called for his youngest son, whose name was Narayana, and 
the attendants of Lord Visnu came to relieve him from the bonds of 
Yamaraja, the superintendent of death.
 
Antya 3.58
 
TEXT 58
 
TEXT
 
'rama' dui aksara iha nahe vyavahita
prema-vaci ‘ha'-sabda tahate bhusita
SYNONYMS
 
rama -- the holy name of the Lord; dui -- two; aksara -- syllables; iha -
- these; nahe -- are not; vyavahita -- separated; prema-vaci -- a word 
indicating love; ha -- "O"; sabda -- the word; tahate -- by that; 
bhusita -- decorated.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The word ‘rama' consists of the two syllables ‘ra' and ‘ma.' These are 
unseparated and are decorated with the loving word ‘ha,' meaning ‘O.'
 
Antya 3.59
 
TEXT 59
 
TEXT
 
namera aksara-sabera ei ta' svabhava
vyavahita haile na chade apana-prabhava
SYNONYMS
 
namera -- of the holy name; aksara -- letters; sabera -- of all; ei -- 
this; ta' -- certainly; svabhava -- the characteristic; vyavahita haile -
- even when improperly uttered; na -- do not; chade -- give up; apana-
prabhava -- their own spiritual influence.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The letters of the holy name have so much spiritual potency that they 
act even when uttered improperly.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura states that the word vyavahita ("
improperly uttered") is not used here to refer to the mundane vibration 
of the letters of the alphabet. Such negligent utterance for the sense 
gratification of materialistic persons is not a vibration of 
transcendental sound. Utterance of the holy name while one engages in 
sense gratification is an impediment on the path toward achieving 
ecstatic love for Krsna. On the other hand, if one who is eager for 
devotional service utters the holy name even partially or improperly, 
the holy name, which is identical with the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead, exhibits its spiritual potency because of that person's 
offenseless utterance. Thus one is relieved from all unwanted practices, 
and one gradually awakens his dormant love for Krsna.
 
Antya 3.60
 
TEXT 60
 
TEXT
 
namaikam yasya vaci smarana-patha-gatam srotra-mulam gatam va
 suddham vasuddha-varnam vyavahita-rahitam tarayaty eva satyam
tac ced deha-dravina-janata-lobha-pasanda-madhye
 niksiptam syan na phala-janakam sighram evatra vipra
SYNONYMS
 
nama -- the holy name; ekam -- once; yasya -- whose; vaci -- in the 
mouth; smarana-patha-gatam -- entered the path of remembrance; srotra-
mulam gatam -- entered the roots of the ears; va -- or; suddham -- pure; 
va -- or; asuddha-varnam -- impurely uttered; vyavahita-rahitam -- 
without offenses or without being separated; tarayati -- delivers; eva --
 certainly; satyam -- truly; tat -- that name; cet -- if; deha -- the 
material body; dravina -- material opulence; janata -- public support; 
lobha -- greed; pasanda -- atheism; madhye -- toward; niksiptam -- 
directed; syat -- may be; na -- not; phala-janakam -- producing the 
results; sighram -- quickly; eva -- certainly; atra -- in this matter; 
vipra -- O brahmana.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"If a devotee once utters the holy name of the Lord, or if it penetrates 
his mind or enters his ear, which is the channel of aural reception, 
that holy name will certainly deliver him from material bondage, whether 
vibrated properly or improperly, with correct or incorrect grammar, or 
properly joined or vibrated in separate parts. O brahmana, the potency 
of the holy name is therefore certainly great. However, if one uses the 
vibration of the holy name for the benefit of the material body, for 
material wealth and followers, or under the influence of greed or 
atheism -- in other words, if one utters the name with offenses -- such 
chanting will not produce the desired result very soon. Therefore one 
should diligently avoid offenses in chanting the holy name of the Lord.'"
 
PURPORT
 
This verse from the Padma Purana is included in the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (
11.289) by Sanatana Gosvami. Therein Srila Sanatana Gosvami gives the 
following explanation:
 
vaci gatam prasangad van-madhye pravrttam api, smarana-patha-gatam 
kathancin manah-sprstam api, srotra-mulam gatam kincit srutam api, 
suddha-varnam va asuddha-varnam api va, vyavahitam sabdantarena yad-
vyavadhanam vaksyamana-narayana-sabdasya kincid uccarananantaram 
prasangad apatitam sabdantaram tena rahitam sat.
 
This means that if one somehow or other hears, utters or remembers the 
holy name, or if it catches his mind while coming near his ears, that 
holy name, even if vibrated in separate words, will act. An example of 
such separation is given as follows:
 
yadva, yadyapi ‘halam riktam' ity ady-uktau hakara-rikarayor vrttya 
hariti-namasty eva, tatha ‘raja-mahisi' ity atra rama-namapi, evam anyad 
apy uhyam, tathapi tat-tan-nama-madhye vyavadhayakam aksarantaram astity 
etadrsa-vyavadhana-rahitam ity arthah, yadva, vyavahitam ca tad-rahitam 
capi va, tatra vyavahitam namnah kincid uccarananantaram kathancid 
apatitam sabdantaram samadhaya pascan namavasistaksara-grahanam ity evam 
rupam, madhye sabdantarenantaritam ity arthah, rahitam pascad 
avasistaksara-grahana-varjitam, kenacid amsena hinam ity arthah, tathapi 
tarayaty eva.
 
Suppose one is using the two words halam riktam. Now the syllable ha in 
the word halam and the syllable ri in riktam are separately pronounced, 
but nevertheless the holy name will act because one somehow or other 
utters the word hari. Similarly, in the word raja-mahisi, the syllables 
ra and ma appear in two separate words, but because they somehow or 
other appear together, the holy name rama will act, provided there are 
no offenses.
 
sarvebhyah papebhyo ‘paradhebhyas ca samsarad apy uddharayaty eveti 
satyam eva, kintu nama-sevanasya mukhyam yat phalam tan na sadyah 
sampadyate. tatha deha-bharanady-artham api nama-sevanena mukhyam phalam 
asu na sidhyatity aha, tac ced iti.
 
The holy name has so much spiritual potency that it can deliver one from 
all sinful reactions and material entanglements, but utterance of the 
holy name will not be very soon fruitful if done to facilitate sinning.
 
tan nama ced yadi dehadi-madhye niksiptam, deha-bharanady-artham eva 
vinyastam, tadapi phala-janakam na bhavati kim? api tu bhavaty eva, 
kintu atra iha loke sighram na bhavati, kintu vilambenaiva bhavatity 
arthah.
 
The holy name is so powerful that it must act, but when one utters the 
holy name with offenses, its action will be delayed, not immediate, 
although in favorable circumstances the holy names of the Lord act very 
quickly.
 
Antya 3.61
 
TEXT 61
 
TEXT
 
namabhasa haite haya sarva-papa-ksaya
SYNONYMS
 
nama-abhasa haite -- from the vibration of namabhasa; haya -- is; sarva-
papa -- of all reactions to sins; ksaya -- destruction.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Namacarya Haridasa Thakura continued, "If one offenselessly utters the 
holy name even imperfectly, one can be freed from all the results of 
sinful life.
 
Antya 3.62
 
TEXT 62
 
TEXT
 
tam nirvyajam bhaja guna-nidhe pavanam pavananam
 sraddha-rajyan-matir atitaram uttamah-sloka-maulim
prodyann antah-karana-kuhare hanta yan-nama-bhanor
 abhaso ‘pi ksapayati maha-pataka-dhvanta-rasim
SYNONYMS
 
tam -- Him; nirvyajam -- without duplicity; bhaja -- worship; guna-nidhe 
-- O reservoir of all good qualities; pavanam -- purifier; pavananam -- 
of all other purifiers; sraddha -- with faith; rajyan -- being enlivened;
 matih -- mind; atitaram -- exceedingly; uttamah-sloka-maulim -- the 
best of the personalities who are worshiped by choice poetry or who are 
transcendental to all material positions; prodyan -- manifesting; antah-
karana-kuhare -- in the core of the heart; hanta -- alas; yat-nama -- 
whose holy name; bhanoh -- of the sun; abhasah -- slight appearance; api 
-- even; ksapayati -- eradicates; maha-pataka -- the resultant actions 
of greatly sinful activities; dhvanta -- of ignorance; rasim -- the mass.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘O reservoir of all good qualities, just worship Sri Krsna, the 
purifier of all purifiers, the most exalted of the personalities 
worshiped by choice poetry. Worship Him with a faithful, unflinching 
mind, without duplicity and in a highly elevated manner. Thus worship 
the Lord, whose name is like the sun, for just as a slight appearance of 
the sun dissipates the darkness of night, so a slight appearance of the 
holy name of Krsna can drive away all the darkness of ignorance that 
arises in the heart due to greatly sinful activities performed in 
previous lives.'
 
PURPORT
 
This verse is found in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (2.1.103).
 
Antya 3.63
 
TEXT 63
 
TEXT
 
namabhasa haite haya samsarera ksaya
SYNONYMS
 
nama-abhasa haite -- even on account of namabhasa; haya -- there is; 
samsarera ksaya -- deliverance from material bondage;
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Even a faint light from the holy name of the Lord can eradicate all the 
reactions of sinful life.
 
Antya 3.64
 
TEXT 64
 
TEXT
 
mriyamano harer nama
 grnan putropacaritam
ajamilo ‘py agad dhama
 kim uta sraddhaya grnan
SYNONYMS
 
mriyamanah -- dying; hareh nama -- the holy name of the Supreme Lord; 
grnan -- chanting; putra-upacaritam -- though spoken for his son; 
ajamilah -- Ajamila; api -- also; agat -- attained; dhama -- the 
spiritual world; kim uta -- what to speak of; sraddhaya -- with faith 
and reverence; grnan -- chanting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘While dying, Ajamila chanted the holy name of the Lord, intending to 
call his son Narayana. Nevertheless, he attained the spiritual world. 
What then to speak of those who chant the holy name with faith and 
reverence?'
 
PURPORT
 
This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (6.2.49).
 
Antya 3.65
 
TEXT 65
 
TEXT
 
namabhase ‘mukti' haya sarva-sastre dekhi
sri-bhagavate tate ajamila -- saksi"
SYNONYMS
 
nama-abhase -- simply by a glimpse of the rays of the holy name; mukti --
 liberation; haya -- there is; sarva-sastre -- in all the revealed 
scriptures; dekhi -- I find; sri-bhagavate -- in Srimad-Bhagavatam; tate 
-- to that; ajamila -- Ajamila; saksi -- witness.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Because of even the faintest rays of the effulgence of the Lord's holy 
name, one can attain liberation. We can see this in all the revealed 
scriptures. The evidence appears in the story of Ajamila in Srimad-
Bhagavatam."
 
Antya 3.66
 
TEXT 66
 
TEXT
 
suniya prabhura sukha badaye antare
punarapi bhangi kari' puchaye tanhare
SYNONYMS
 
suniya -- hearing; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sukha -- 
happiness; badaye -- increased; antare -- within the heart; punarapi -- 
still; bhangi kari' -- as a matter of course; puchaye tanhare -- 
inquires from Haridasa Thakura.
 
TRANSLATION
 
As Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard this from Haridasa Thakura, the 
happiness within His heart increased, but as a matter of course, He 
still inquired further.
 
Antya 3.67
 
TEXT 67
 
TEXT
 
"prthivite bahu-jiva -- sthavara-jangama
iha-sabara ki prakare ha-ibe mocana?"
SYNONYMS
 
prthivite -- on this earth; bahu-jiva -- many living entities; sthavara -
- not moving; jangama -- moving; iha-sabara -- of all of these; ki 
prakare -- how; ha-ibe mocana -- there will be deliverance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"On this earth there are many living entities," the Lord said, "some 
moving and some not moving. What will happen to the trees, plants, 
insects and other living entities? How will they be delivered from 
material bondage?"
 
Antya 3.68
 
TEXT 68
 
TEXT
 
haridasa kahe, -- "prabhu, se krpa tomara
sthavara-jangama age kariyacha nistara
SYNONYMS
 
haridasa kahe -- Haridasa replied; prabhu -- my dear Lord; se -- that; 
krpa -- mercy; tomara -- Your; sthavara-jangama -- nonmoving and moving 
living entities; age -- previously; kariyacha nistara -- You have 
delivered.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Haridasa Thakura replied, "My dear Lord, the deliverance of all moving 
and nonmoving living entities takes place only by Your mercy. You have 
already granted this mercy and delivered them.
 
Antya 3.69
 
TEXT 69
 
TEXT
 
tumi ye kariyacha ei ucca sankirtana
sthavara-jangamera sei hayata' sravana
SYNONYMS
 
tumi -- You; ye -- what; kariyacha -- have executed; ei -- this; ucca -- 
loud; sankirtana -- chanting; sthavara-jangamera -- of all living 
entities, moving and nonmoving; sei -- they; hayata' -- there is; 
sravana -- hearing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"You have loudly chanted the Hare Krsna mantra, and everyone, moving or 
not moving, has benefited by hearing it.
 
Antya 3.70
 
TEXT 70
 
TEXT
 
suniya jangamera haya samsara-ksaya
sthavare se sabda lage, pratidhvani haya
SYNONYMS
 
suniya -- hearing; jangamera -- of the living entities who can move; 
haya -- there is; samsara-ksaya -- annihilation of bondage to the 
material world; sthavare -- unto the nonmoving living entities; se sabda 
-- that transcendental vibration; lage -- touches; prati-dhvani -- echo; 
haya -- there is.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My Lord, the moving entities who have heard Your loud sankirtana have 
already been delivered from bondage to the material world, and after the 
nonmoving living entities like trees hear it, there is an echo.
 
Antya 3.71
 
TEXT 71
 
TEXT
 
'pratidhvani' nahe, sei karaye ‘kirtana'
tomara krpara ei akathya kathana
SYNONYMS
 
prati-dhvani nahe -- that sound vibration is not an echo; sei -- they; 
karaye kirtana -- are chanting; tomara krpara -- of Your mercy; ei -- 
this; akathya kathana -- inconceivable incident.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Actually, however, it is not an echo: it is the kirtana of the 
nonmoving living entities. All this, although inconceivable, is possible 
by Your mercy.
 
Antya 3.72
 
TEXT 72
 
TEXT
 
sakala jagate haya ucca sankirtana
suniya premavese nace sthavara-jangama
SYNONYMS
 
sakala jagate -- all over the universe; haya -- there is; ucca 
sankirtana -- loud chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra; suniya -- hearing; 
prema-avese -- in ecstatic emotional love; nace -- dance; sthavara-
jangama -- all living entities, nonmoving and moving.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"When loud chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra is performed all over the 
world by those who follow in Your footsteps, all living entities, moving 
and nonmoving, dance in ecstatic devotional love.
 
Antya 3.73
 
TEXT 73
 
TEXT
 
yaiche kaila jharikhande vrndavana yaite
balabhadra-bhattacarya kahiyachena amate
SYNONYMS
 
yaiche -- as; kaila -- You have performed; jharikhande -- in the forest 
known as Jharikhanda; vrndavana yaite -- while going to Vrndavana; 
balabhadra-bhattacarya -- Your servant Balabhadra Bhattacarya; 
kahiyachena amate -- has said to me.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Lord, all the incidents that took place while You were going to 
Vrndavana through the forest known as Jharikhanda have been related to 
me by Your servant Balabhadra Bhattacarya.
 
Antya 3.74
 
TEXT 74
 
TEXT
 
vasudeva jiva lagi' kaila nivedana
tabe angikara kaila jivera mocana
SYNONYMS
 
vasudeva -- the Lord's devotee named Vasudeva; jiva lagi' -- for all 
living entities; kaila nivedana -- submitted his appeal; tabe -- at that 
time; angikara kaila -- You accepted; jivera mocana -- the deliverance 
of all living entities.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"When Your devotee Vasudeva Datta submitted his plea at Your lotus feet 
for the deliverance of all living entities, You accepted that request.
 
Antya 3.75
 
TEXT 75
 
TEXT
 
jagat nistarite ei tomara avatara
bhakta-bhava age tate kaila angikara
SYNONYMS
 
jagat nistarite -- to deliver the whole world; ei -- this; tomara 
avatara -- Your incarnation; bhakta-bhava -- the mood of a devotee; age -
- previously; tate -- therefore; kaila angikara -- You accepted.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Lord, You have accepted the form of a devotee just to deliver 
all the fallen souls of this world.
 
Antya 3.76
 
TEXT 76
 
TEXT
 
ucca sankirtana tate karila pracara
sthira-cara jivera saba khandaila samsara"
SYNONYMS
 
ucca sankirtana -- loud chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra; tate -- 
therefore; karila pracara -- You have spread; sthira-cara -- nonmoving 
and moving; jivera -- of the living entities; saba -- all; khandaila -- 
You finished; samsara -- the bondage to material existence.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"You have preached the loud chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra and 
in this way freed all moving and nonmoving living entities from material 
bondage."
 
Antya 3.77
 
TEXT 77
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, -- "saba jiva mukti yabe pabe
ei ta' brahmanda tabe jiva-sunya habe!"
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- the Lord replied; saba jiva -- all living entities; mukti 
-- liberation; yabe -- when; pabe -- will achieve; ei -- this; ta' -- 
certainly; brahmanda -- universe; tabe -- then; jiva-sunya -- devoid of 
living entities; habe -- will be.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "If all living entities are liberated, 
the entire universe will be devoid of living beings."
 
Antya 3.78–79
 
TEXTS 78–79
 
TEXT
 
haridasa bale, -- "tomara yavat martye sthiti
tavat sthavara-jangama, sarva jiva-jati
saba mukta kari' tumi vaikunthe pathaiba
suksma-jive punah karme udbuddha kariba
SYNONYMS
 
haridasa bale -- Haridasa Thakura said; tomara -- Your; yavat -- as long 
as; martye -- in this material world; sthiti -- situation; tavat -- for 
that duration of time; sthavara-jangama -- nonmoving and moving; sarva --
 all; jiva-jati -- species of living entities; saba -- all; mukta kari' -
- liberating; tumi -- You; vaikunthe -- to the spiritual world; pathaiba 
-- will send; suksma-jive -- the undeveloped living entities; punah -- 
again; karme -- in their activities; udbuddha kariba -- You will awaken.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Haridasa said, "My Lord, as long as You are situated within the material 
world, You will send to the spiritual sky all the developed moving and 
nonmoving living entities in different species. Then again You will 
awaken the living entities who are not yet developed and engage them in 
activities.
 
Antya 3.80
 
TEXT 80
 
TEXT
 
sei jiva habe ihan sthavara-jangama
tahate bharibe brahmanda yena purva-sama
SYNONYMS
 
sei jiva -- such living entities; habe -- will be; ihan -- in this 
material world; sthavara-jangama -- nonmoving and moving living entities;
 tahate -- in that way; bharibe -- You will fill; brahmanda -- the 
entire universe; yena -- as; purva-sama -- the same as previously.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"In this way all moving and nonmoving living entities will come into 
existence, and the entire universe will be filled as it was previously.
 
PURPORT
 
While we are preaching, opposing elements sometimes argue, "If all 
living entities were delivered by the Krsna consciousness movement, what 
would happen then? The universe would be devoid of living entities." In 
answer to this, we may say that in a prison there are many prisoners, 
but if one thinks that the prison would be empty if all the prisoners 
adopted good behavior, he is incorrect. Even if all the prisoners within 
a jail are freed, other criminals will fill it again. A prison will 
never be vacant, for there are many prospective criminals who will fill 
the prison cells, even if the present criminals are freed by the 
government. As confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita (13.22), karanam guna-
sango ‘sya sad-asad-yoni-janmasu: "Because of the living entity's 
association with material nature, he meets with good and evil among 
various species." There are many unmanifested living entities covered by 
the mode of ignorance who will gradually come to the mode of passion. 
Most of them will become criminals because of their fruitive activities 
and again fill the prisons.
 
Antya 3.81
 
TEXT 81
 
TEXT
 
purve yena raghunatha saba ayodhya lana
vaikunthake gela, anya-jive ayodhya bharana
SYNONYMS
 
purve -- previously; yena -- as; raghunatha -- Ramacandra; saba -- all; 
ayodhya -- the population of Ayodhya; lana -- taking with Him; 
vaikunthake gela -- went back to Vaikunthaloka; anya-jive -- other 
living entities; ayodhya -- Ayodhya; bharana -- filling.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Previously, when Lord Ramacandra left this world, He took with Him all 
the living entities of Ayodhya. Then He filled Ayodhya again with other 
living entities.
 
Antya 3.82
 
TEXT 82
 
TEXT
 
avatari' tumi aiche patiyacha hata
keha na bujhite pare tomara gudha nata
SYNONYMS
 
avatari' -- descending; tumi -- You; aiche -- like that; patiyacha hata -
- have set up a market; keha na bujhite pare -- no one can understand; 
tomara -- Your; gudha nata -- deep acting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Lord, You have set a plan in motion by descending to the 
material world, but no one can understand how You are acting.
 
Antya 3.83
 
TEXT 83
 
TEXT
 
purve yena vraje krsna kari' avatara
sakala brahmanda-jivera khandaila samsara
SYNONYMS
 
purve -- previously; yena -- as; vraje -- in Vrndavana; krsna -- Lord 
Krsna; kari' avatara -- descending as an incarnation; sakala -- all; 
brahmanda-jivera -- of living entities within this universe; khandaila --
 destroyed; samsara -- the material existence.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Formerly, when Lord Krsna descended in Vrndavana, He freed all living 
entities in the universe from material existence in the same way.
 
Antya 3.84
 
TEXT 84
 
TEXT
 
na caivam vismayah karyo
 bhavata bhagavaty aje
yogesvaresvare krsne
 yata etad vimucyate
SYNONYMS
 
na -- not; ca -- also; evam -- thus; vismayah -- wonder; karyah -- to be 
done; bhavata -- by You; bhagavati -- unto the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead; aje -- the unborn; yoga-isvara-isvare -- the master of all 
masters of mystic power; krsne -- unto Lord Krsna; yatah -- by whom; 
etat -- all living entities; vimucyate -- are delivered.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Krsna, the unborn Supreme Personality of Godhead, master of all masters 
of mystic power, delivers all living entities, moving and nonmoving. 
Nothing is astonishing in the activities of the Lord.'
 
PURPORT
 
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.29.16).
 
Antya 3.85
 
TEXT 85
 
TEXT
 
"ayam hi bhagavan drstah kirtitah samsmrtas ca dvesanubandhenapy akhila-
surasuradi-durlabham phalam prayacchati, kim uta samyag bhaktimatam" iti
SYNONYMS
 
ayam -- this; hi -- certainly; bhagavan -- Supreme Personality of 
Godhead; drstah -- seen; kirtitah -- glorified; samsmrtah -- remembered; 
ca -- and; dvesa -- of envy; anubandhena -- with the conception; api -- 
although; akhila-sura-asura-adi -- by all demigods and demons; durlabham 
-- very rarely achieved; phalam -- result; prayacchati -- awards; kim 
uta -- what to speak of; samyak -- fully; bhakti-matam -- of those 
engaged in devotional service; iti -- thus.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘Although the Supreme Personality of Godhead may be seen, glorified or 
remembered with an attitude of envy, He nevertheless awards the most 
confidential liberation, which is rarely achieved by the demigods and 
demons. What, then, can be said of those who are already fully engaged 
in devotional service to the Lord?'
 
PURPORT
 
This is a quotation from the Visnu Purana (4.15.17).
 
Antya 3.86
 
TEXT 86
 
TEXT
 
taiche tumi navadvipe kari' avatara
sakala-brahmanda-jivera karila nistara
SYNONYMS
 
taiche -- in that way; tumi -- You; navadvipe -- at Navadvipa; kari' 
avatara -- descending as an incarnation; sakala -- all; brahmanda -- of 
the universe; jivera -- the living entities; karila nistara -- have 
delivered.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"By descending as an incarnation at Navadvipa, You, just like Krsna, 
have already delivered all the living entities of the universe.
 
Antya 3.87
 
TEXT 87
 
TEXT
 
ye kahe, -- ‘caitanya-mahima mora gocara haya'
se januka, mora punah ei ta' niscaya
SYNONYMS
 
ye kahe -- whoever says; caitanya-mahima -- the glories of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; mora gocara -- known to me; haya -- are; se januka -- he may 
know; mora -- of me; punah -- again; ei ta' niscaya -- this is the 
decision.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"One may say that he understands the glories of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. 
He may know whatever he may know, but as far as I am concerned, this is 
my conclusion.
 
Antya 3.88
 
TEXT 88
 
TEXT
 
tomara ye lila maha-amrtera sindhu
mora mano-gocara nahe tara eka bindu"
SYNONYMS
 
tomara -- Your; ye -- whatever; lila -- pastimes; maha-amrtera sindhu -- 
a great ocean of nectar; mora -- for me; manah-gocara nahe -- it is not 
possible to conceive; tara -- of it; eka bindu -- one drop.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Lord, Your pastimes are just like an ocean of nectar. It is not 
possible for me to conceive how great that ocean is or even to 
understand a drop of it."
 
Antya 3.89
 
TEXT 89
 
TEXT
 
eta suni' prabhura mane camatkara haila
'mora gudha-lila haridasa kemane janila?'
SYNONYMS
 
eta suni' -- hearing this; prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mane -
- in the mind; camatkara haila -- there was astonishment; mora -- My; 
gudha-lila -- confidential pastimes; haridasa -- Haridasa; kemane -- how;
 janila -- has understood.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Hearing all this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was astonished. "These are 
actually My confidential pastimes," He thought. "How could Haridasa have 
understood them?"
 
Antya 3.90
 
TEXT 90
 
TEXT
 
manera santose tanre kaila alingana
bahye prakasite e-saba karila varjana
SYNONYMS
 
manera santose -- with complete satisfaction of the mind; tanre -- him; 
kaila alingana -- He embraced; bahye -- externally; prakasite -- to 
disclose; e-saba -- all this; karila varjana -- He avoided.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Greatly satisfied by the statements of Haridasa Thakura, Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu embraced him. Outwardly, however, He avoided further 
discussions of these matters.
 
Antya 3.91
 
TEXT 91
 
TEXT
 
isvara-svabhava, -- aisvarya cahe acchadite
bhakta-thani lukaite nare, haya ta' vidite
SYNONYMS
 
isvara-svabhava -- the characteristic of the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead; aisvarya -- opulence; cahe -- wants; acchadite -- to cover; 
bhakta-thani -- before His devotee; lukaite nare -- He cannot cover; 
haya ta' vidite -- is well known.
 
TRANSLATION
 
This is a characteristic of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although 
He wants to cover His opulence, He cannot do so before His devotees. 
This is well known everywhere.
 
Antya 3.92
 
TEXT 92
 
TEXT
 
ullanghita-trividha-sima-samatisayi-
 sambhavanam tava parivradhima-svabhavam
maya-balena bhavatapi niguhyamanam
 pasyanti kecid anisam tvad-ananya-bhavah
SYNONYMS
 
ullanghita -- passed over; tri-vidha -- three kinds; sima -- the 
limitations; sama -- of equal; atisayi -- and of excelling; sambhavanam -
- by which the adequacy; tava -- Your; parivradhima -- of supremacy; 
svabhavam -- the real nature; maya-balena -- by the strength of the 
illusory energy; bhavata -- Your; api -- although; niguhyamanam -- being 
hidden; pasyanti -- they see; kecit -- some; anisam -- always; tvat -- 
to You; ananya-bhavah -- those who are exclusively devoted.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"O my Lord, everything within material nature is limited by time, space 
and thought. Your characteristics, however, being unequaled and 
unsurpassed, are always transcendental to such limitations. You 
sometimes cover such characteristics by Your own energy, but 
nevertheless Your unalloyed devotees are always able to see You under 
all circumstances."
 
PURPORT
 
This is a verse from the Stotra-ratna (13) of Yamunacarya.
 
Antya 3.93
 
TEXT 93
 
TEXT
 
tabe mahaprabhu nija-bhakta-pase yana
haridasera guna kahe sata-mukha hana
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- after this; mahaprabhu -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nija-bhakta-
pase -- to His personal devotees; yana -- going; haridasera guna -- the 
transcendental qualities of Haridasa Thakura; kahe -- explains; sata-
mukha -- as if with hundreds of mouths; hana -- becoming.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Then Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to His personal devotees and began 
speaking about Haridasa Thakura's transcendental qualities as if He had 
hundreds of mouths.
 
Antya 3.94
 
TEXT 94
 
TEXT
 
bhaktera guna kahite prabhura badaye ullasa
bhakta-gana-srestha tate sri-haridasa
SYNONYMS
 
bhaktera -- of the devotees; guna -- qualities; kahite -- speaking; 
prabhura -- of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; badaye -- increases; ullasa -- 
jubilation; bhakta-gana -- of all devotees; srestha -- topmost; tate -- 
in that; sri-haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu derives great pleasure from glorifying His 
devotees, and among the devotees, Haridasa Thakura is the foremost.
 
Antya 3.95
 
TEXT 95
 
TEXT
 
haridasera guna-gana -- asankhya, apara
keha kona amse varne, nahi paya para
SYNONYMS
 
haridasera guna-gana -- the stock of transcendental qualities of 
Haridasa Thakura; asankhya -- innumerable; apara -- unfathomed; keha -- 
someone; kona amse -- some part; varne -- describes; nahi paya para -- 
cannot reach the limit.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The transcendental qualities of Haridasa Thakura are innumerable and 
unfathomable. One may describe a portion of them, but to count them all 
is impossible.
 
Antya 3.96
 
TEXT 96
 
TEXT
 
caitanya-mangale sri-vrndavana-dasa
haridasera guna kichu kariyachena prakasa
SYNONYMS
 
caitanya-mangale -- in the book known as Caitanya-mangala (Caitanya-
bhagavata); sri-vrndavana-dasa -- Sri Vrndavana dasa Thakura; haridasera 
-- of Haridasa Thakura; guna -- qualities; kichu -- some; kariyachena 
prakasa -- manifested.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In the Caitanya-mangala, Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura has described the 
attributes of Haridasa Thakura to some extent.
 
Antya 3.97
 
TEXT 97
 
TEXT
 
saba kaha na yaya haridasera caritra
keha kichu kahe karite apana pavitra
SYNONYMS
 
saba -- all; kaha -- to speak; na yaya -- is not possible; haridasera 
caritra -- the characteristics of Haridasa Thakura; keha kichu kahe -- 
someone says something; karite -- just to make; apana -- himself; 
pavitra -- purified.
 
TRANSLATION
 
No one can describe all the qualities of Haridasa Thakura. One may say 
something about them just to purify himself.
 
Antya 3.98
 
TEXT 98
 
TEXT
 
vrndavana-dasa yaha na kaila varnana
haridasera guna kichu suna, bhakta-gana
SYNONYMS
 
vrndavana-dasa -- Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura; yaha -- whatever; na -- 
not; kaila varnana -- described; haridasera guna -- qualities of 
Haridasa Thakura; kichu -- something; suna -- hear; bhakta-gana -- O 
devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
O devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, please hear something about the 
qualities of Haridasa Thakura that Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura has not 
described in detail.
 
Antya 3.99
 
TEXT 99
 
TEXT
 
haridasa yabe nija-grha tyaga kaila
benapolera vana-madhye kata-dina rahila
SYNONYMS
 
haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; yabe -- when; nija-grha -- his own 
residence; tyaga kaila -- gave up; benapolera -- of the village known as 
Benapola; vana-madhye -- in the forest; kata-dina -- for some time; 
rahila -- stayed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After leaving his home, Haridasa Thakura stayed for some time in the 
forest of Benapola.
 
Antya 3.100
 
TEXT 100
 
TEXT
 
nirjana-vane kutira kari' tulasi sevana
ratri-dine tina laksa nama-sankirtana
SYNONYMS
 
nirjana-vane -- in a solitary forest; kutira -- a cottage; kari' -- 
making; tulasi -- the tulasi plant; sevana -- worshiping; ratri-dine -- 
throughout the entire day and night; tina -- three; laksa -- hundred 
thousand; nama-sankirtana -- chanting of the holy name.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Haridasa Thakura constructed a cottage in a solitary forest. There he 
planted a tulasi plant, and in front of the tulasi he would chant the 
holy name of the Lord 300,000 times daily. He chanted throughout the 
entire day and night.
 
PURPORT
 
The village of Benapola is situated in the district of Yasohara (Jessore)
, which is now in Bangladesh. Benapola is near the Banagano station, 
which is at the border of Bangladesh and may be reached by the Eastern 
Railway from Sealdah Station in Calcutta. Haridasa Thakura, being the 
acarya of chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, is called Namacarya 
Haridasa Thakura. From his personal example we can understand that 
chanting the Hare Krsna mantra and becoming highly elevated in Krsna 
consciousness is very simple. Without difficulty one can sit down 
anywhere, especially on the bank of the Ganges, Yamuna or any other 
sacred river, devise a sitting place or cottage, plant a tulasi tree, 
and before the tulasi chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra undisturbed.
 
Haridasa Thakura used to chant the holy name on his beads 300,000 times 
daily. Throughout the entire day and night, he would chant the sixteen 
names of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. One should not, however, imitate 
Haridasa Thakura, for no one else can chant the holy name 300,000 times 
a day. Such chanting is for the mukta-purusa, or liberated soul. We can 
follow his example, however, by chanting sixteen rounds of the Hare 
Krsna maha-mantra on beads every day and offering respect to the tulasi 
plant. This is not at all difficult for anyone, and the process of 
chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra with a vow before the tulasi plant 
has such great spiritual potency that simply by doing this one can 
become spiritually strong. Therefore we request the members of the Hare 
Krsna movement to follow Haridasa Thakura's example rigidly. Chanting 
sixteen rounds does not take much time, nor is offering respects to the 
tulasi plant difficult. The process has immense spiritual potency. One 
should not miss this opportunity.
 
Antya 3.101
 
TEXT 101
 
TEXT
 
brahmanera ghare kare bhiksa nirvahana
prabhave sakala loka karaye pujana
SYNONYMS
 
brahmanera ghare -- in the house of a brahmana; kare -- does; bhiksa 
nirvahana -- asking alms of food; prabhave -- by spiritual potency; 
sakala loka -- all people; karaye pujana -- worship.
 
TRANSLATION
 
For his bodily maintenance he would go to a brahmana's house and beg 
some food. He was spiritually so influential that all the neighboring 
people worshiped him.
 
PURPORT
 
In the days of Haridasa Thakura, all the brahmanas worshiped Narayana in 
the form of the salagrama-sila. Therefore begging from a brahmana's 
house meant taking krsna-prasadam, which is transcendental (nirguna). If 
we take food from the houses of others, such as karmis, we shall have to 
share the qualities of those from whom we take alms. Therefore Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu took prasadam in the houses of Vaisnavas. This is 
the general process. The members of the Krsna consciousness movement are 
advised not to take food from anywhere but a Vaisnava's or brahmana's 
house where Deity worship is performed. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has said,
 visayira anna khaile dusta haya mana: [Cc. Antya 6.278] if a devotee 
takes alms or food from the house of a karmi who is simply interested in 
money, his mind will become unclean. We must always remember that a 
devotee's life is one of vairagya-vidya, or renunciation and knowledge. 
Therefore all devotees are warned not to live unnecessarily luxurious 
lives at the cost of others. Grhasthas living within the jurisdiction of 
the temple must be especially careful not to imitate karmis by acquiring 
opulent clothing, food and conveyances. As far as possible, these should 
be avoided. A member of the temple, whether grhastha, brahmacari or 
sannyasi, must practice a life of renunciation, following in the 
footsteps of Haridasa Thakura and the Six Gosvamis. Otherwise, because 
maya is very strong, at any time one may become a victim of maya and 
fall down from spiritual life.
 
Antya 3.102
 
TEXT 102
 
TEXT
 
sei desadhyaksa nama -- ramacandra khanna
vaisnava-vidvesi sei pasanda-pradhana
SYNONYMS
 
sei -- that; desa-adhyaksa -- landholder; nama -- whose name; ramacandra 
khanna -- Ramacandra Khan; vaisnava-vidvesi -- envious of Vaisnavas; sei 
-- that; pasanda-pradhana -- chief of the atheists.
 
TRANSLATION
 
A landholder named Ramacandra Khan was the zamindar of that district. He 
was envious of Vaisnavas and was therefore a great atheist.
 
Antya 3.103
 
TEXT 103
 
TEXT
 
haridase loke puje, sahite na pare
tanra apamana karite nana upaya kare
SYNONYMS
 
haridase -- unto Haridasa Thakura; loke -- people; puje -- offer respect;
 sahite na pare -- he could not tolerate; tanra -- his; apamana -- 
dishonor; karite -- to do; nana -- various; upaya -- means; kare -- 
plans.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Unable to tolerate that such respect was being offered to Haridasa 
Thakura, Ramacandra Khan planned in various ways to dishonor him.
 
Antya 3.104
 
TEXT 104
 
TEXT
 
kona-prakare haridasera chidra nahi paya
vesya-gane ani' kare chidrera upaya
SYNONYMS
 
kona-prakare -- by any means; haridasera -- of Haridasa Thakura; chidra -
- fault; nahi -- not; paya -- gets; vesya-gane -- prostitutes; ani' -- 
bringing; kare -- makes; chidrera upaya -- a means to find some fault.
 
TRANSLATION
 
By no means could he find any fault in the character of Haridasa Thakura.
 Therefore he called for local prostitutes and began a plan to discredit 
His Holiness.
 
PURPORT
 
This is typical of atheistic men, but even among so-called religionists, 
sadhus, mendicants, sannyasis and brahmacaris, there are many enemies of 
the Krsna consciousness movement who always try to find faults in it, 
not considering that the movement is spreading automatically by the 
grace of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who wanted it spread all over the 
world, in every town and village. We are trying to fulfill the Lord's 
desire, and our attempt has become fairly successful, but the enemies of 
this movement unnecessarily try to find faults in it, exactly like the 
old rascal Ramacandra Khan, who opposed Haridasa Thakura.
 
Antya 3.105
 
TEXT 105
 
TEXT
 
vesya-gane kahe, -- "ei vairagi haridasa
tumi-saba kara ihara vairagya-dharma nasa"
SYNONYMS
 
vesya-gane -- unto the prostitutes; kahe -- said; ei -- this; vairagi -- 
mendicant; haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; tumi-saba -- all of you; kara --
 cause; ihara -- his; vairagya-dharma -- from the life of a mendicant; 
nasa -- deviation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Ramacandra Khan said to the prostitutes, "There is a mendicant named 
Haridasa Thakura. All of you devise a way to deviate him from his vows 
of austerity."
 
PURPORT
 
Devotional service is the path of vairagya-vidya (renunciation and 
knowledge). Haridasa Thakura was following this path, but Ramacandra 
Khan planned to induce him to break his vows. Renunciation means 
renunciation of sensual pleasure, especially the pleasure of sex. 
Therefore a brahmacari, sannyasi or vanaprastha is strictly prohibited 
from having relationships with women. Haridasa Thakura was strictly 
renounced, and thus Ramacandra Khan called for prostitutes because 
prostitutes know how to break a man's vow of celibacy by their feminine 
influence and thus pollute a mendicant or a person engaged in devotional 
life. It was impossible for Ramacandra Khan to induce any other women to 
break Haridasa Thakura's vow, and therefore he called for prostitutes. 
Free mingling with women has never been possible in India, but for one 
who wanted to associate with society girls, they were available in a 
district of prostitutes. There were prostitutes in human society even in 
Lord Krsna's time, for it is said that the prostitutes of Dvaraka City 
came forth to receive the Lord. Although they were prostitutes, they 
were also devotees of Krsna.
 
Antya 3.106
 
TEXT 106
 
TEXT
 
vesya-gana-madhye eka sundari yuvati
se kahe, -- "tina-dine hariba tanra mati"
SYNONYMS
 
vesya-gana-madhye -- among the prostitutes; eka -- one; sundari -- 
attractive; yuvati -- young; se -- she; kahe -- said; tina-dine -- in 
three days; hariba -- I shall attract: tanra -- his; mati -- mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Among the prostitutes, one attractive young girl was selected. "I shall 
attract the mind of Haridasa Thakura," she promised, "within three days."
 
Antya 3.107
 
TEXT 107
 
TEXT
 
khanna kahe, -- "mora paika yauka tomara sane
tomara sahita ekatra tare dhari' yena ane"
SYNONYMS
 
khanna kahe -- Ramacandra Khan said; mora paika -- my constable; yauka --
 let him go; tomara sane -- with you; tomara sahita -- with you; ekatra -
- together; tare -- him; dhari' -- arresting; yena -- so that; ane -- 
can bring.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Ramacandra Khan said to the prostitute, "My constable will go with you 
so that as soon as he sees you with Haridasa Thakura, immediately he 
will arrest him and bring both of you to me."
 
Antya 3.108
 
TEXT 108
 
TEXT
 
vesya kahe, -- "mora sanga ha-uka eka-bara
dvitiya-bare dharite paika la-imu tomara"
SYNONYMS
 
vesya kahe -- the prostitute said; mora sanga -- union with me; ha-uka --
 let there be; eka-bara -- one time; dvitiya-bare -- the second time; 
dharite -- to arrest; paika -- constable; la-imu -- I shall take; tomara 
-- your.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The prostitute replied, "First let me have union with him once; then the 
second time I shall take your constable with me to arrest him."
 
Antya 3.109
 
TEXT 109
 
TEXT
 
ratri-kale sei vesya suvesa dhariya
haridasera vasaya gela ullasita hana
SYNONYMS
 
ratri-kale -- at night; sei -- that; vesya -- prostitute; su-vesa 
dhariya -- dressing herself very nicely; haridasera -- of Haridasa 
Thakura; vasaya -- to the place; gela -- went; ullasita hana -- with 
great jubilation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At night the prostitute, after dressing herself most attractively, went 
to the cottage of Haridasa Thakura with great jubilation.
 
Antya 3.110
 
TEXT 110
 
TEXT
 
tulasi namaskari' haridasera dvare yana
gosanire namaskari' rahila dandana
SYNONYMS
 
tulasi namaskari' -- after offering obeisances to the tulasi plant; 
haridasera -- of Thakura Haridasa; dvare -- at the door; yana -- going; 
gosanire -- unto the acarya; namaskari' -- offering obeisances; rahila 
dandana -- remained standing.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After offering obeisances to the tulasi plant, she went to the door of 
Haridasa Thakura, offered him obeisances and stood there.
 
Antya 3.111
 
TEXT 111
 
TEXT
 
anga ughadiya dekhai vasila duyare
kahite lagila kichu sumadhura svare
SYNONYMS
 
anga ughadiya -- exposing part of her body; dekhai -- visible; vasila -- 
sat down; duyare -- on the threshold of the door; kahite lagila -- began 
to speak; kichu -- something; su-madhura svare -- in very sweet language.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Exposing part of her body to his view, she sat down on the threshold of 
the door and spoke to him in very sweet words.
 
Antya 3.112
 
TEXT 112
 
TEXT
 
"thakura, tumi -- parama-sundara, prathama yauvana
toma dekhi' kon nari dharite pare mana?
SYNONYMS
 
thakura -- O great devotee acarya; tumi -- you; parama-sundara -- very 
beautifully constructed; prathama yauvana -- the beginning of youth; 
toma dekhi' -- seeing you; kon nari -- what woman; dharite pare -- can 
control; mana -- her mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Thakura, O great preacher, great devotee, you are so 
beautifully built, and your youth is just beginning. Who is the woman 
who could control her mind after seeing you?
 
Antya 3.113
 
TEXT 113
 
TEXT
 
tomara sangama lagi' lubdha mora mana
toma na paile prana na yaya dharana"
SYNONYMS
 
tomara sangama -- union with you; lagi' -- for the sake of; lubdha -- 
greedy; mora mana -- my mind; toma -- you; na paile -- if I do not get; 
prana -- my life; na -- not; yaya -- can be; dharana -- maintained.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I am eager to be united with you. My mind is greedy for this. If I don'
t obtain you, I shall not be able to keep my body and soul together."
 
Antya 3.114–115
 
TEXTS 114–115
 
TEXT
 
haridasa kahe, -- "toma karimu angikara
sankhya-nama-samapti yavat na haya amara
tavat tumi vasi' suna nama-sankirtana
nama-samapti haile karimu ye tomara mana"
SYNONYMS
 
haridasa kahe -- Haridasa Thakura said; toma -- you; karimu angikara -- 
I shall accept; sankhya-nama -- the number of holy names; samapti -- 
finishing; yavat -- as long as; na -- not; haya -- it is; amara -- my; 
tavat -- so long; tumi -- you; vasi' -- sitting; suna -- hear; nama-
sankirtana -- chanting of the holy name; nama -- of the holy name; 
samapti -- finishing; haile -- when there is; karimu -- I shall do; ye --
 what; tomara -- your; mana -- mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Haridasa Thakura replied, "I shall accept you without fail, but you will 
have to wait until I have finished chanting my regular rounds on my 
beads. Until that time, please sit and listen to the chanting of the 
holy name. As soon as I am finished, I shall fulfill your desire."
 
Antya 3.116
 
TEXT 116
 
TEXT
 
eta suni' sei vesya vasiya rahila
kirtana kare haridasa pratah-kala haila
SYNONYMS
 
eta suni' -- hearing this; sei vesya -- that prostitute; vasiya rahila --
 stayed there sitting; kirtana -- chanting; kare -- performs; haridasa --
 Haridasa Thakura; pratah-kala haila -- there was the light of morning.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Hearing this, the prostitute remained sitting there while Haridasa 
Thakura chanted on his beads until the light of morning appeared.
 
Antya 3.117
 
TEXT 117
 
TEXT
 
pratah-kala dekhi' vesya uthiya calila
saba samacara yai khannere kahila
SYNONYMS
 
pratah-kala dekhi' -- seeing the morning; vesya -- the prostitute; 
uthiya calila -- stood up and left; saba samacara -- all information; 
yai -- going; khannere kahila -- she spoke to Ramacandra Khan.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When she saw that it was morning, the prostitute stood up and left. 
Coming before Ramacandra Khan, she informed him of all the news.
 
Antya 3.118
 
TEXT 118
 
TEXT
 
'aji ama angikara kariyache vacane
kali avasya tahara sange ha-ibe sangame'
SYNONYMS
 
aji -- today; ama -- me; angikara -- acceptance; kariyache -- he has 
done; vacane -- by word; kali -- tomorrow; avasya -- certainly; tahara 
sange -- with him; ha-ibe -- there will be; sangame -- union.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Today Haridasa Thakura has promised to enjoy with me. Tomorrow 
certainly I shall have union with him."
 
Antya 3.119
 
TEXT 119
 
TEXT
 
ara dina ratri haile vesya aila
haridasa tare bahu asvasa karila
SYNONYMS
 
ara dina -- the next day; ratri -- night; haile -- when there was; vesya 
-- the prostitute; aila -- came; haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; tare -- 
unto her; bahu -- many; asvasa karila -- gave assurances.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The next night, when the prostitute came again, Haridasa Thakura gave 
her many assurances.
 
Antya 3.120
 
TEXT 120
 
TEXT
 
'kali duhkha paila, aparadha na la-iba mora
avasya karimu ami tomaya angikara
SYNONYMS
 
kali -- yesterday; duhkha paila -- you were disappointed; aparadha -- 
offense; na la-iba -- please do not take; mora -- my; avasya -- 
certainly; karimu -- shall do; ami -- I; tomaya -- unto you; angikara -- 
acceptance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Last night you were disappointed. Please excuse my offense. I shall 
certainly accept you.
 
Antya 3.121
 
TEXT 121
 
TEXT
 
tavat ihan vasi' suna nama-sankirtana
nama purna haile, purna habe tomara mana'
SYNONYMS
 
tavat -- until that time; ihan -- here; vasi' -- sitting; suna -- hear; 
nama-sankirtana -- chanting of the holy name of the Lord; nama purna 
haile -- as soon as the regular chanting is fulfilled; purna -- 
satisfied; habe -- will be; tomara mana -- your mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Please sit down and hear the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra 
until my regular chanting is finished. Then your desire will surely be 
fulfilled."
 
Antya 3.122
 
TEXT 122
 
TEXT
 
tulasire tanke vesya namaskara kari'
dvare vasi' nama sune bale ‘hari' ‘hari'
SYNONYMS
 
tulasire -- unto the tulasi plant; tanke -- unto Haridasa Thakura; vesya 
-- the prostitute; namaskara kari' -- offering obeisances; dvare vasi' --
 sitting at the door; nama -- the holy name; sune -- hears; bale -- says;
 hari hari -- "O my Lord Hari, O my Lord Hari."
 
TRANSLATION
 
After offering her obeisances to the tulasi plant and Haridasa Thakura, 
she sat down at the door. Hearing Haridasa Thakura chanting the Hare 
Krsna mantra, she also chanted, "O my Lord Hari, O my Lord Hari."
 
PURPORT
 
Herein one can clearly see how a Vaisnava delivers a fallen soul by a 
transcendental trick. The prostitute came to pollute Haridasa Thakura, 
but he took it as his duty to deliver the prostitute. As clearly 
demonstrated here, the process of deliverance is very simple. With faith 
and reverence the prostitute associated with Haridasa Thakura, who 
personally treated her material disease by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-
mantra. Although the prostitute had an ulterior motive, somehow or other 
she got the association of a Vaisnava and satisfied him by occasionally 
chanting in imitation, "O my Lord Hari, O my Lord Hari." The conclusion 
is that associating with a Vaisnava, chanting the holy name of the Lord 
and offering obeisances to the tulasi plant or a Vaisnava all lead one 
to become a transcendental devotee who is completely cleansed of all 
material contamination.
 
Antya 3.123
 
TEXT 123
 
TEXT
 
ratri-sesa haila, vesya usimisi kare
tara riti dekhi' haridasa kahena tahare
SYNONYMS
 
ratri -- night; sesa haila -- came to an end; vesya -- the prostitute; 
usimisi -- restless; kare -- became; tara -- her; riti -- activities; 
dekhi' -- seeing; haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; kahena -- says; tahare --
 unto her.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the night came to an end, the prostitute was restless. Seeing this, 
Haridasa Thakura spoke to her as follows.
 
Antya 3.124
 
TEXT 124
 
TEXT
 
"koti-nama-grahana-yajna kari eka-mase
ei diksa kariyachi, haila asi' sese
SYNONYMS
 
koti-nama-grahana -- chanting ten million names; yajna -- such a 
sacrifice; kari -- I perform; eka-mase -- in one month; ei -- this; 
diksa -- vow; kariyachi -- I have taken; haila -- it was; asi' -- 
nearing; sese -- the end.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I have vowed to chant ten million names in a month. I have taken this 
vow, but now it is nearing its end.
 
PURPORT
 
If one regularly chants 333,333 names daily for a month (30 days) and 
then chants ten more names, he will thus chant ten million names. In 
this way a devotee worships the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such 
worship is called yajna. Yajnaih sankirtana-prayair yajanti hi su-
medhasah: [SB 11.5.32] those whose intelligence is brilliant accept this 
hari-nama-yajna, the yajna of chanting the holy name of the Lord. By 
performing this yajna, one satisfies the Supreme Personality of Godhead 
and thus attains perfection in spiritual life. According to external 
vision, Haridasa Thakura belonged to a Muslim family. Nevertheless, 
because he engaged himself in performing the yajna of chanting the Hare 
Krsna maha-mantra, he became a regularly initiated brahmana. As stated 
in Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.33.6):
 
yan-namadheya-sravananukirtanad
 yat-prahvanad yat-smaranad api kvacit
svado ‘pi sadyah savanaya kalpate
 kutah punas te bhagavan nu darsanat
 
Even if a devotee comes from a family of dog-eaters, if he surrenders to 
the Personality of Godhead he immediately becomes a qualified brahmana 
and is immediately fit to perform yajna, whereas a person born in a 
family of brahmanas has to wait until completing the reformatory 
processes before he may be called samskrta, purified. It is further said 
in Srimad-Bhagavatam (12.1.40):
 
asamskrtah kriya-hina rajasa tamasavrtah
prajas te bhaksayisyanti mleccha rajanya-rupinah
 
"In the Age of Kali, mlecchas, or lowborn people who have not undergone 
the purifying process of samskara, who do not know how to apply that 
process in actual life, and who are covered by the modes of passion and 
ignorance will take the posts of administrators. They will devour the 
citizens with their atheistic activities." A person who is not purified 
by the prescribed process of samskara is called asamskrta, but if one 
remains kriya-hina even after being purified by initiation -- in other 
words, if one fails to actually apply the principles of purity in his 
life -- he remains an unpurified mleccha or yavana. On the other hand, 
we find that Haridasa Thakura, although born in a mleccha or yavana 
family, became Namacarya Haridasa Thakura because he performed the nama-
yajna a minimum of 300,000 times every day.
 
Herein we find that Haridasa Thakura strictly followed his regulative 
principle of chanting 300,000 names. Thus when the prostitute became 
restless, he informed her that first he had to finish his chanting and 
then he would be able to satisfy her. Actually Haridasa Thakura chanted 
the holy name of the Lord for three nights continuously and gave the 
prostitute a chance to hear him. Thus she became purified, as will be 
seen in the following verses.
 
Antya 3.125
 
TEXT 125
 
TEXT
 
aji samapta ha-ibe, -- hena jnana chila
samasta ratri nilun nama samapta na haila
SYNONYMS
 
aji -- today; samapta ha-ibe -- will be finished; hena jnana chila -- I 
thought that; samasta ratri -- all night; nilun -- I took; nama -- the 
holy name of the Lord; samapta -- finished; na haila -- was not.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I thought that today I would be able to finish my performance of yajna, 
my chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra. I tried my best to chant the holy 
name all night, but I still did not finish.
 
Antya 3.126
 
TEXT 126
 
TEXT
 
kali samapta habe, tabe habe vrata-bhanga
svacchande tomara sange ha-ibeka sanga"
SYNONYMS
 
kali -- tomorrow; samapta habe -- it will end; tabe -- at that time; 
habe -- there will be; vrata-bhanga -- the end of my vow; svacchande -- 
in full freedom; tomara sange -- with you; ha-ibeka -- there will be; 
sanga -- union.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Tomorrow I will surely finish, and my vow will be fulfilled. Then it 
will be possible for me to enjoy with you in full freedom."
 
PURPORT
 
Haridasa Thakura never wanted to enjoy the prostitute, but he tricked 
her to deliver her by giving her a chance to hear the holy name of the 
Lord while he chanted. Pure devotees chant the Hare Krsna mantra, and 
simply by hearing this chanting from a purified transcendental person, 
one is purified of all sinful activities, no matter how lowborn or 
fallen one may be. As soon as one is thus completely free from the 
reactions of sinful activities, he is eligible to render devotional 
service to the Lord. This is the process for engaging the fallen souls 
in devotional service. As Lord Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gita (7.28):
 
yesam tv anta-gatam papam jananam punya-karmanam
te dvandva-moha-nirmukta bhajante mam drdha-vratah
 
"Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in this life and 
whose sinful actions are completely eradicated are freed from the 
duality of delusion, and they engage themselves in My service with 
determination."
 
Antya 3.127
 
TEXT 127
 
TEXT
 
vesya giya samacara khannere kahila
ara dina sandhya ha-ite thakura-thani aila
SYNONYMS
 
vesya -- the prostitute; giya -- returning; samacara -- information; 
khannere kahila -- spoke to Ramacandra Khan; ara dina -- the next day; 
sandhya ha-ite -- beginning from the evening; thakura-thani aila -- she 
came and remained at the residence of Haridasa Thakura.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The prostitute returned to Ramacandra Khan and informed him of what had 
happened. The next day she came earlier, at the beginning of the evening,
 and stayed with Haridasa Thakura.
 
Antya 3.128
 
TEXT 128
 
TEXT
 
tulasike, thakurake namaskara kari'
dvare vasi' nama sune, bale ‘hari' ‘hari'
SYNONYMS
 
tulasike -- unto the tulasi plant; thakurake -- and unto Haridasa 
Thakura; namaskara kari' -- offers her obeisances; dvare vasi' -- 
sitting at the door; nama sune -- hears the holy name; bale -- chants; 
hari hari -- the holy name of the Lord.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After offering obeisances to the tulasi plant and Haridasa Thakura, she 
sat down on the threshold of the room. Thus she began to hear Haridasa 
Thakura's chanting, and she also personally chanted "Hari, Hari," the 
holy name of the Lord.
 
Antya 3.129
 
TEXT 129
 
TEXT
 
'nama purna habe aji', -- bale haridasa
'tabe purna karimu aji tomara abhilasa'
SYNONYMS
 
nama -- chanting of the holy name; purna -- complete; habe -- will be; 
aji -- today; bale haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura said; tabe -- then; 
purna karimu -- I shall satisfy; aji -- today; tomara abhilasa -- your 
desires.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Today it will be possible for me to finish my chanting," Haridasa 
Thakura informed her. "Then I shall satisfy all your desires."
 
Antya 3.130
 
TEXT 130
 
TEXT
 
kirtana karite aiche ratri-sesa haila
thakurera sane vesyara mana phiri' gela
SYNONYMS
 
kirtana karite -- chanting and chanting; aiche -- in that way; ratri-
sesa haila -- the night ended; thakurera sane -- by the association of 
Haridasa Thakura; vesyara -- of the prostitute; mana -- mind; phiri' 
gela -- was converted.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The night ended while Haridasa Thakura was chanting, but by his 
association the mind of the prostitute had changed.
 
Antya 3.131
 
TEXT 131
 
TEXT
 
dandavat hana pade thakura-carane
ramacandra-khannera katha kaila nivedane
SYNONYMS
 
dandavat hana -- offering obeisances; pade -- she fell down; thakura-
carane -- at the lotus feet of Haridasa Thakura; ramacandra-khannera -- 
of Ramacandra Khan; katha -- policy; kaila -- did; nivedane -- 
submission.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The prostitute, now purified, fell at the lotus feet of Haridasa Thakura 
and confessed that Ramacandra Khan had appointed her to pollute him.
 
Antya 3.132
 
TEXT 132
 
TEXT
 
"vesya hana muni papa kariyachon apara
krpa kari' kara mo-adhame nistara"
SYNONYMS
 
vesya hana -- being a prostitute; muni -- I; papa -- sinful activities; 
kariyachon -- have done; apara -- unlimited; krpa kari' -- being 
merciful; kara -- please do; mo-adhame -- unto me, the most fallen; 
nistara -- deliverance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Because I have taken the profession of a prostitute," she said, "I have 
performed unlimited sinful acts. My lord, be merciful to me. Deliver my 
fallen soul."
 
Antya 3.133
 
TEXT 133
 
TEXT
 
thakura kahe, -- khannera katha saba ami jani
ajna murkha sei, tare duhkha nahi mani
SYNONYMS
 
thakura kahe -- Haridasa Thakura said; khannera katha -- the plans of 
Ramacandra Khan; saba -- all; ami jani -- I know; ajna murkha sei -- he 
is an ignorant fool; tare -- by that; duhkha nahi mani -- I do not feel 
unhappiness.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Haridasa Thakura replied, "I know everything about the conspiracy of 
Ramacandra Khan. He is nothing but an ignorant fool. Therefore his 
activities do not make me feel unhappy.
 
Antya 3.134
 
TEXT 134
 
TEXT
 
sei-dina yaitama e-sthana chadiya
tina dina rahilana toma nistara lagiya
SYNONYMS
 
sei-dina -- on that very day; yaitama -- I would have left; e-sthana -- 
this place; chadiya -- giving up; tina dina -- for three days; rahilana -
- I stayed; toma -- you; nistara lagiya -- for delivering.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"On the very day Ramacandra Khan was planning his intrigue against me, I 
would have left this place immediately, but because you came to me I 
stayed here for three days to deliver you."
 
Antya 3.135
 
TEXT 135
 
TEXT
 
vesya kahe, -- "krpa kari' karaha upadesa
ki mora kartavya, yate yaya bhava-klesa"
SYNONYMS
 
vesya kahe -- the prostitute said; krpa kari' -- being merciful; karaha 
upadesa -- please give instructions; ki -- what; mora kartavya -- my 
duty; yate -- by which; yaya -- go away; bhava-klesa -- all material 
tribulations.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The prostitute said, "Kindly act as my spiritual master. Instruct me in 
my duty, by which I can get relief from material existence."
 
Antya 3.136
 
TEXT 136
 
TEXT
 
thakura kahe, -- "gharera dravya brahmane kara dana
ei ghare asi' tumi karaha visrama
SYNONYMS
 
thakura kahe -- Srila Haridasa Thakura said; gharera -- at home; dravya -
- articles; brahmane -- to the brahmanas; kara dana -- give as charity; 
ei ghare -- in this room; asi' -- returning; tumi -- you; karaha visrama 
-- stay.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Haridasa Thakura replied, "Immediately go home and distribute to the 
brahmanas whatever property you have. Then come back to this room and 
stay here forever in Krsna consciousness.
 
PURPORT
 
Haridasa Thakura's instruction that the prostitute should distribute to 
the brahmanas all the property she had at home is very significant. 
Haridasa Thakura never advised the prostitute to give charity to the so-
called daridra-narayanas ("poor Narayanas") or any other such persons. 
According to Vedic civilization, charity should be given only to the 
qualified brahmanas. As stated in the Bhagavad-gita (18.42):
 
samo damas tapah saucam ksantir arjavam eva ca
jnanam vijnanam astikyam brahma-karma svabhava-jam
 
The brahminical qualifications are truthfulness, control of the senses 
and mind, tolerance, simplicity, knowledge, practical application of 
transcendental knowledge in one's life, and full faith in the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead. Persons engaged in pursuing spiritual 
understanding have no time to earn their livelihood. They depend 
completely on the mercy of the Lord, who says in the Bhagavad-gita (9.22)
 that He personally carries to them all their necessities (yoga-ksemam 
vahamy aham).
 
The Vedic civilization recommends that one give charity to brahmanas and 
sannyasis, not to the so-called daridra-narayanas. Narayana cannot be 
daridra, nor can daridra be Narayana, for these are contradictory terms. 
Atheistic men invent such concoctions and preach them to fools, but 
charity should actually be given to brahmanas and sannyasis because 
whatever money they get they spend for Krsna. Whatever charity one gives 
to a brahmana goes to Krsna, who says in the Bhagavad-gita (9.27):
 
yat karosi yad asnasi yaj juhosi dadasi yat
yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kurusva mad-arpanam
 
"Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer or give away, and 
whatever austerities you perform -- do that, O son of Kunti, as an 
offering to Me." Everything actually belongs to Krsna, but so-called 
civilized men unfortunately think that everything belongs to them. This 
is the mistake of materialistic civilization. The prostitute (vesya) had 
earned money by questionable means, and therefore Haridasa Thakura 
advised her to distribute to the brahmanas whatever she possessed. When 
Srila Rupa Gosvami retired from family life, he distributed fifty 
percent of his income to the brahmanas and Vaisnavas. A brahmana knows 
what the Absolute Truth is, and a Vaisnava, knowing the Absolute Truth, 
acts on behalf of the Absolute Truth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
 Generally one earns money by many questionable means. Therefore at some 
time one should retire and distribute whatever one has to the brahmanas 
and Vaisnavas who engage in devotional service by preaching the glories 
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
 
Antya 3.137
 
TEXT 137
 
TEXT
 
nirantara nama lao, kara tulasi sevana
acirat pabe tabe krsnera carana"
SYNONYMS
 
nirantara -- twenty-four hours a day; nama lao -- chant the Hare Krsna 
mantra; kara -- perform; tulasi sevana -- worship of the tulasi plant; 
acirat -- very soon; pabe -- you will get; tabe -- then; krsnera carana -
- the lotus feet of Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Chant the Hare Krsna mantra continuously and render service to the 
tulasi plant by watering her and offering prayers to her. In this way 
you will very soon get the opportunity to be sheltered at the lotus feet 
of Krsna."
 
PURPORT
 
At least five thousand years ago, Lord Sri Krsna expressed His desire 
that everyone surrender to Him (sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam 
saranam vraja [Bg. 18.66]). Why is it that people cannot do this? Krsna 
assures, aham tvam sarva-papebhyo moksayisyami ma sucah: "I shall 
deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear." Everyone is 
suffering from the results of sinful activities, but Krsna says that if 
one surrenders unto Him, He will protect one from sinful reactions. 
Modern civilization, however, is interested neither in Krsna nor in 
getting relief from sinful acts. Therefore men are suffering. Surrender 
is the ultimate instruction of the Bhagavad-gita, but for one who cannot 
surrender to the lotus feet of Krsna, it is better to chant the Hare 
Krsna mantra constantly, under the instruction of Haridasa Thakura.
 
In our Krsna consciousness movement we are teaching our followers to 
chant the Hare Krsna mantra continuously on beads. Even those who are 
not accustomed to this practice are advised to chant at least sixteen 
rounds on their beads so that they may be trained. Otherwise, Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu recommended:
 
trnad api su-nicena taror api sahisnuna
amanina mana-dena kirtaniyah sada harih
 [Cc. Adi 17.31]
 
"One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, 
thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street. One should be more 
tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige, and ready 
to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can chant 
the holy name of the Lord constantly." Sada means "always." Haridasa 
Thakura says, nirantara nama lao: "Chant the Hare Krsna mantra without 
stopping."
 
Although Krsna wants everyone to surrender to His lotus feet, because of 
people's sinful activities they cannot do this. Na mam duskrtino mudhah 
prapadyante naradhamah: [Bg. 7.15] rascals and fools, the lowest of men, 
who engage in sinful activities, cannot suddenly surrender to the lotus 
feet of Krsna. Nevertheless, if they begin chanting the Hare Krsna 
mantra and rendering service unto the tulasi plant, they will very soon 
be able to surrender. One's real duty is to surrender to the lotus feet 
of Krsna, but if one is unable to do so, he should adopt this process, 
as introduced by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His most confidential 
servant, Namacarya Srila Haridasa Thakura. This is the way to achieve 
success in Krsna consciousness.
 
Antya 3.138
 
TEXT 138
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' tare ‘nama' upadesa kari'
uthiya calila thakura bali' ‘hari' ‘hari'
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- saying this; tare -- her; nama upadesa kari' -- instructing 
about the process of chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra; uthiya -- 
standing up; calila -- left; thakura -- Haridasa Thakura; bali' -- 
chanting; hari hari -- the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After thus instructing the prostitute about the process of chanting the 
Hare Krsna mantra, Haridasa Thakura stood up and left, continuously 
chanting "Hari, Hari."
 
Antya 3.139
 
TEXT 139
 
TEXT
 
tabe sei vesya gurura ajna la-ila
grha-vitta yeba chila, brahmanere dila
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- thereafter; sei -- that; vesya -- prostitute; gurura -- of the 
spiritual master; ajna -- order; la-ila -- took; grha-vitta -- all 
household possessions; yeba -- whatever; chila -- there was; brahmanere -
- to the brahmanas; dila -- gave.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thereafter, the prostitute distributed to the brahmanas whatever 
household possessions she had, following the order of her spiritual 
master.
 
PURPORT
 
Sometimes the word grha-vrtti is substituted for the word grha-vitta. 
Vrtti means "profession." The grha-vrtti of the prostitute was to 
enchant foolish people and induce them to indulge in sex. Here, however, 
grha-vrtti is not a suitable word. The proper word is grha-vitta, which 
means "all the possessions she had in her home." All the girl's 
possessions had been earned by professional prostitution and were 
therefore products of her sinful life. When such possessions are given 
to brahmanas and Vaisnavas who can engage them in the service of the 
Lord because of their advancement in spiritual life, this indirectly 
helps the person who gives the charity, for he is thus relieved of 
sinful reactions. As Krsna promises, aham tvam sarva-papebhyo 
moksayisyami: [Bg. 18.66] "I shall save you from all sinful reactions." 
When our Krsna conscious devotees go out to beg charity or collect 
contributions in the form of membership fees, the money thus coming to 
the Krsna consciousness movement is strictly employed to advance Krsna 
consciousness all over the world. The Krsna conscious devotees collect 
the money of others for the service of Krsna, and they are satisfied 
with Krsna's prasadam and whatever He gives them for their maintenance. 
They do not desire material comforts. However, they go to great pains to 
engage the possessions of prostitutes, or persons who are more or less 
like prostitutes, in the service of the Lord and thus free them from 
sinful reactions. A Vaisnava guru accepts money or other contributions, 
but he does not employ such contributions for sense gratification. A 
pure Vaisnava thinks himself unfit to help free even one person from the 
reactions of sinful life, but he engages one's hard-earned money in the 
service of the Lord and thus frees one from sinful reactions. A Vaisnava 
guru is never dependent on the contributions of his disciples. Following 
the instructions of Haridasa Thakura, a pure Vaisnava does not 
personally take even a single paisa from anyone, but he induces his 
followers to spend for the service of the Lord whatever possessions they 
have.
 
Antya 3.140
 
TEXT 140
 
TEXT
 
matha mudi' eka-vastre rahila sei ghare
ratri-dine tina-laksa nama grahana kare
SYNONYMS
 
matha mudi' -- shaving her head; eka-vastre -- wearing one cloth; rahila 
-- remained; sei ghare -- in that room; ratri-dine -- throughout the 
entire day and night; tina-laksa -- 300,000; nama -- holy names; grahana 
kare -- chants.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The prostitute shaved her head clean in accordance with Vaisnava 
principles and stayed in that room wearing only one cloth. Following in 
the footsteps of her spiritual master, she began chanting the holy name 
of Krsna 300,000 times a day. She chanted throughout the entire day and 
night.
 
Antya 3.141
 
TEXT 141
 
TEXT
 
tulasi sevana kare, carvana, upavasa
indriya-damana haila, premera prakasa
SYNONYMS
 
tulasi -- the tulasi plant; sevana kare -- she worshiped; carvana -- 
chewing; upavasa -- fasting; indriya-damana -- controlling the senses; 
haila -- there was; premera prakasa -- manifestations symptomizing love 
of Godhead.
 
TRANSLATION
 
She worshiped the tulasi plant, following in the footsteps of her 
spiritual master. Instead of eating regularly, she chewed whatever food 
she received as alms, and if nothing was supplied she would fast. Thus 
by eating frugally and fasting she conquered her senses, and as soon as 
her senses were controlled, symptoms of love of Godhead appeared in her 
person.
 
Antya 3.142
 
TEXT 142
 
TEXT
 
prasiddha vaisnavi haila parama-mahanti
bada bada vaisnava tanra darsanete yanti
SYNONYMS
 
prasiddha -- celebrated; vaisnavi -- devotee of the Lord; haila -- 
became; parama-mahanti -- very advanced; bada bada vaisnava -- many 
recognized, highly situated devotees; tanra -- her; darsanete -- to see; 
yanti -- used to go.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus the prostitute became a celebrated devotee. She became very 
advanced in spiritual life, and many stalwart Vaisnavas would come to 
see her.
 
PURPORT
 
Stalwart, highly advanced Vaisnava devotees are not interested in seeing 
prostitutes, but when a prostitute or any other fallen soul becomes a 
Vaisnava, stalwart Vaisnavas are interested in seeing them. Anyone can 
be turned into a Vaisnava if he or she follows the Vaisnava principles. 
A devotee who follows these principles is no longer on the material 
platform. Therefore, it is one's strict adherence to the principles that 
should be considered, not the country of one's birth. Many devotees join 
our Krsna consciousness movement from Europe and America, but one should 
not therefore consider them European Vaisnavas or American Vaisnavas. A 
Vaisnava is a Vaisnava and should therefore be given all the respect due 
a Vaisnava.
 
Antya 3.143
 
TEXT 143
 
TEXT
 
vesyara caritra dekhi' loke camatkara
haridasera mahima kahe kari' namaskara
SYNONYMS
 
vesyara -- of the prostitute; caritra -- character; dekhi' -- seeing; 
loke -- all people; camatkara -- astonished; haridasera -- of Thakura 
Haridasa; mahima -- glories; kahe -- speak; kari' namaskara -- offering 
obeisances.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Seeing the sublime character of the prostitute, everyone was astonished. 
Everyone glorified the influence of Haridasa Thakura and offered him 
obeisances.
 
PURPORT
 
It is said, phalena pariciyate: one is recognized by the result of his 
actions. In Vaisnava society there are many types of Vaisnavas. Some of 
them are called gosvamis, some are called svamis, some are prabhus, and 
some are prabhupada. One is not recognized, however, simply by such a 
name. A spiritual master is recognized as an actual guru when it is seen 
that he has changed the character of his disciples. Haridasa Thakura 
actually changed the character of the professional prostitute. People 
greatly appreciated this, and therefore they all offered obeisances to 
Haridasa Thakura and glorified him.
 
Antya 3.144
 
TEXT 144
 
TEXT
 
ramacandra khanna aparadha-bija kaila
sei bija vrksa hana agete phalila
SYNONYMS
 
ramacandra khanna -- Ramacandra Khan; aparadha -- of the offense; bija --
 seed; kaila -- caused to germinate; sei bija -- that seed; vrksa hana --
 becoming a tree; agete -- later; phalila -- fructified.
 
TRANSLATION
 
By inducing a prostitute to disturb Haridasa Thakura, Ramacandra Khan 
caused a seed of offense at his lotus feet to germinate. This seed later 
became a tree, and when it fructified, Ramacandra Khan ate its fruits.
 
Antya 3.145
 
TEXT 145
 
TEXT
 
mahad-aparadhera phala adbhuta kathana
prastava pana kahi, suna, bhakta-gana
SYNONYMS
 
mahat-aparadhera -- of a great offense at the feet of the exalted 
devotee; phala -- the result; adbhuta -- wonderful; kathana -- narration;
 prastava -- opportunity; pana -- taking advantage of; kahi -- I say; 
suna -- hear; bhakta-gana -- O devotees.
 
TRANSLATION
 
This offense at the lotus feet of an exalted devotee has resulted in a 
wonderful narration. Taking advantage of the opportunity afforded by 
these incidents, I shall explain what happened. O devotees, please 
listen.
 
Antya 3.146
 
TEXT 146
 
TEXT
 
sahajei avaisnava ramacandra-khanna
haridasera aparadhe haila asura-samana
SYNONYMS
 
sahajei -- naturally; avaisnava -- nondevotee; ramacandra-khanna -- 
Ramacandra Khan; haridasera -- at the lotus feet of Haridasa; aparadhe --
 by offenses; haila -- was; asura-samana -- exactly like a demon.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Ramacandra Khan was naturally a nondevotee. Now, having offended the 
lotus feet of Haridasa Thakura, he became just like a demoniac atheist.
 
Antya 3.147
 
TEXT 147
 
TEXT
 
vaisnava-dharma ninda kare, vaisnava-apamana
bahu-dinera aparadhe paila parinama
SYNONYMS
 
vaisnava-dharma -- the cult of Vaisnavism; ninda kare -- blasphemes; 
vaisnava apamana -- insults to the devotees; bahu-dinera -- for a long 
time; aparadhe -- by offensive activities; paila -- got; parinama -- the 
resultant action.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Because of blaspheming the cult of Vaisnavism and insulting the devotees 
for a long time, he now received the results of his offensive activities.
 
PURPORT
 
Ramacandra Khan was a great offender at the lotus feet of the Vaisnavas 
and Visnu. Just as Ravana, although born of a brahmana father, 
Visvasrava, was nevertheless called an asura or Raksasa because of his 
offenses against Lord Ramacandra (Visnu) and Hanuman (a Vaisnava), so 
Ramacandra Khan also became such an asura because of his offenses 
against Haridasa Thakura and many others.
 
Antya 3.148
 
TEXT 148
 
TEXT
 
nityananda-gosani gaude yabe aila
prema pracarite tabe bhramite lagila
SYNONYMS
 
nityananda-gosani -- Lord Nityananda; gaude -- in Bengal; yabe -- when; 
aila -- came back; prema pracarite -- to preach the cult of bhakti, love 
of Godhead; tabe -- at that time; bhramite lagila -- began to tour.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Lord Nityananda returned to Bengal to preach the cult of bhakti, 
love of Godhead, He began touring all over the country.
 
Antya 3.149
 
TEXT 149
 
TEXT
 
prema-pracarana ara pasanda-dalana
dui-karye avadhuta karena bhramana
SYNONYMS
 
prema-pracarana -- preaching the cult of bhakti; ara -- and; pasanda-
dalana -- subduing atheistic men; dui-karye -- with two kinds of 
activities; avadhuta -- the great devotee and mendicant; karena -- does; 
bhramana -- touring.
 
TRANSLATION
 
For two purposes -- to spread the cult of bhakti and to defeat and 
subdue the atheists -- Lord Nityananda, the most dedicated devotee of 
the Lord, moved throughout the country.
 
PURPORT
 
As stated in the Bhagavad-gita (4.8):
 
paritranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca duskrtam
dharma-samsthapanarthaya sambhavami yuge yuge
 
Lord Krsna appears in every millennium for two purposes, namely to 
deliver the devotees and to kill the nondevotees. His devotees also have 
two similar purposes-to preach the bhakti cult of Krsna consciousness 
and to defeat all kinds of agnostics and atheistic demons. Nityananda 
Prabhu carried out the order of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in this way,
 and those who strictly follow Nityananda Prabhu perform the same 
activities. There are two classes of devotees. One is called gosthy-
anandi, and the other is called bhajananandi. A devotee who does not 
preach but always engages in devotional activities is called a 
bhajananandi, whereas a devotee who not only is expert in devotional 
service but who also preaches the cult of bhakti and defeats all kinds 
of agnostics is called a gosthy-anandi.
 
Antya 3.150
 
TEXT 150
 
TEXT
 
sarvajna nityananda aila tara ghare
asiya vasila durga-mandapa-upare
SYNONYMS
 
sarva-jna -- omniscient; nityananda -- Lord Nityananda; aila -- came; 
tara ghare -- at his house; asiya -- coming; vasila -- sat down; durga-
mandapa-upare -- on the altar of the Durga-mandapa.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Nityananda, who is omniscient because He is the Supreme Personality 
of Godhead, came to the house of Ramacandra Khan and sat down on the 
altar of the Durga-mandapa.
 
PURPORT
 
Well-to-do Hindu gentlemen constructed their houses with a place called 
the Durga-mandapa for the worship of the goddess Durga. There they 
generally held worship of the goddess every year in the month of Asvina (
September-October). Ramacandra Khan possessed such a Durga-mandapa at 
his residence.
 
Antya 3.151
 
TEXT 151
 
TEXT
 
aneka loka-jana sange angana bharila
bhitara haite ramacandra sevaka pathaila
SYNONYMS
 
aneka -- many; loka-jana -- crowds of people; sange -- accompanied by; 
angana -- the courtyard; bharila -- became filled; bhitara haite -- from 
inside; ramacandra -- Ramacandra Khan; sevaka -- servant; pathaila -- 
sent.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When the Durga-mandapa and courtyard became filled with crowds of men, 
Ramacandra Khan, who was inside the house, sent his servant to Lord 
Nityananda.
 
PURPORT
 
In those days, and also even now, the palatial buildings of respectable 
people, especially in the villages of Bengal, were divided into two 
parts. The inside part was especially meant for the family, and the 
ladies would live there unexposed to men. That part was called the 
bhitara-badi, or inside house. In the outside house, or bahir-badi, the 
respectable gentleman received visitors and kept his business office. 
The Durga-mandapa would be part of the outside house. Thus when Lord 
Nityananda entered the outside house, Ramacandra Khan was in the inside 
house with the members of his family. When Nityananda Prabhu arrived, 
Ramacandra Khan did not receive Him personally but sent his servant to 
inform Him indirectly to go away.
 
Antya 3.152
 
TEXT 152
 
TEXT
 
sevaka bale -- "gosani, more pathaila khanna
grhasthera ghare tomaya diba vasa-sthana
SYNONYMS
 
sevaka bale -- the servant said; gosani -- my dear Lord; more -- me; 
pathaila -- sent; khanna -- Ramacandra Khan; grhasthera ghare -- at the 
house of some ordinary person; tomaya -- unto You; diba -- I shall give; 
vasa-sthana -- residential place.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The servant informed Lord Nityananda, "My dear Sir, Ramacandra Khan has 
sent me to accommodate You in some common man's house.
 
Antya 3.153
 
TEXT 153
 
TEXT
 
goyalara gosala haya atyanta vistara
ihan sankirna-sthala, tomara manusya -- apara"
SYNONYMS
 
goyalara -- of a milkman; go-sala -- cowshed; haya -- is; atyanta -- 
very; vistara -- spacious; ihan -- here; sankirna-sthala -- very narrow 
place; tomara -- Your; manusya -- adherents; apara -- unlimited.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"You might go to the house of a milkman, for the cowshed is spacious, 
whereas the space here in the Durga-mandapa is insufficient because You 
have many followers with You."
 
Antya 3.154
 
TEXT 154
 
TEXT
 
bhitare achila, suni' krodhe bahirila
atta atta hasi' gosani kahite lagila
SYNONYMS
 
bhitare achila -- was staying inside; suni' -- hearing; krodhe -- in 
anger; bahirila -- came out; atta atta -- very loudly; hasi' -- laughing;
 gosani -- Lord Nityananda Prabhu; kahite lagila -- began to say.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Nityananda Prabhu heard this order from the servant of Ramacandra 
Khan, He became very angry and came out. Laughing very loudly, He spoke 
as follows.
 
Antya 3.155
 
TEXT 155
 
TEXT
 
"satya kahe, -- ei ghara mora yogya naya
mleccha go-vadha kare, tara yogya haya"
SYNONYMS
 
satya kahe -- Ramacandra Khan says rightly; ei ghara -- this house; mora 
-- for Me; yogya naya -- is not fit; mleccha -- the meat-eaters; go-
vadha kare -- who kill cows; tara -- for them; yogya haya -- it is fit.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Ramacandra Khan has spoken rightly. This place is unfit for Me. It is 
fit for cow-killing meat-eaters."
 
Antya 3.156
 
TEXT 156
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' krodhe gosani uthiya calila
tare danda dite se grame na rahila
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- saying this; krodhe -- in anger; gosani -- Lord Nityananda; 
uthiya calila -- got up and left; tare -- him; danda dite -- to chastise;
 se -- that; grame -- in the village; na rahila -- did not stay.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Having said this, Lord Nityananda stood up and left in an angry mood. To 
chastise Ramacandra Khan, He did not even stay in that village.
 
Antya 3.157
 
TEXT 157
 
TEXT
 
ihan ramacandra khana sevake ajna dila
gosani yahan vasila, tara mati khodaila
SYNONYMS
 
ihan -- here; ramacandra khana -- Ramacandra Khan; sevake -- to the 
servant; ajna dila -- ordered; gosani -- Lord Nityananda Prabhu; yahan --
 where; vasila -- sat down; tara -- of that place; mati -- earth; 
khodaila -- caused to dig.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Ramacandra Khan ordered the servant to dig up the dirt in the place 
where Nityananda Prabhu had sat.
 
Antya 3.158
 
TEXT 158
 
TEXT
 
gomaya-jale lepila saba mandira-prangana
tabu ramacandrera mana na haila parasanna
SYNONYMS
 
go-maya-jale -- with water mixed with cow dung; lepila -- smeared; saba -
- all; mandira -- the Durga-mandapa temple; prangana -- the courtyard; 
tabu -- still; ramacandrera mana -- the mind of Ramacandra Khan; na 
haila parasanna -- was not happy.
 
TRANSLATION
 
To purify the Durga-mandapa temple and the courtyard, Ramacandra Khan 
sprinkled and smeared it with water mixed with cow dung, but still his 
mind was unsatisfied.
 
Antya 3.159
 
TEXT 159
 
TEXT
 
dasyu-vrtti kare ramacandra rajare na deya kara
kruddha hana mleccha ujira aila tara ghara
SYNONYMS
 
dasyu-vrtti -- the business of a thief; kare -- does; ramacandra -- 
Ramacandra; rajare -- to the government; na -- does not; deya -- pay; 
kara -- tax; kruddha hana -- being angry; mleccha -- the Muslim; ujira --
 minister; aila -- came; tara ghara -- to his house.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Ramacandra Khan's business was questionable, for he tried to avoid 
paying income tax to the government. Therefore the government's minister 
of finance was angry and came to his residence.
 
Antya 3.160
 
TEXT 160
 
TEXT
 
asi' sei durga-mandape vasa kaila
avadhya vadha kari' mamsa se-ghare randhaila
SYNONYMS
 
asi' -- coming; sei durga-mandape -- at that very place of the Durga-
mandapa; vasa kaila -- made his residence; avadhya -- a cow or calf, 
which is not to be killed; vadha kari' -- killing; mamsa -- meat; se-
ghare -- in that place; randhaila -- cooked.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Muslim minister made his residence in the Durga-mandapa of 
Ramacandra Khan. He killed a cow and cooked the meat at that very place.
 
Antya 3.161
 
TEXT 161
 
TEXT
 
stri-putra-sahita ramacandrere bandhiya
tara ghara-grama lute tina-dina rahiya
SYNONYMS
 
stri-putra -- his wife and children; sahita -- with; ramacandrere 
bandhiya -- arresting Ramacandra Khan; tara -- his; ghara-grama -- house 
and village; lute -- plundered; tina-dina rahiya -- staying three days.
 
TRANSLATION
 
He arrested Ramacandra Khan, along with his wife and sons, and then he 
continuously plundered the house and village for three days.
 
Antya 3.162
 
TEXT 162
 
TEXT
 
sei ghare tina dina kare amedhya randhana
ara dina saba lana karila gamana
SYNONYMS
 
sei ghare -- in that room; tina dina -- for three days; kare -- does; 
amedhya randhana -- cooking the flesh of a cow; ara dina -- the next day;
 saba lana -- accompanied by his followers; karila gamana -- left.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In that very room he cooked the flesh of a cow for three consecutive 
days. Then the next day he left, accompanied by his followers.
 
Antya 3.163
 
TEXT 163
 
TEXT
 
jati-dhana-jana khanera sakala la-ila
bahu-dina paryanta grama ujada rahila
SYNONYMS
 
jati -- birthright; dhana -- riches; jana -- followers; khanera -- of 
Ramacandra Khan; sakala -- everything; la-ila -- he took away; bahu-dina 
-- a long time; paryanta -- for; grama -- the village; ujada rahila -- 
remained deserted.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The Muslim minister took away Ramacandra Khan's position, wealth and 
followers. For many days the village remained deserted.
 
Antya 3.164
 
TEXT 164
 
TEXT
 
mahantera apamana ye desa-grame haya
eka janara dose saba desa ujadaya
SYNONYMS
 
mahantera -- of persons who are highly advanced in spiritual life; 
apamana -- disrespect; ye desa-grame -- in which country or village; 
haya -- is; eka janara -- of one man; dose -- for the fault; saba desa --
 the whole country; ujadaya -- becomes afflicted.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Wherever an advanced devotee is insulted, for one man's fault the entire 
town or place is afflicted.
 
Antya 3.165
 
TEXT 165
 
TEXT
 
haridasa-thakura cali' aila candapure
asiya rahila balarama-acaryera ghare
SYNONYMS
 
haridasa-thakura -- Haridasa Thakura; cali' -- walking; aila -- came; 
candapure -- in the village known as Candapura; asiya -- coming; rahila -
- remained; balarama-acaryera ghare -- at the residence of Balarama 
Acarya.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Haridasa Thakura walked until he came to the village known as Candapura. 
There he stayed at the house of Balarama Acarya.
 
PURPORT
 
The village of Candapura is situated near the confluence of the rivers 
Ganges and Yamuna at Saptagrama, in the district of Hugli. Candapura is 
just east of the house of the two brothers Govardhana and Hiranya, the 
father and uncle of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami respectively. In Candapura 
lived Balarama Acarya and Yadunandana Acarya, the priests of these two 
personalities, and when Haridasa Thakura went there he lived with them. 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that the name of this 
village was later changed to Krsnapura.
 
Antya 3.166
 
TEXT 166
 
TEXT
 
hiranya, govardhana -- dui mulukera majumadara
tara purohita -- ‘balarama' nama tanra
SYNONYMS
 
hiranya -- Hiranya; govardhana -- Govardhana; dui -- two; mulukera -- of 
that country; majumadara -- treasurers of the government; tara -- their; 
purohita -- priest; balarama -- Balarama; nama -- name; tanra -- his.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Hiranya and Govardhana were the two governmental treasurers in that 
division of the country. Their priest was named Balarama Acarya.
 
PURPORT
 
The word majumadara refers to a treasurer who keeps accounts of revenue.
 
Antya 3.167
 
TEXT 167
 
TEXT
 
haridasera krpa-patra, tate bhakti-mane
yatna kari' thakurere rakhila sei grame
SYNONYMS
 
haridasera krpa-patra -- favored by Haridasa Thakura; tate -- therefore; 
bhakti-mane -- a great devotee of Haridasa Thakura; yatna kari' -- with 
great care and attention; thakurere -- Haridasa Thakura; rakhila -- kept;
 sei grame -- in the village.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Balarama Acarya, being favored by Haridasa Thakura, was very much 
attached to him. Therefore he kept Haridasa Thakura in the village with 
great care and attention.
 
Antya 3.168
 
TEXT 168
 
TEXT
 
nirjana parna-salaya karena kirtana
balarama-acarya-grhe bhiksa-nirvahana
SYNONYMS
 
nirjana -- solitary; parna-salaya -- in a thatched cottage; karena -- 
performs; kirtana -- chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra; balarama-acarya-
grhe -- at the house of Balarama Acarya; bhiksa-nirvahana -- accepting 
alms.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In the village, Haridasa Thakura was given a solitary thatched cottage, 
where he performed the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. He 
accepted prasadam at the house of Balarama Acarya.
 
Antya 3.169
 
TEXT 169
 
TEXT
 
raghunatha-dasa balaka karena adhyayana
haridasa-thakurere yai' karena darsana
SYNONYMS
 
raghunatha-dasa -- Raghunatha dasa; balaka -- a boy; karena adhyayana -- 
was engaged in study; haridasa-thakurere -- to Haridasa Thakura; yai' -- 
going; karena darsana -- used to see.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Raghunatha dasa, who was the son of Govardhana Majumadara and was later 
to become Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, was at that time a boy engaged in 
study. He came to see Haridasa Thakura daily.
 
Antya 3.170
 
TEXT 170
 
TEXT
 
haridasa krpa kare tanhara upare
sei krpa ‘karana' haila caitanya paibare
SYNONYMS
 
haridasa -- Thakura Haridasa; krpa kare -- shows mercy; tanhara upare -- 
upon him; sei krpa -- that mercy; karana -- the cause; haila -- became; 
caitanya -- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; paibare -- to attain.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Naturally Haridasa Thakura was merciful toward him, and because of the 
merciful benediction of this Vaisnava, he later attained the shelter of 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's lotus feet.
 
Antya 3.171
 
TEXT 171
 
TEXT
 
tahan yaiche haila haridasera mahima kathana
vyakhyana, -- adbhuta katha suna, bhakta-gana
SYNONYMS
 
tahan -- at that place; yaiche -- just as; haila -- there was; 
haridasera -- of Haridasa Thakura; mahima -- glories; kathana -- 
discussion; vyakhyana -- discourse; adbhuta -- wonderful; katha -- 
incident; suna -- hear; bhakta-gana -- O devotees.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At the residence of Hiranya and Govardhana, discourses took place by 
which Haridasa Thakura was glorified. O devotees, please listen to that 
wonderful story.
 
Antya 3.172
 
TEXT 172
 
TEXT
 
eka-dina balarama minati kariya
majumadarera sabhaya aila thakure lana
SYNONYMS
 
eka-dina -- one day; balarama -- Balarama Acarya; minati kariya -- in 
great humility; majumadarera -- of the Majumadaras, Hiranya and 
Govardhana; sabhaya -- at the assembly; aila -- came; thakure -- 
Haridasa Thakura; lana -- taking with him.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One day Balarama Acarya requested Haridasa Thakura with great humility 
to come to the assembly of the Majumadaras, Hiranya and Govardhana. Thus 
Balarama Acarya went there with Haridasa Thakura.
 
Antya 3.173
 
TEXT 173
 
TEXT
 
thakura dekhi' dui bhai kaila abhyutthana
paya padi' asana dila kariya sammana
SYNONYMS
 
thakura dekhi' -- seeing Haridasa Thakura; dui bhai -- the two brothers; 
kaila abhyutthana -- stood up; paya padi' -- falling at the lotus feet; 
asana dila -- offered a sitting place; kariya sammana -- with great 
respect.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Seeing Haridasa Thakura, the two brothers immediately stood up and fell 
at his lotus feet. Then with great respect they offered him a place to 
sit.
 
Antya 3.174
 
TEXT 174
 
TEXT
 
aneka pandita sabhaya, brahmana, sajjana
dui bhai maha-pandita -- hiranya, govardhana
SYNONYMS
 
aneka pandita -- many learned scholars; sabhaya -- in that assembly; 
brahmana -- brahmanas; sat-jana -- respectable gentlemen; dui bhai -- 
the two brothers; maha-pandita -- very learned scholars; hiranya -- 
Hiranya; govardhana -- Govardhana.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In that assembly were many learned scholars, brahmanas and respectable 
gentlemen. The two brothers Hiranya and Govardhana were also greatly 
learned.
 
Antya 3.175
 
TEXT 175
 
TEXT
 
haridasera guna sabe kahe panca-mukhe
suniya ta' dui bhai paila bada sukhe
SYNONYMS
 
haridasera -- of Haridasa Thakura; guna -- the qualities; sabe -- all of 
them; kahe -- began to speak; panca-mukhe -- as if speaking with five 
mouths; suniya -- hearing; ta' -- certainly; dui bhai -- the two 
brothers; paila -- got; bada sukhe -- very great happiness.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Everyone there began to speak of Haridasa Thakura's great qualities as 
if they had five mouths. Hearing this, both brothers were extremely 
happy.
 
Antya 3.176
 
TEXT 176
 
TEXT
 
tina-laksa nama thakura karena kirtana
namera mahima uthaila pandita-gana
SYNONYMS
 
tina-laksa -- 300,000; nama -- holy names of the Lord; thakura -- 
Haridasa Thakura; karena kirtana -- used to chant; namera -- of the holy 
name; mahima -- glories; uthaila -- raised; pandita-gana -- all the 
learned scholars.
 
TRANSLATION
 
It was mentioned in the assembly that Haridasa Thakura chanted the holy 
names of Krsna 300,000 times a day. Thus all the learned scholars began 
to discuss the glories of the holy name.
 
Antya 3.177
 
TEXT 177
 
TEXT
 
keha bale, -- ‘nama haite haya papa-ksaya'
keha bale, -- ‘nama haite jivera moksa haya'
SYNONYMS
 
keha bale -- some of them said; nama haite -- by chanting the Hare Krsna 
mantra; haya -- there is; papa-ksaya -- disappearance of all reactions 
to sinful activities; keha bale -- some of them said; nama haite -- by 
chanting the holy name; jivera -- of the living entities; moksa haya -- 
there is liberation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Some of them said, "By chanting the holy name of the Lord, one is freed 
from the reactions of all sinful life."
 
Others said, "Simply by chanting the holy name of the Lord, a living 
being is liberated from material bondage."
 
Antya 3.178
 
TEXT 178
 
TEXT
 
haridasa kahena, -- "namera ei dui phala naya
namera phale krsna-pade prema upajaya
SYNONYMS
 
haridasa kahena -- Haridasa Thakura replied; namera -- of chanting the 
holy name of the Lord; ei -- these, dui -- two; phala -- results; naya --
 are not; namera phale -- by the result of chanting the holy name; krsna-
pade -- at the lotus feet of Krsna; prema upajaya -- awakening of 
ecstatic love.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Haridasa Thakura protested, "These two benedictions are not the true 
result of chanting the holy name. Actually, by chanting the holy name 
without offenses, one awakens his ecstatic love for the lotus feet of 
Krsna.
 
Antya 3.179
 
TEXT 179
 
TEXT
 
evam-vratah sva-priya-nama-kirtya
 jatanurago druta-citta uccaih
hasaty atho roditi rauti gayaty
 unmada-van nrtyati loka-bahyah
SYNONYMS
 
evam-vratah -- when one thus engages in the vow to chant and dance; sva -
- own; priya -- very dear; nama -- holy name; kirtya -- by chanting; 
jata -- in this way develops; anuragah -- attachment; druta-cittah -- 
very eagerly; uccaih -- loudly; hasati -- laughs; atho -- also; roditi --
 cries; rauti -- becomes agitated; gayati -- chants; unmada-vat -- like 
a madman; nrtyati -- dances; loka-bahyah -- not caring for outsiders.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘When a person is actually advanced and takes pleasure in chanting the 
holy name of the Lord, who is very dear to him, he is agitated and 
loudly chants the holy name. He also laughs, cries, becomes agitated and 
chants just like a madman, not caring for outsiders.'
 
PURPORT
 
For an explanation of this verse (SB 11.2.40) one may consult Chapter 
Seven, text 94, of the Adi-lila.
 
Antya 3.180
 
TEXT 180
 
TEXT
 
anusangika phala namera -- ‘mukti', ‘papa-nasa'
tahara drstanta yaiche suryera prakasa
SYNONYMS
 
anusangika -- concomitant; phala -- result; namera -- of the holy name; 
mukti -- liberation; papa-nasa -- extinction of the resultant actions of 
sinful life; tahara -- of that; drstanta -- example; yaiche -- as; 
suryera prakasa -- light of the sun.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Liberation and extinction of the reactions of sinful life are two 
concomitant by-products of chanting the holy name of the Lord. An 
example is found in the gleams of morning sunlight.
 
Antya 3.181
 
TEXT 181
 
TEXT
 
amhah samharad akhilam sakrd udayad eva sakala-lokasya
taranir iva timira-jaladhim jayati jagan-mangalam harer nama
SYNONYMS
 
amhah -- the resultant action of sinful life, which causes material 
bondage; samharat -- completely eradicating; akhilam -- all; sakrt -- 
once only; udayat -- by rising; eva -- certainly; sakala -- all; lokasya 
-- of the people of the world; taranih -- the sun; iva -- like; timira --
 of darkness; jala-dhim -- the ocean; jayati -- all glories to; jagat-
mangalam -- auspicious for the whole world; hareh nama -- the holy name 
of the Lord.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘As the rising sun immediately dissipates all the world's darkness, 
which is deep like an ocean, so the holy name of the Lord, if chanted 
once without offenses, dissipates all the reactions of a living being's 
sinful life. All glories to that holy name of the Lord, which is 
auspicious for the entire world.'"
 
PURPORT
 
This verse is found in the Padyavali (16), an anthology of verses 
compiled by Srila Rupa Gosvami.
 
Antya 3.182
 
TEXT 182
 
TEXT
 
ei slokera artha kara panditera gana"
sabe kahe, -- ‘tumi kaha artha-vivarana'
SYNONYMS
 
ei slokera -- of this verse; artha -- meaning; kara -- explain; 
panditera gana -- O groups of learned scholars; sabe kahe -- everyone 
said; tumi kaha -- you speak; artha-vivarana -- the meaning and 
explanation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After reciting this verse, Haridasa Thakura said, "O learned scholars, 
please explain the meaning of this verse."
 
But the audience requested Haridasa Thakura, "It is better for you to 
explain the meaning of this important verse."
 
Antya 3.183
 
TEXT 183
 
TEXT
 
haridasa kahena, -- "yaiche suryera udaya
udaya na haite arambhe tamera haya ksaya
SYNONYMS
 
haridasa kahena -- Haridasa Thakura began to explain; yaiche -- like; 
suryera udaya -- sunrise; udaya na haite -- although not visible; 
arambhe -- from the beginning; tamera -- of darkness; haya ksaya -- 
there is dissipation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Haridasa Thakura said, "As the sun begins to rise, even before it is 
visible it dissipates the darkness of night.
 
Antya 3.184
 
TEXT 184
 
TEXT
 
caura-preta-raksasadira bhaya haya nasa
udaya haile dharma-karma-adi parakasa
SYNONYMS
 
caura -- thieves; preta -- ghosts; raksasa -- demons; adira -- of them 
and others; bhaya -- fear; haya -- becomes; nasa -- destroyed; udaya 
haile -- when the sunrise is actually visible; dharma-karma -- all 
religious activities and regulative principles; adi -- everything; 
parakasa -- becomes manifest.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"With the first glimpse of sunlight, fear of thieves, ghosts and demons 
immediately disappears, and when the sun is actually visible, everything 
is manifest, and everyone begins performing his religious activities and 
regulative duties.
 
Antya 3.185
 
TEXT 185
 
TEXT
 
aiche namodayarambhe papa-adira ksaya
udaya kaile krsna-pade haya premodaya
SYNONYMS
 
aiche -- similarly; nama-udaya -- of the appearance of the holy name; 
arambhe -- by the beginning; papa -- reactions of sinful activities; 
adira -- of them and others; ksaya -- dissipation; udaya kaile -- when 
there is actually awakening of offenseless chanting; krsna-pade -- at 
the lotus feet of Krsna; haya prema-udaya -- there is awakening of 
ecstatic love.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Similarly, the first hint that offenseless chanting of the Lord's holy 
name has awakened dissipates the reactions of sinful life immediately. 
And when one chants the holy name offenselessly, one awakens to service 
in ecstatic love at the lotus feet of Krsna.
 
Antya 3.186
 
TEXT 186
 
TEXT
 
'mukti' tuccha-phala haya namabhasa haite
SYNONYMS
 
mukti -- liberation; tuccha-phala -- insignificant result; haya -- is; 
nama-abhasa haite -- from a glimpse of the awakening of offenseless 
chanting of the holy name.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Liberation is the insignificant result derived from a glimpse of the 
awakening of offenseless chanting of the holy name.
 
Antya 3.187
 
TEXT 187
 
TEXT
 
mriyamano harer nama
 grnan putropacaritam
ajamilo ‘py agad dhama
 kim uta sraddhaya grnan
SYNONYMS
 
mriyamanah -- dying; hareh nama -- the holy name of the Supreme Lord; 
grnan -- chanting; putra-upacaritam -- though spoken for his son; 
ajamilah -- Ajamila; api -- also; agat -- attained; dhama -- the 
spiritual world; kim uta -- what to speak of; sraddhaya -- with faith 
and reverence; grnan -- chanting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘While dying, Ajamila chanted the holy name of the Lord, intending to 
call his son Narayana. Nevertheless, he attained the spiritual world. 
What then to speak of those who chant the holy name with faith and 
reverence?'
 
PURPORT
 
This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (6.2.49).
 
Antya 3.188
 
TEXT 188
 
TEXT
 
ye mukti bhakta na laya, se krsna cahe dite"
SYNONYMS
 
ye -- which; mukti -- liberation; bhakta -- a devotee; na laya -- does 
not take; se -- that; krsna -- Lord Krsna; cahe dite -- wants to offer.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Liberation, which is unacceptable for a pure devotee, is always offered 
by Krsna without difficulty.
 
Antya 3.189
 
TEXT 189
 
TEXT
 
salokya-sarsti-sarupya-
 samipyaikatvam apy uta
diyamanam na grhnanti
 vina mat-sevanam janah
SYNONYMS
 
salokya -- to live on the same planet; sarsti -- to acquire the same 
opulence; sarupya -- to achieve the same bodily features; samipya -- to 
live always near the Supreme Lord; ekatvam -- to merge into the 
existence of the Lord; api -- even; uta -- certainly; diyamanam -- being 
offered; na grhnanti -- do not take; vina -- without; mat-sevanam -- My 
service; janah -- the devotees.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘My devotees do not accept salokya, sarsti, sarupya, samipya or oneness 
with Me -- even if I offer these liberations -- in preference to serving 
Me.'"
 
PURPORT
 
This verse is spoken by Lord Kapila, an avatara of the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead, in Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.29.13).
 
Antya 3.190
 
TEXT 190
 
TEXT
 
'gopala cakravarti' nama eka-jana
majumadarera ghare sei arinda pradhana
SYNONYMS
 
gopala cakravarti -- Gopala Cakravarti; nama -- named; eka -- jana -- 
one person; majumadarera ghare -- at the residence of Hiranya and 
Govardhana Majumadara; sei -- he; arinda pradhana -- the chief tax 
collector.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At the house of Hiranya and Govardhana Majumadara, a person named Gopala 
Cakravarti was officially the chief tax collector.
 
Antya 3.191
 
TEXT 191
 
TEXT
 
gaude rahi' patsaha-age arinda-giri kare
bara-laksa mudra sei patsara thani bhare
SYNONYMS
 
gaude rahi' -- living in Bengal; patsaha-age -- on behalf of the emperor;
 arinda-giri kare -- acts as the chief tax collector; bara-laksa -- 
twelve hundred thousand; mudra -- coins; sei -- he; patsara thani -- for 
the emperor; bhare -- collects.
 
TRANSLATION
 
This Gopala Cakravarti lived in Bengal. His duty as chief tax collector 
was to collect 1,200,000 coins to deposit in the treasury of the emperor.
 
Antya 3.192
 
TEXT 192
 
TEXT
 
parama-sundara, pandita, nutana-yauvana
namabhase ‘mukti' suni' na ha-ila sahana
SYNONYMS
 
parama-sundara -- very beautiful; pandita -- learned; nutana -- new; 
yauvana -- youth; nama-abhase -- by the glimpse of awakening of pure 
chanting of the holy name; mukti -- liberation; suni' -- hearing; na ha-
ila sahana -- could not tolerate.
 
TRANSLATION
 
He had handsome bodily features, and he was learned and youthful, but he 
could not tolerate the statement that simply by glimpsing the awakening 
of the Lord's holy name one can attain liberation.
 
PURPORT
 
Vaisnavas strictly follow the directions of the sastras regarding how 
one can be liberated simply by a slight awakening of pure chanting of 
the holy name. Mayavadis cannot tolerate the statements of the sastras 
about how easily liberation can be achieved, for, as stated in the 
Bhagavad-gita (12.5), kleso 'dhikaratas tesam avyaktasakta-cetasam: 
impersonalists must work hard for many, many births, and only then will 
they perhaps be liberated. Vaisnavas know that simply by chanting the 
holy name of the Lord offenselessly, one achieves liberation as a by-
product. Thus there is no need to endeavor separately for liberation. 
Srila Bilvamangala Thakura has said, muktih svayam mukulitanjali sevate ‘
sman: liberation stands at one's door, ready to render any kind of 
service, if one is a pure devotee with unflinching faith and reverence. 
This the Mayavadis cannot tolerate. Therefore the arinda pradhana, chief 
tax collector, although very learned, handsome and youthful, could not 
tolerate the statements of Haridasa Thakura.
 
Antya 3.193
 
TEXT 193
 
TEXT
 
kruddha hana bale sei sarosa vacana
"bhavukera siddhanta suna, panditera gana
SYNONYMS
 
kruddha hana -- becoming very angry; bale -- said; sei -- he; sa-rosa 
vacana -- angry words; bhavukera -- of an emotional person; siddhanta -- 
conclusion; suna -- just hear; panditera gana -- O assembly of learned 
scholars.
 
TRANSLATION
 
This young man, Gopala Cakravarti, became very angry upon hearing the 
statements of Haridasa Thakura. He immediately criticized him. "O 
assembly of learned scholars," he said, "just hear the conclusion of the 
emotional devotee.
 
Antya 3.194
 
TEXT 194
 
TEXT
 
koti-janme brahma-jnane yei ‘mukti' naya
ei kahe, -- namabhase sei ‘mukti' haya"
SYNONYMS
 
koti-janme -- after millions upon millions of births; brahma-jnane -- by 
absolute knowledge; yei -- which; mukti naya -- liberation is not 
possible; ei -- this person; kahe -- says; nama-abhase -- simply by the 
awakening of a glimpse of the pure chanting of the holy name; sei -- 
that; mukti -- liberation; haya -- becomes possible.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"After many millions upon millions of births, when one is complete in 
absolute knowledge, one still may not attain liberation, yet this man 
says that one may attain it simply by the awakening of a glimpse of the 
holy name."
 
Antya 3.195
 
TEXT 195
 
TEXT
 
haridasa kahena, -- kene karaha samsaya?
sastre kahe, -- namabhasa-matre ‘mukti' haya
SYNONYMS
 
haridasa kahena -- Haridasa Thakura said; kene -- why; karaha samsaya -- 
are you doubtful; sastre kahe -- it is stated in the revealed scriptures;
 nama-abhasa matre -- simply by a glimpse of the chanting of the holy 
name; mukti haya -- there is liberation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Haridasa Thakura said, "Why are you doubtful? The revealed scriptures 
say that one can attain liberation simply by a glimpse of offenseless 
chanting of the holy name.
 
Antya 3.196
 
TEXT 196
 
TEXT
 
bhakti-sukha-age ‘mukti' ati-tuccha haya
ataeva bhakta-gana ‘mukti' nahi laya
SYNONYMS
 
bhakti-sukha -- transcendental bliss derived from devotional service; 
age -- before; mukti -- liberation; ati-tuccha -- extremely 
insignificant; haya -- is; ataeva -- therefore; bhakta-gana -- pure 
devotees; mukti -- liberation; nahi laya -- do not accept.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"For a devotee who enjoys the transcendental bliss of devotional service,
 liberation is most insignificant. Therefore pure devotees never desire 
to achieve liberation.
 
Antya 3.197
 
TEXT 197
 
TEXT
 
tvat-saksat-karanahlada-
 visuddhabdhi-sthitasya me
sukhani gos-padayante
 brahmany api jagad-guro
SYNONYMS
 
tvat -- You; saksat-karana -- by meeting; ahlada -- of pleasure; 
visuddha -- spiritually purified; abdhi -- in an ocean; sthitasya -- 
situated; me -- of me; sukhani -- happiness; gos-padayante -- is like a 
calf's hoofprint; brahmani -- derived from the understanding of 
impersonal Brahman; api -- also; jagat-guro -- O master of the universe.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘My dear Lord, O master of the universe, since I have directly seen You,
 my transcendental bliss has taken the shape of a great ocean. Being 
situated in that ocean, I now realize all other so-called happiness, 
including even brahmananda, to be like the water contained in the 
hoofprint of a calf.'"
 
PURPORT
 
This verse is quoted from the Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya (14.36).
 
Antya 3.198
 
TEXT 198
 
TEXT
 
vipra kahe, -- "namabhase yadi ‘mukti' naya
tabe tomara naka kati' karaha niscaya"
SYNONYMS
 
vipra kahe -- the brahmana said; nama-abhase -- simply by the awakening 
of offenseless chanting of the holy name; yadi -- if; mukti naya -- 
liberation is not attainable; tabe -- then; tomara -- your; naka -- nose;
 kati' -- I shall cut off; karaha niscaya -- take it as certain.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Gopala Cakravarti said, "If one is not liberated by namabhasa, then you 
may be certain that I shall cut off your nose."
 
Antya 3.199
 
TEXT 199
 
TEXT
 
haridasa kahena, -- "yadi namabhase ‘mukti' naya
tabe amara naka katimu, -- ei suniscaya"
SYNONYMS
 
haridasa kahena -- Haridasa Thakura said; yadi -- if; nama-abhase -- 
simply by the awakening of the holy name of the Lord; mukti naya -- 
mukti is not available; tabe -- then; amara -- my; naka -- nose; katimu -
- I shall cut off; ei -- this; suniscaya -- certain.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Then Haridasa Thakura accepted the challenge offered by Gopala 
Cakravarti. "If by namabhasa liberation is not available," he said, "
certainly I shall cut off my nose."
 
Antya 3.200
 
TEXT 200
 
TEXT
 
suni' sabha-sad uthe kari' hahakara
majumadara sei vipre karila dhikkara
SYNONYMS
 
suni' -- hearing; sabha-sat -- all the members of the assembly; uthe -- 
got up; kari' haha-kara -- making a tumultuous sound; majumadara -- 
Hiranya and Govardhana Majumadara; sei vipre -- unto that brahmana who 
was their servant; karila -- made; dhik-kara -- chastisement.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All the members of the assembly who had heard the challenge were greatly 
agitated, and they got up, making a tumultuous sound. Hiranya and 
Govardhana Majumadara both immediately chastised the brahmana tax 
collector.
 
Antya 3.201
 
TEXT 201
 
TEXT
 
balai-purohita tare karila bhartsana
"ghata-patiya murkha tuni bhakti kanha jana?
SYNONYMS
 
balai-purohita -- the priest named Balarama Acarya; tare -- unto Gopala 
Cakravarti; karila -- did; bhartsana -- chastisement; ghata-patiya -- 
interested in the pot and the earth; murkha -- fool; tuni -- you; bhakti 
-- devotional service; kanha -- what; jana -- do know.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The priest named Balarama Acarya also chastised Gopala Cakravarti. "You 
are a foolish logician," he said. "What do you know about the devotional 
service of the Lord?
 
PURPORT
 
The philosophy enunciated by the Mayavadis is called ghata-patiya ("pot-
and-earth") philosophy. According to this philosophy, everything is one. 
Such philosophers see no distinction between a pot made of earth and the 
earth itself, reasoning that anything made of earth, such as different 
pots, is also the same earth. Since Gopala Cakravarti was a ghata-patiya 
logician, a gross materialist, what could he understand about the 
transcendental devotional service of the Lord?
 
Antya 3.202
 
TEXT 202
 
TEXT
 
haridasa-thakure tuni kaili apamana!
sarva-nasa habe tora, na habe kalyana"
SYNONYMS
 
haridasa-thakure -- unto Haridasa Thakura; tuni -- you; kaili -- did; 
apamana -- insult; sarva-nasa -- destruction of everything; habe -- 
there will be; tora -- your; na -- not; habe -- will be; kalyana -- 
auspicious result.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"You have insulted Haridasa Thakura. Thus there will be a dangerous 
position for you. You should not expect anything auspicious."
 
Antya 3.203
 
TEXT 203
 
TEXT
 
suni' haridasa tabe uthiya calila
majumadara sei vipre tyaga karila
SYNONYMS
 
suni' -- hearing; haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; tabe -- then; uthiya 
calila -- got up and began to go away; majumadara -- Hiranya and 
Govardhana Majumadara; sei vipre -- this brahmana; tyaga karila -- 
kicked out.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Then Haridasa Thakura got up to leave, and the Majumadaras, the masters 
of Gopala Cakravarti, immediately kicked him out and dismissed him from 
their service.
 
Antya 3.204
 
TEXT 204
 
TEXT
 
sabha-sahite haridasera padila carane
haridasa hasi' kahe madhura-vacane
SYNONYMS
 
sabha-sahite -- with all the members of the assembly; haridasera -- of 
Haridasa Thakura; padila carane -- fell down at the lotus feet; haridasa 
-- Haridasa Thakura; hasi' -- smiling; kahe -- said; madhura-vacane -- 
in a sweet voice.
 
TRANSLATION
 
With all the members of the assembly, the two Majumadaras fell at the 
lotus feet of Haridasa Thakura. Haridasa Thakura was smiling, however, 
and he spoke in a sweet voice.
 
Antya 3.205
 
TEXT 205
 
TEXT
 
"toma-sabara dosa nahi, ei ajna brahmana
tara dosa nahi, tara tarka-nistha mana
SYNONYMS
 
toma-sabara -- of all of you; dosa -- fault; nahi -- there is not; ei -- 
this; ajna -- ignorant; brahmana -- so-called brahmana; tara dosa nahi --
 he is also not at fault; tara -- his; tarka-nistha -- accustomed to 
speculation; mana -- mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"None of you are at fault," he said. "Indeed, even this ignorant so-
called brahmana is not at fault, for he is accustomed to dry speculation 
and logic.
 
Antya 3.206
 
TEXT 206
 
TEXT
 
tarkera gocara nahe namera mahattva
kotha haite janibe se ei saba tattva?
SYNONYMS
 
tarkera -- by argument and logic; gocara -- appreciable; nahe -- is not; 
namera -- of the holy name; mahattva -- the glory; kotha haite -- from 
where; janibe -- will know; se -- he; ei -- this; saba -- all; tattva -- 
truth.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"One cannot understand the glories of the holy name simply by logic and 
argument. Therefore this man cannot possibly understand the glories of 
the holy name.
 
Antya 3.207
 
TEXT 207
 
TEXT
 
yaha ghara, krsna karuna kusala sabara
amara sambandhe duhkha na ha-uka kahara"
SYNONYMS
 
yaha ghara -- go to your homes; krsna karuna -- may Lord Krsna bestow; 
kusala sabara -- blessings to everyone; amara sambandhe -- on my account;
 duhkha -- unhappiness; na ha-uka -- may there not be; kahara -- of 
anyone.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"All of you may now go to your homes. May Lord Krsna bestow His 
blessings upon you all. Do not be sorry because of my being insulted."
 
PURPORT
 
From this statement by Haridasa Thakura, it is understood that a pure 
Vaisnava never takes anyone's insults seriously. This is the teaching of 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu:
 
trnad api su-nicena taror api sahisnuna
amanina mana-dena kirtaniyah sada harih
 [Cc. Adi 17.31]
 
"One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, 
thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street. One should be more 
tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige and ready to 
offer all respects to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the 
holy name of the Lord constantly." A Vaisnava is always tolerant and 
submissive like trees and grass. He tolerates insults offered by others, 
for he is simply interested in chanting the holy name of the Lord 
without being disturbed.
 
Antya 3.208
 
TEXT 208
 
TEXT
 
tabe se hiranya-dasa nija ghare aila
sei brahmane nija dvara-mana kaila
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- thereupon; se -- that; hiranya-dasa -- Hiranya Majumadara; nija -
- own; ghare -- to home; aila -- returned; sei -- that; brahmane -- to 
Gopala Cakravarti; nija -- own; dvara -- door; mana -- prohibition; 
kaila -- issued.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Then Hiranya dasa Majumadara returned to his home and ordered that 
Gopala Cakravarti not be admitted therein.
 
Antya 3.209
 
TEXT 209
 
TEXT
 
tina dina bhitare sei viprera ‘kustha' haila
ati ucca nasa tara galiya padila
SYNONYMS
 
tina dina -- three days; bhitare -- within; sei -- that; viprera -- of 
the brahmana; kustha -- leprosy; haila -- appeared; ati -- very; ucca -- 
raised; nasa -- nose; tara -- his; galiya -- melting; padila -- fell.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Within three days that brahmana was attacked by leprosy, and as a result 
his highly raised nose melted away and fell off.
 
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TEXT 210
 
TEXT
 
campaka-kali-sama hasta-padanguli
konkada ha-ila saba, kusthe gela gali'
SYNONYMS
 
campaka -- of a golden-hued flower; kali -- buds; sama -- like; hasta-
pada-anguli -- fingers and toes; konkada ha-ila -- became crumpled; saba 
-- all; kusthe -- because of leprosy; gela gali' -- melted away.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The brahmana's toes and fingers were beautiful like golden-colored 
campaka buds, but because of leprosy they all withered and gradually 
melted away.
 
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TEXT 211
 
TEXT
 
dekhiya sakala loka haila camatkara
haridase prasamsi' tanre kare namaskara
SYNONYMS
 
dekhiya -- seeing; sakala loka -- all people; haila -- became; camatkara 
-- astonished; haridase -- Haridasa Thakura; prasamsi' -- praising; 
tanre -- unto him; kare -- offer; namaskara -- obeisances.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Seeing the condition of Gopala Cakravarti, everyone was astonished. 
Everyone praised the influence of Haridasa Thakura and offered him 
obeisances.
 
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TEXT 212
 
TEXT
 
yadyapi haridasa viprera dosa na la-ila
tathapi isvara tare phala bhunjaila
SYNONYMS
 
yadyapi -- although; haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; viprera -- of the 
brahmana; dosa -- offense; na -- did not; la-ila -- take seriously; 
tathapi -- still; isvara -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tare -- 
unto him; phala -- the result of insulting a Vaisnava; bhunjaila -- made 
to suffer.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Although Haridasa Thakura, as a Vaisnava, did not take seriously the 
brahmana's offense, the Supreme Personality of Godhead could not 
tolerate it, and thus he made the brahmana suffer the consequences.
 
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TEXT 213
 
TEXT
 
bhakta-svabhava, -- ajna-dosa ksama kare
krsna-svabhava, -- bhakta-ninda sahite na pare
SYNONYMS
 
bhakta-svabhava -- the characteristic of a pure devotee; ajna-dosa -- 
offense by an ignorant rascal; ksama kare -- excuses; krsna-svabhava -- 
the characteristic of Krsna; bhakta-ninda -- blaspheming the devotees; 
sahite na pare -- cannot tolerate.
 
TRANSLATION
 
A characteristic of a pure devotee is that he excuses any offense by an 
ignorant rascal. A characteristic of Krsna, however, is that He cannot 
tolerate blasphemy of His devotees.
 
PURPORT
 
The characteristic of a Vaisnava and the characteristic of the Lord 
mentioned in this verse are very significant. In His Siksastaka (3) Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu has taught the characteristics of a Vaisnava:
 
trnad api su-nicena taror api sahisnuna
amanina mana-dena kirtaniyah sada harih
 [Cc. Adi 17.31]
 
A Vaisnava strictly follows this principle of being humbler than the 
grass and more tolerant than a tree, expecting no honor from others but 
offering honor to everyone. In this way, a Vaisnava is simply interested 
in chanting about the Supreme Personality of Godhead and glorifying Him. 
Haridasa Thakura epitomized this foremost order of Vaisnavism.
 
Krsna, however, cannot tolerate any insults or blasphemy against a 
Vaisnava. For example, Prahlada Maharaja was chastised by his father, 
Hiranyakasipu, in so many ways, but although Prahlada tolerated this, 
Krsna did not. The Lord therefore came in the form of Nrsimha-deva 
to kill Hiranyakasipu. Similarly, although Srila Haridasa Thakura 
tolerated the insult by Gopala Cakravarti, Krsna could not. The Lord 
immediately punished Gopala Cakravarti by making him suffer from leprosy.
 While instructing Srila Rupa Gosvami about the many restrictive rules 
and regulations for Vaisnavas, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has very vividly 
described the effects of offenses at the lotus feet of a Vaisnava. Yadi 
vaisnava-aparadha uthe hati mata (Madhya 19.156). Offending or 
blaspheming a Vaisnava has been described as the greatest offense, and 
it has been compared to a mad elephant. When a mad elephant enters a 
garden, it ruins all the creepers, flowers and trees. Similarly, if a 
devotee properly executing his devotional service becomes an offender at 
the lotus feet of his spiritual master or another Vaisnava, his 
devotional service is spoiled.
 
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TEXT 214
 
TEXT
 
viprera kustha suni' haridasa mane duhkhi haila
balai-purohite kahi' santipura aila
SYNONYMS
 
viprera -- of the brahmana; kustha -- leprosy; suni' -- hearing; 
haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; mane -- within the mind; duhkhi haila -- 
became unhappy; balai-purohite -- unto Balarama Acarya; kahi' -- 
speaking; santipura aila -- came to Santipura.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Haridasa Thakura was unhappy when he heard that the brahmana Gopala 
Cakravarti had been attacked by leprosy. Thus after informing Balarama 
Acarya, the priest of Hiranya Majumadara, he went to Santipura, the home 
of Advaita Acarya.
 
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TEXT 215
 
TEXT
 
acarye miliya kaila dandavat pranama
advaita alingana kari' karila sammana
SYNONYMS
 
acarye miliya -- meeting Advaita Acarya; kaila -- offered; dandavat 
pranama -- obeisances and respects; advaita -- Advaita Acarya; alingana 
kari' -- embracing; karila sammana -- showed respect.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Upon meeting Advaita Acarya, Haridasa Thakura offered Him respect and 
obeisances. Advaita Acarya embraced him and showed respect to him in 
return.
 
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TEXT 216
 
TEXT
 
ganga-tire gonpha kari' nirjane tanre dila
bhagavata-gitara bhakti-artha sunaila
SYNONYMS
 
ganga-tire -- on the bank of the Ganges; gonpha kari' -- constructing a 
small cavelike residence; nirjane -- in a solitary place; tanre -- unto 
him; dila -- offered; bhagavata -- of Srimad-Bhagavatam; gitara -- of 
the Bhagavad-gita; bhakti-artha -- the real meaning of devotional 
service; sunaila -- spoke to him.
 
TRANSLATION
 
On the bank of the Ganges, in a solitary place, Advaita Acarya made a 
cavelike home for Haridasa Thakura and spoke to him about the real 
meaning of Srimad-Bhagavatam and the Bhagavad-gita in terms of 
devotional service.
 
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TEXT 217
 
TEXT
 
acaryera ghare nitya bhiksa-nirvahana
dui jana mili' krsna-katha-asvadana
SYNONYMS
 
acaryera ghare -- at the house of Advaita Acarya; nitya -- daily; bhiksa-
nirvahana -- accepting food as alms; dui jana -- the two of them; mili' -
- meeting together; krsna-katha -- discourses on the subject matter of 
Krsna; asvadana -- tasting.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Haridasa Thakura accepted food daily at the house of Advaita Acarya. 
Meeting together, the two of them would taste the nectar of discourses 
on the subject matter of Krsna.
 
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TEXT 218
 
TEXT
 
haridasa kahe, -- "gosani, kari nivedane
more pratyaha anna deha' kon prayojane?
SYNONYMS
 
haridasa kahe -- Haridasa Thakura said; gosani -- my dear Advaita Acarya;
 kari nivedane -- let me submit one prayer; more -- unto me; prati-aha --
 daily; anna deha' -- You give food; kon prayojane -- what is the 
necessity.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Haridasa Thakura said, "My dear Advaita Acarya, let me submit something 
before Your Honor. Every day You give me alms of food to eat. What is 
the necessity of this?
 
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TEXT 219
 
TEXT
 
maha-maha-vipra etha kulina-samaja
nice adara kara, na vasaha bhaya laja!!
SYNONYMS
 
maha-maha-vipra -- great, great brahmanas; etha -- here; kulina-samaja --
 aristocratic society; nice -- to a low-class person; adara kara -- You 
show honor; na vasaha -- You do not care for; bhaya laja -- fear or 
shame.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Sir, You are living within a society of great, great brahmanas and 
aristocrats, but without fear or shame You adore a lower-class man like 
me.
 
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TEXT 220
 
TEXT
 
alaukika acara tomara kahite pai bhaya
sei krpa kariba, -- yate mora raksa haya"
SYNONYMS
 
alaukika acara -- uncommon behavior; tomara -- Your; kahite -- to speak; 
pai bhaya -- I am afraid; sei krpa -- that favor; kariba -- kindly do; 
yate -- by which; mora -- my; raksa -- protection; haya -- there is.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear Sir, Your behavior is uncommon. Indeed, sometimes I am afraid 
to speak to You. But please favor me by protecting me from the behavior 
of society."
 
PURPORT
 
While Haridasa Thakura was staying under the care of Advaita Acarya, he 
was afraid of the behavior of the society in Santipura, Navadvipa, which 
was full of exceedingly aristocratic brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas. 
Haridasa Thakura was born in a Muslim family and was later recognized as 
a great Vaisnava, but nevertheless the brahmanas were very critical of 
him. Thus Haridasa Thakura was afraid that Advaita Acarya would be put 
into some difficulty because of His familiarity with Haridasa Thakura. 
Sri Advaita Acarya treated Haridasa Thakura as a most elevated Vaisnava, 
but others, like Ramacandra Khan, were envious of Haridasa Thakura. Of 
course, we have to follow in the footsteps of Advaita Acarya, not caring 
for people like Ramacandra Khan. At present, many Vaisnavas are coming 
to our Krsna consciousness movement from among the Europeans and 
Americans, and although men like Ramacandra Khan are always envious of 
such Vaisnavas, one should follow in the footsteps of Sri Advaita Acarya 
by treating all of them as Vaisnavas. Although they are not as exalted 
as Haridasa Thakura, such Americans and Europeans, having accepted the 
principles of Vaisnava philosophy and behavior, should never be excluded 
from Vaisnava society.
 
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TEXT 221
 
TEXT
 
acarya kahena, -- "tumi na kariha bhaya
sei acariba, yei sastra-mata haya
SYNONYMS
 
acarya kahena -- Advaita Acarya said; tumi -- you; na -- not; kariha -- 
do; bhaya -- fear; sei acariba -- I shall behave in that way; yei -- 
whatever; sastra-mata -- sanctioned by the revealed scriptures; haya -- 
is.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Advaita Acarya replied, "My dear Haridasa, do not be afraid. I shall 
behave strictly according to the principles of the revealed scriptures.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Advaita Acarya was not afraid of the strict brahminical culture 
and customs of society. As stated in the sastric injunctions, which are 
the true medium of evidence or proof, anyone can go back to Godhead, 
even if born of a low family. Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gita (9.32):
 
mam hi partha vyapasritya ye ‘pi syuh papa-yonayah
striyo vaisyas tatha sudras te ‘pi yanti param gatim
 
"O son of Prtha, those who take shelter in Me, though they be of lower 
birth -- women, vaisyas [merchants] and sudras [workers] -- can attain 
the supreme destination." Though having taken a low birth in human 
society, one who accepts Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead is 
quite competent to go back home, back to Godhead; and one who is a bona 
fide candidate for going back to Godhead should not be considered a 
lowborn person, or candala. That is also a sastric injunction. As stated 
in Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.4.18):
 
kirata-hunandhra-pulinda-pulkasa
 abhira-sumbha yavanah khasadayah
ye ‘nye ca papa yad-apasrayasrayah
 sudhyanti tasmai prabhavisnave namah
 
Not only the yavanas and khasadayah but even those born in still lower 
families can be purified (sudhyanti) by the grace of a devotee of Lord 
Krsna, for Krsna empowers such devotees to perform this purification. 
Advaita Acarya had confidence in the sastric evidence and did not care 
about social customs. The Krsna consciousness movement, therefore, is a 
cultural movement that does not care about local social conventions. 
Following in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Advaita Acarya,
 we can accept a devotee from any part of the world and recognize him as 
a brahmana as soon as he is qualified due to following the principles of 
Vaisnava behavior.
 
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TEXT 222
 
TEXT
 
tumi khaile haya koti-brahmana-bhojana"
eta bali, sraddha-patra karaila bhojana
SYNONYMS
 
tumi khaile -- if you eat; haya -- there is; koti-brahmana-bhojana -- 
feeding ten million brahmanas; eta bali -- saying this; sraddha-patra -- 
the dish offered to the forefathers; karaila bhojana -- made to eat.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Feeding you is equal to feeding ten million brahmanas," Advaita Acarya 
said. "Therefore, accept this sraddha-patra." Thus Advaita Acarya made 
him eat.
 
PURPORT
 
Sraddha is prasadam offered to the forefathers at a certain date of the 
year or month. The sraddha-patra, or plate offered to the forefathers, 
is then offered to the best of the brahmanas in society. Instead of 
offering the sraddha-patra to any other brahmana, Advaita Acarya offered 
it to Haridasa Thakura, considering him greater than any of the foremost 
brahmanas. This act by Sri Advaita Acarya proves that Haridasa Thakura 
was always situated in a transcendental position and was therefore 
always greater than even the most exalted brahmana, for he was situated 
above the mode of goodness of the material world. Referring to the 
Bhakti-sandarbha, text 177, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura 
quotes the following statements from the Garuda Purana in this 
connection:
 
brahmananam sahasrebhyah satra-yaji visisyate
satra-yaji-sahasrebhyah sarva-vedanta-paragah
sarva-vedanta-vit-kotya visnu-bhakto visisyate
vaisnavanam sahasrebhya ekanty eko visisyate
 
"A brahmana qualified to offer sacrifices is better than an ordinary 
brahmana, and better than such a brahmana is one who has studied all the 
Vedic scriptures. Among many such brahmanas, one who is a devotee of 
Lord Visnu is the best, and among many such Vaisnavas, one who fully 
engages in the service of the Lord is the best."
 
bhaktir asta-vidha hy esa yasmin mlecche ‘pi vartate
sa viprendro muni-sresthah sa jnani sa ca panditah
tasmai deyam tato grahyam sa ca pujyo yatha harih
 
"There are many different kinds of devotees, but even a Vaisnava coming 
from a family of mlecchas or yavanas is understood to be a learned 
scholar, complete in knowledge, if he knows the Vaisnava philosophy. He 
should therefore be given charity, for such a Vaisnava is as worshipable 
as the Supreme Personality of Godhead."
 
na me ‘bhaktas catur-vedi mad-bhaktah sva-pacah priyah
tasmai deyam tato grahyam sa ca pujyo yatha hy aham
 
Lord Krsna says, "Even if a nondevotee comes from a brahmana family and 
is expert in studying the Vedas, he is not very dear to Me, whereas even 
if a sincere devotee comes from a low family of meat-eaters, he is very 
dear to Me. Such a sincere pure devotee should be given charity, for he 
is as worshipable as I."
 
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TEXT 223
 
TEXT
 
jagat-nistara lagi' karena cintana
avaisnava-jagat kemane ha-ibe mocana?
SYNONYMS
 
jagat-nistara -- the deliverance of the people of the whole world; lagi' 
-- for; karena cintana -- was always thinking; avaisnava -- full of 
nondevotees; jagat -- the whole world; kemane -- how; ha-ibe mocana -- 
will be delivered.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Advaita Acarya was always absorbed in thoughts of how to deliver the 
fallen souls of the entire world. "The entire world is full of 
nondevotees," He thought. "How will they be delivered?"
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Advaita Acarya sets the standard for acaryas in the Vaisnava 
sampradaya. An acarya must always be eager to deliver the fallen souls. 
A person who establishes a temple or matha to take advantage of people's 
sentiments by using for his livelihood what people contribute for the 
worship of the Deity cannot be called a gosvami or acarya. One who knows 
the conclusion of the sastras, follows in the footsteps of his 
predecessors and endeavors to preach the bhakti cult all over the world 
is to be considered an acarya. The role of an acarya is not to earn his 
livelihood through the income of the temple. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta 
Sarasvati Thakura used to say that if one earns his livelihood by 
displaying the Deity in the temple, he is not an acarya or gosvami. It 
would be better for him to accept service even as a sweeper in the 
street, for that is a more honorable means of earning one's living.
 
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TEXT 224
 
TEXT
 
krsne avatarite advaita pratijna karila
jala-tulasi diya puja karite lagila
SYNONYMS
 
krsne -- Lord Krsna; avatarite -- to cause to descend; advaita -- 
Advaita Acarya; pratijna -- promise; karila -- made; jala-tulasi -- 
Ganges water and tulasi leaves; diya -- offering; puja -- worship; 
karite -- to do; lagila -- began.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Determined to deliver all the fallen souls, Advaita Acarya decided to 
cause Krsna to descend. With this vow, He began to offer Ganges water 
and tulasi leaves to worship the Lord.
 
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TEXT 225
 
TEXT
 
haridasa kare gonphaya nama-sankirtana
krsna avatirna ha-ibena, -- ei tanra mana
SYNONYMS
 
haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; kare -- performed; gonphaya -- in the cave;
 nama-sankirtana -- chanting of the holy name of the Lord; krsna -- Lord 
Krsna; avatirna ha-ibena -- will descend; ei -- this; tanra mana -- his 
mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Similarly, Haridasa Thakura chanted in his cave on the bank of the 
Ganges with the intention of causing Krsna's descent.
 
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TEXT 226
 
TEXT
 
dui-janera bhaktye caitanya kaila avatara
nama-prema pracari' kaila jagat uddhara
SYNONYMS
 
dui-janera -- of these two persons; bhaktye -- because of the devotional 
service; caitanya -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila -- made; 
avatara -- incarnation; nama-prema -- the holy name and love of Krsna; 
pracari' -- preaching; kaila -- did; jagat uddhara -- deliverance of the 
whole world.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Because of the devotional service of these two persons, Lord Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu descended as an incarnation. Thus He preached the 
holy name of the Lord and ecstatic love of Krsna to deliver the entire 
world.
 
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TEXT 227
 
TEXT
 
ara alaukika eka caritra tanhara
yahara sravane loke haya camatkara
SYNONYMS
 
ara -- another; alaukika -- uncommon; eka -- one; caritra -- 
characteristic; tanhara -- of Haridasa Thakura; yahara sravane -- in 
hearing which; loke -- in human society; haya -- there is; camatkara -- 
astonishment.
 
TRANSLATION
 
There is another incident concerning Haridasa Thakura's uncommon 
behavior. One will be astonished to hear about it.
 
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TEXT 228
 
TEXT
 
tarka na kariha, tarkagocara tanra riti
visvasa kariya suna kariya pratiti
SYNONYMS
 
tarka na kariha -- do not argue; tarka-agocara -- beyond argument; tanra 
-- his; riti -- behavior; visvasa kariya -- believing; suna -- listen; 
kariya pratiti -- having confidence.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Hear about such incidents without putting forth dry arguments, for these 
incidents are beyond our material reasoning. One must believe in them 
with faith.
 
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TEXT 229
 
TEXT
 
eka-dina haridasa gonphate vasiya
nama-sankirtana karena ucca kariya
SYNONYMS
 
eka-dina -- one day; haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; gonphate vasiya -- 
sitting in his cave; nama-sankirtana karena -- was chanting the holy 
name of the Lord; ucca kariya -- resounding very loudly.
 
TRANSLATION
 
One day Haridasa Thakura was sitting in his cave, reciting the holy name 
of the Lord very loudly.
 
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TEXT 230
 
TEXT
 
jyotsnavati ratri, dasa dik sunirmala
gangara lahari jyotsnaya kare jhala-mala
SYNONYMS
 
jyotsnavati -- full of moonlight; ratri -- the night; dasa dik -- ten 
directions; su-nirmala -- very clear and bright; gangara lahari -- the 
waves of the Ganges; jyotsnaya -- in the moonlight; kare jhala-mala -- 
appear dazzling.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The night was full of moonlight, which made the waves of the Ganges look 
dazzling. All directions were clear and bright.
 
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TEXT 231
 
TEXT
 
dvare tulasi lepa-pindira upara
gonphara sobha dekhi' lokera judaya antara
SYNONYMS
 
dvare -- at the door; tulasi -- the tulasi plant; lepa -- very clean; 
pindira upara -- on the altar; gonphara sobha -- the beauty of the cave; 
dekhi' -- seeing; lokera -- of everyone; judaya -- was satisfied; antara 
-- the heart.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus everyone who saw the beauty of the cave, with the tulasi plant on a 
clean altar, was astonished and satisfied at heart.
 
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TEXT 232
 
TEXT
 
hena-kale eka nari angane aila
tanra anga-kantye sthana pita-varna ha-ila
SYNONYMS
 
hena-kale -- at this time; eka -- one; nari -- woman; angane aila -- 
came to the courtyard; tanra -- her; anga-kantye -- by the beauty of the 
body; sthana -- that place; pita-varna ha-ila -- became yellowish.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At that time, in that beautiful scene, a woman appeared in the courtyard.
 The beauty of her body was so bright that it tinged the entire place 
with a yellow hue.
 
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TEXT 233
 
TEXT
 
tanra anga-gandhe dasa dik amodita
bhusana-dhvanite karna haya camakita
SYNONYMS
 
tanra -- her; anga-gandhe -- the scent of the body; dasa dik -- ten 
directions; amodita -- perfumed; bhusana-dhvanite -- by the tinkling of 
her ornaments; karna -- the ear; haya -- becomes; camakita -- startled.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The scent of her body perfumed all directions, and the tinkling of her 
ornaments startled the ear.
 
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TEXT 234
 
TEXT
 
asiya tulasire sei kaila namaskara
tulasi parikrama kari' gela gonpha-dvara
SYNONYMS
 
asiya -- coming; tulasire -- unto the tulasi plant; sei -- that woman; 
kaila -- did; namaskara -- obeisances; tulasi -- the tulasi plant; 
parikrama -- circumambulating; kari' -- doing; gela -- went; gonpha-
dvara -- to the door of the cave.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After coming there, the woman offered obeisances to the tulasi plant, 
and after circumambulating the tulasi plant she came to the door of the 
cave where Haridasa Thakura was sitting.
 
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TEXT 235
 
TEXT
 
yoda-hate haridasera vandila carana
dvare vasi' kahe kichu madhura vacana
SYNONYMS
 
yoda-hate -- with folded hands; haridasera -- of Haridasa Thakura; 
vandila carana -- offered prayers at the lotus feet; dvare vasi' -- 
sitting at the door; kahe -- says; kichu -- some; madhura vacana -- 
sweet words.
 
TRANSLATION
 
With folded hands she offered obeisances at the lotus feet of Haridasa 
Thakura. Sitting at the door, she then spoke in a very sweet voice.
 
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TEXT 236
 
TEXT
 
"jagatera bandhu tumi rupa-gunavan
tava sanga lagi' mora ethake prayana
SYNONYMS
 
jagatera -- of the whole world; bandhu -- friend; tumi -- you; rupa-guna-
van -- so beautiful and qualified; tava sanga -- your union; lagi' -- 
for; mora -- my; ethake prayana -- coming here.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear friend," she said, "you are the friend of the entire world. You 
are so beautiful and qualified. I have come here only for union with you.
 
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TEXT 237
 
TEXT
 
more angikara kara hana sadaya
dine daya kare, -- ei sadhu-svabhava haya"
SYNONYMS
 
more -- me; angikara kara -- accept; hana sa-daya -- being very kind; 
dine -- to the fallen souls; daya kare -- show favor; ei -- this; sadhu-
svabhava -- the characteristic of saintly persons; haya -- is.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear sir, kindly accept me and be merciful toward me, for it is a 
characteristic of all saintly persons to be kind toward the poor and 
fallen."
 
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TEXT 238
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' nana-bhava karaye prakasa
yahara darsane munira haya dhairya-nasa
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- saying this; nana-bhava -- various postures; karaye prakasa 
-- began to manifest; yahara darsane -- seeing which; munira -- of even 
the great philosophers; haya -- there is; dhairya-nasa -- loss of 
patience.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After saying this, she began to manifest various postures, which even 
the greatest philosopher would lose his patience upon seeing.
 
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TEXT 239
 
TEXT
 
nirvikara haridasa gambhira-asaya
balite lagila tanre hana sadaya
SYNONYMS
 
nirvikara -- unmoved; haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; gambhira -- very 
deep; asaya -- determination; balite lagila -- began to speak; tanre -- 
unto her; hana sadaya -- being merciful.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Haridasa Thakura was immovable, for he was deeply determined. He began 
to speak to her, being very merciful toward her.
 
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TEXT 240
 
TEXT
 
"sankhya-nama-sankirtana -- ei ‘maha-yajna' manye
tahate diksita ami ha-i prati-dine
SYNONYMS
 
sankhya-nama-sankirtana -- numerical chanting of the holy name; ei -- 
this; maha-yajna -- great sacrifice; manye -- I have vowed; tahate 
diksita -- initiated in that; ami -- I; ha-i -- am; prati-dine -- every 
day.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I have been initiated into a vow to perform a great sacrifice by 
chanting the holy name a certain number of times every day.
 
Antya 3.241
 
TEXT 241
 
TEXT
 
yavat kirtana samapta nahe, na kari anya kama
kirtana samapta haile, haya diksara visrama
SYNONYMS
 
yavat -- as long as; kirtana -- chanting; samapta -- finished; nahe -- 
is not; na -- not; kari -- I do; anya -- other; kama -- desire; kirtana -
- chanting; samapta -- finished; haile -- becoming; haya -- there is; 
diksara -- of initiation; visrama -- rest.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"As long as the vow to chant is unfulfilled, I do not desire anything 
else. When I finish my chanting, then I have an opportunity to do 
anything.
 
Antya 3.242
 
TEXT 242
 
TEXT
 
dvare vasi' suna tumi nama-sankirtana
nama samapta haile karimu tava priti-acarana
SYNONYMS
 
dvare vasi' -- sitting at the door; suna -- hear; tumi -- you; nama-
sankirtana -- chanting of the holy names; nama -- the holy name; samapta 
haile -- when finished; karimu -- I shall do; tava -- your; priti -- 
pleasure; acarana -- activities.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Sit down at the door and hear the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-
mantra. As soon as the chanting is finished, I shall satisfy you as you 
desire."
 
Antya 3.243
 
TEXT 243
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' karena tenho nama-sankirtana
sei nari vasi' kare sri-nama-sravana
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- saying this; karena -- performs; tenho -- he; nama-
sankirtana -- chanting of the holy name; sei nari -- that woman; vasi' --
 sitting; kare -- does; sri-nama-sravana -- hearing the holy name.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After saying this, Haridasa Thakura continued to chant the holy name of 
the Lord. Thus the woman sitting before him began to hear the chanting 
of the holy name.
 
Antya 3.244
 
TEXT 244
 
TEXT
 
kirtana karite asi' pratah-kala haila
pratah-kala dekhi' nari uthiya calila
SYNONYMS
 
kirtana karite -- chanting and chanting; asi' -- coming; pratah-kala -- 
morning; haila -- appeared; pratah-kala dekhi' -- seeing the morning 
light; nari -- the woman; uthiya calila -- got up and left.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In this way, as he chanted and chanted, the morning approached, and when 
the woman saw that it was morning, she got up and left.
 
Antya 3.245
 
TEXT 245
 
TEXT
 
ei-mata tina-dina kare agamana
nana bhava dekhaya, yate brahmara hare mana
SYNONYMS
 
ei-mata -- in this way; tina-dina -- three days; kare -- she does; 
agamana -- approaching; nana bhava -- all kinds of feminine postures; 
dekhaya -- exhibits; yate -- by which; brahmara -- even of Lord Brahma; 
hare -- attracts; mana -- mind.
 
TRANSLATION
 
For three days she approached Haridasa Thakura in this way, exhibiting 
various feminine postures that would bewilder the mind of even Lord 
Brahma.
 
Antya 3.246
 
TEXT 246
 
TEXT
 
krsne namavista-mana sada haridasa
aranye rodita haila stri-bhava-prakasa
SYNONYMS
 
krsne -- unto Lord Krsna; nama-avista -- absorbed in chanting the holy 
name; mana -- mind; sada -- always; haridasa -- Haridasa Thakura; aranye 
-- in the wilderness; rodita -- crying; haila -- became; stri-bhava-
prakasa -- exhibition of feminine postures.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Haridasa Thakura was always absorbed in thoughts of Krsna and the holy 
name of Krsna. Therefore the feminine poses the woman exhibited were 
just like crying in the forest.
 
Antya 3.247
 
TEXT 247
 
TEXT
 
trtiya divasera ratri-sesa yabe haila
thakurera sthane nari kahite lagila
SYNONYMS
 
trtiya divasera -- of the third day; ratri-sesa -- the end of the night; 
yabe -- when; haila -- there was; thakurera -- of Haridasa Thakura; 
sthane -- at the place; nari -- the woman; kahite lagila -- began to 
speak.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At the end of the night of the third day, the woman spoke to Haridasa 
Thakura as follows.
 
Antya 3.248
 
TEXT 248
 
TEXT
 
"tina dina vancila ama kari' asvasana
ratri-dine nahe tomara nama-samapana"
SYNONYMS
 
tina dina -- for three days; vancila -- you have cheated; ama -- me; 
kari' asvasana -- giving assurance; ratri-dine -- throughout the entire 
day and night; nahe -- is not; tomara -- your; nama-samapana -- 
finishing of the chanting of the holy name.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear sir, for three days you have cheated me by giving me false 
assurances, for I see that throughout the entire day and night your 
chanting of the holy name is never finished."
 
Antya 3.249
 
TEXT 249
 
TEXT
 
haridasa thakura kahena, -- "ami ki karimu?
niyama kariyachi, taha kemane chadimu?"
SYNONYMS
 
haridasa thakura -- Haridasa Thakura; kahena -- said; ami ki karimu -- 
what shall I do; niyama kariyachi -- I have made a vow; taha -- that; 
kemane -- how; chadimu -- shall I give up.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Haridasa Thakura said, "My dear friend, what can I do? I have made a vow.
 How, then, can I give it up?"
 
Antya 3.250
 
TEXT 250
 
TEXT
 
tabe nari kahe tanre kari' namaskara
'ami -- maya' karite ailana pariksa tomara
SYNONYMS
 
tabe -- at that time; nari -- the woman; kahe -- said; tanre -- unto 
Haridasa Thakura; kari' namaskara -- offering obeisances; ami -- I; maya 
-- the illusory energy; karite -- to do; ailana -- I came; pariksa -- 
testing; tomara -- your.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After offering obeisances to Haridasa Thakura, the woman said, "I am the 
illusory energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. I came here to 
test you.
 
PURPORT
 
In the Bhagavad-gita (7.14) Lord Krsna says:
 
daivi hy esa guna-mayi mama maya duratyaya
mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te
 
"This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material 
nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me 
can easily cross beyond it." This was actually proved by the behavior of 
Haridasa Thakura. Maya enchants the entire world. Indeed, people have 
forgotten the ultimate goal of life because of the dazzling attractions 
of the material world. But this dazzling attraction, especially the 
attractive beauty of a woman, is meant for persons who are not 
surrendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Lord says, mam 
eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te: [Bg. 7.14] "One who is 
surrendered unto Me cannot be conquered by the illusory energy." The 
illusory energy personally came to test Haridasa Thakura, but herein she 
admits her defeat, for she was unable to captivate him. How is this 
possible? It was because Haridasa Thakura, fully surrendered to the 
lotus feet of Krsna, was always absorbed in thoughts of Krsna by 
chanting the holy names of the Lord 300,000 times daily as a vow.
 
Antya 3.251
 
TEXT 251
 
TEXT
 
brahmadi jiva, ami sabare mohilun
ekela tomare ami mohite narilun
SYNONYMS
 
brahma-adi jiva -- all living entities, beginning from Lord Brahma; ami -
- I; sabare mohilun -- captivated everyone; ekela -- alone; tomare -- 
you; ami -- I; mohite narilun -- could not attract.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I have previously captivated the mind of even Brahma, what to speak of 
others. Your mind alone have I failed to attract.
 
PURPORT
 
Beginning from Lord Brahma down to the insignificant ant, everyone, 
without exception, is attracted by the illusory energy of the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead. The demigods, human beings, animals, birds, 
beasts, trees and plants are all attracted by sexual desire. That is the 
illusion of maya. Everyone, whether man or woman, thinks that he is the 
enjoyer of the illusory energy. In this way, everyone is captivated and 
engaged in material activities. However, because Haridasa Thakura was 
always thinking of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and was always 
busy satisfying the senses of the Lord, this process alone saved him 
from the captivation of maya. This is practical proof of the strength of 
devotional service. Because of his full engagement in the service of the 
Lord, he could not be induced to enjoy maya. The verdict of the sastras 
is that a pure Vaisnava, or devotee of the Lord, never thinks of 
enjoying the material world, which culminates in sex life. He never 
thinks himself an enjoyer; instead, he always wants to be enjoyed by the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore the conclusion is that the 
Supreme Personality of Godhead is eternal, transcendental, beyond the 
perception of sense gratification and beyond the material qualities. 
Only if a living entity gives up the false conception that the body is 
the self and always thinks himself an eternal servant of Krsna and the 
Vaisnavas can he surpass the influence of maya (mam eva ye prapadyante 
mayam etam taranti te [Bg. 7.14]). A pure living entity who thus attains 
the stage of anartha-nivrtti, cessation of everything unwanted, has 
nothing to enjoy in the material world. One attains this stage only by 
properly performing the functions of devotional service. Srila Rupa 
Gosvami has written:
 
adau sraddha tatah sadhu-sango ‘tha bhajana-kriya
tato ‘nartha-nivrttih syat tato nistha rucis tatah
"In the beginning one must have a preliminary desire for self-
realization. This will bring one to the stage of trying to associate 
with persons who are spiritually elevated. In the next stage, one 
becomes initiated by an elevated spiritual master, and under his 
instruction the neophyte devotee begins the process of devotional 
service. By execution of devotional service under the guidance of the 
spiritual master, one becomes freed from all material attachments, 
attains steadiness in self-realization and acquires a taste for hearing 
about the Absolute Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna." (Bhakti-rasamrta-
sindhu 1.4.15) If one is actually executing devotional service, then 
anarthas, the unwanted things associated with material enjoyment, will 
automatically disappear.
 
Antya 3.252–253
 
TEXTS 252–253
 
TEXT
 
maha-bhagavata tumi, -- tomara darsane
tomara krsna-nama-kirtana-sravane
citta suddha haila, cahe krsna-nama laite
krsna-nama upadesi' krpa kara mote
SYNONYMS
 
maha-bhagavata -- the foremost devotee; tumi -- you; tomara darsane -- 
by seeing you; tomara -- your; krsna-nama -- of the holy name of Krsna; 
kirtana -- chanting; sravane -- by hearing; citta -- consciousness; 
suddha haila -- became purified; cahe -- wants; krsna-nama laite -- to 
chant the holy name of Lord Krsna; krsna-nama upadesi' -- instructing 
about chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra; krpa kara -- show mercy; mote 
-- unto me.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"My dear sir, you are the foremost devotee. Simply seeing you and 
hearing you chant the holy name of Krsna has purified my consciousness. 
Now I want to chant the holy name of the Lord. Please be kind to me by 
instructing me about the ecstasy of chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.
 
Antya 3.254
 
TEXT 254
 
TEXT
 
caitanyavatare vahe premamrta-vanya
saba jiva preme bhase, prthivi haila dhanya
SYNONYMS
 
caitanya-avatare -- by the incarnation of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vahe -
- flows; prema-amrta -- of the eternal nectar of love of Godhead; vanya -
- the flood; saba jiva -- all living entities; preme -- in ecstatic love;
 bhase -- float; prthivi -- the whole world; haila -- became; dhanya -- 
thankful.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"There is now a flood of the eternal nectar of love of Godhead due to 
the incarnation of Lord Caitanya. All living entities are floating in 
that flood. The entire world is now thankful to the Lord.
 
Antya 3.255
 
TEXT 255
 
TEXT
 
e-vanyaya ye na bhase, sei jiva chara
koti-kalpe kabhu tara nahika nistara
SYNONYMS
 
e-vanyaya -- in this inundation; ye -- anyone who; na bhase -- does not 
float; sei -- that; jiva -- living entity; chara -- most condemned; koti-
kalpe -- in millions of kalpas; kabhu -- at any time; tara -- his; 
nahika -- there is not; nistara -- deliverance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Anyone who does not float in this inundation is most condemned. Such a 
person cannot be delivered for millions of kalpas.
 
PURPORT
 
The kalpa is explained in the Bhagavad-gita (8.17): sahasra-yuga-
paryantam ahar yad brahmano viduh. One day of Brahma is called a kalpa. 
A yuga, or maha-yuga, consists of 4,320,000 years, and one thousand such 
maha-yugas constitute one kalpa. The author of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta 
says that if one does not take advantage of the Krsna consciousness 
movement of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he cannot be delivered for millions 
of such kalpas.
 
Antya 3.256
 
TEXT 256
 
TEXT
 
purve ami rama-nama panachi ‘siva' haite
tomara sange lobha haila krsna-nama laite
SYNONYMS
 
purve -- formerly; ami -- I; rama-nama -- the holy name of Lord Rama; 
panachi -- got; siva haite -- from Lord Siva; tomara sange -- by your 
association; lobha haila -- I became greedy; krsna-nama laite -- to 
chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Formerly I received the holy name of Lord Rama from Lord Siva, but now, 
due to your association, I am greatly eager to chant the holy name of 
Lord Krsna.
 
Antya 3.257
 
TEXT 257
 
TEXT
 
mukti-hetuka taraka haya ‘rama-nama'
‘krsna-nama' paraka hana kare prema-dana
SYNONYMS
 
mukti-hetuka -- the cause of liberation; taraka -- deliverer; haya -- is;
 rama-nama -- the holy name of Lord Rama; krsna-nama -- the holy name of 
Lord Krsna; paraka -- that which gets one to the other side of the ocean 
of nescience; hana -- being; kare -- gives; prema-dana -- the gift of 
love of Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"The holy name of Lord Rama certainly gives liberation, but the holy 
name of Krsna transports one to the other side of the ocean of nescience 
and at last gives one ecstatic love of Krsna.
 
PURPORT
 
In an indirect way, this verse explains the chanting of the Hare Krsna 
maha-mantra. The Hare Krsna maha-mantra -- Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna 
Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare -- includes 
both the holy name of Lord Krsna and the name of Lord Rama. Lord Rama 
gives one the opportunity to be liberated, but simply by liberation one 
does not get actual spiritual benefit. Sometimes if one is liberated 
from the material world but has no shelter at the lotus feet of Krsna, 
one falls down to the material world again. Liberation is like a state 
of convalescence, in which one is free from a fever but is still not 
healthy. Even in the stage of convalescence, if one is not very careful, 
one may have a relapse. Similarly, liberation does not offer as much 
security as the shelter of the lotus feet of Krsna. It is stated in the 
sastra:
 
ye ‘nye ‘ravindaksa vimukta-maninas
 tvayy asta-bhavad avisuddha-buddhayah
aruhya krcchrena param padam tatah
 patanty adho ‘nadrta-yusmad-anghrayah
 
"O Lord, the intelligence of those who think themselves liberated but 
who have no devotion is impure. Even though they rise to the highest 
point of liberation by dint of severe penances and austerities, they are 
sure to fall down again into material existence, for they do not take 
shelter at Your lotus feet." (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.2.32) Yusmad-
anghrayah refers to the lotus feet of Krsna. If one does not take 
shelter of Krsna's lotus feet, he falls down (patanty adhah), even from 
liberation. The Hare Krsna maha-mantra, however, gives liberation and at 
the same time offers shelter at the lotus feet of Krsna. If one takes 
shelter at the lotus feet of Krsna after liberation, he develops his 
dormant ecstatic love for Krsna. That is the highest perfection of life.
 
Antya 3.258
 
TEXT 258
 
TEXT
 
krsna-nama deha' tumi more kara dhanya
amare bhasaya yaiche ei prema-vanya
SYNONYMS
 
krsna nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; deha' -- please give; tumi -- 
you; more -- me; kara dhanya -- make fortunate; amare -- me; bhasaya -- 
may cause to float; yaiche -- so that; ei -- this; prema-vanya -- 
inundation of ecstatic love of Lord Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Please give me the holy name of Krsna and thus make me fortunate, so 
that I also may float in the flood of love of Godhead inaugurated by Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu."
 
Antya 3.259
 
TEXT 259
 
TEXT
 
eta bali' vandila haridasera carana
haridasa kahe, -- "kara krsna-sankirtana"
SYNONYMS
 
eta bali' -- saying this; vandila -- worshiped; haridasera carana -- the 
lotus feet of Haridasa Thakura; haridasa kahe -- Haridasa said; kara -- 
just perform; krsna-sankirtana -- chanting of the holy name of Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After speaking in this way, Maya worshiped the lotus feet of Haridasa 
Thakura, who initiated her by saying, "Just perform chanting of the Hare 
Krsna maha-mantra."
 
PURPORT
 
Now even Maya wanted to be favored by Haridasa Thakura. Therefore 
Haridasa Thakura formally initiated her by asking her to chant the Hare 
Krsna maha-mantra.
 
Antya 3.260
 
TEXT 260
 
TEXT
 
upadesa pana maya calila hana prita
e-saba kathate karo na janme pratita
SYNONYMS
 
upadesa pana -- getting this instruction; maya -- Maya; calila -- left; 
hana prita -- being very pleased; e-saba kathate -- in all these 
narrations; karo -- of someone; na -- not; janme -- there is; pratita -- 
faith.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After thus being instructed by Haridasa Thakura, Maya left with great 
pleasure. Unfortunately, some people have no faith in these narrations.
 
Antya 3.261
 
TEXT 261
 
TEXT
 
pratita karite kahi karana ihara
yahara sravane haya visvasa sabara
SYNONYMS
 
pratita karite -- just to make one faithful; kahi -- I say; karana ihara 
-- the reason for this; yahara sravane -- hearing which; haya -- there 
is; visvasa -- faith; sabara -- of everyone.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Therefore I shall explain the reasons why people should have faith. 
Everyone who hears this will be faithful.
 
Antya 3.262
 
TEXT 262
 
TEXT
 
caitanyavatare krsna-preme lubdha hana
brahma-siva-sanakadi prthivite janmiya
SYNONYMS
 
caitanya-avatare -- in the incarnation of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krsna-
preme -- for ecstatic love of Krsna; lubdha hana -- being very greedy; 
brahma -- Lord Brahma; siva -- Lord Siva; sanaka-adi -- the Kumaras and 
others; prthivite -- on this earth; janmiya -- taking birth.
 
TRANSLATION
 
During the incarnation of Lord Caitanya to inaugurate the Krsna 
consciousness movement, even such personalities as Lord Brahma, Lord 
Siva and the four Kumaras took birth upon this earth, being allured by 
ecstatic love of Lord Krsna.
 
Antya 3.263
 
TEXT 263
 
TEXT
 
krsna-nama lana nace, prema-vanyaya bhase
narada-prahladadi ase manusya-prakase
SYNONYMS
 
krsna-nama -- the holy name of Lord Krsna; lana -- chanting; nace -- 
dance; prema-vanyaya -- in the inundation of the flood of love of 
Godhead; bhase -- float; narada -- the sage Narada; prahlada-adi -- and 
devotees like Prahlada; ase -- come; manusya-prakase -- in the guise of 
human beings.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All of them, including the great sage Narada and devotees like Prahlada, 
came here in the guise of human beings, chanting the holy names of Lord 
Krsna together and dancing and floating in the inundation of love of 
Godhead.
 
Antya 3.264
 
TEXT 264
 
TEXT
 
laksmi-adi kari' krsna-preme lubdha hana
nama-prema asvadila manusye janmiya
SYNONYMS
 
laksmi-adi -- the goddess of fortune and others; kari' -- in this way; 
krsna-preme -- for love of Krsna; lubdha hana -- being greedy; nama-
prema -- the holy name of Krsna in love; asvadila -- tasted; manusye 
janmiya -- taking birth in human society.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The goddess of fortune and others, allured by love of Krsna, also came 
down in the form of human beings and tasted the holy name of the Lord in 
love.
 
Antya 3.265
 
TEXT 265
 
TEXT
 
anyera ka katha, apane vrajendra-nandana
avatari' karena prema-rasa asvadana
SYNONYMS
 
anyera ka katha -- what to speak of others; apane -- personally; 
vrajendra-nandana -- the son of Nanda Maharaja, Krsna; avatari' -- 
descending; karena -- performs; prema-rasa asvadana -- tasting of the 
nectar of love of Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
What to speak of others, even Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja, 
personally descends to taste the nectar of love of Godhead in the form 
of the chanting of Hare Krsna.
 
Antya 3.266
 
TEXT 266
 
TEXT
 
maya-dasi ‘prema' mage, -- ithe ki vismaya?
‘sadhu-krpa'-‘nama' vina ‘prema' na janmaya
SYNONYMS
 
maya-dasi -- the external energy is a maidservant; prema mage -- she 
wants love of Godhead; ithe -- in this; ki vismaya -- what is the wonder;
 sadhu-krpa -- the mercy of the devotee; nama -- chanting of the holy 
name; vina -- without; prema -- love of Godhead; na janmaya -- is not 
possible.
 
TRANSLATION
 
What is the wonder if the maidservant of Krsna, His external energy, 
begs for love of Godhead? Without the mercy of a devotee and without the 
chanting of the holy name of the Lord, love of Godhead cannot be 
possible.
 
Antya 3.267
 
TEXT 267
 
TEXT
 
caitanya-gosanira lilara ei ta' svabhava
tribhuvana nace, gaya, pana prema-bhava
SYNONYMS
 
caitanya-gosanira -- of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lilara -- of the 
pastimes; ei -- this; ta' -- certainly; svabhava -- the characteristic; 
tri-bhuvana nace -- the three worlds dance; gaya -- chant; pana -- 
getting; prema-bhava -- love of Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
In the activities of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the three worlds 
dance and chant, having come in touch with love of Godhead. This is the 
characteristic of His pastimes.
 
Antya 3.268
 
TEXT 268
 
TEXT
 
krsna-adi, ara yata sthavara-jangame
krsna-preme matta kare krsna-sankirtane
SYNONYMS
 
krsna-adi -- beginning from Krsna; ara -- and; yata -- all; sthavara-
jangame -- moving and nonmoving creatures; krsna-preme -- in love of 
Krsna; matta -- maddened; kare -- make; krsna-sankirtane -- chanting the 
holy name of Krsna.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The holy name of Krsna is so attractive that anyone who chants it -- 
including all living entities, moving and nonmoving, and even Lord Krsna 
Himself -- becomes imbued with love of Krsna. This is the effect of 
chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.
 
Antya 3.269
 
TEXT 269
 
TEXT
 
svarupa-gosani kadacaya ye-lila likhila
raghunatha-dasa-mukhe ye saba sunila
SYNONYMS
 
svarupa-gosani -- Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; kadacaya -- in his notes; ye 
-- whatever; lila -- pastimes; likhila -- has noted; raghunatha-dasa-
mukhe -- from the mouth of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; ye -- that; saba -- 
all; sunila -- I have heard.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I have heard from the mouth of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami all that Svarupa 
Damodara Gosvami recorded in his notes about the pastimes of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Antya 3.270
 
TEXT 270
 
TEXT
 
sei saba lila kahi sanksepa kariya
caitanya-krpate likhi ksudra-jiva hana
SYNONYMS
 
sei saba -- all those; lila -- pastimes; kahi -- I say; sanksepa kariya -
- in brief; caitanya-krpate -- by the mercy of Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; likhi -- I write; ksudra-jiva hana -- being a very 
insignificant living entity.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I have briefly described those pastimes. Whatever I have written is by 
the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, since I am an insignificant living 
being.
 
Antya 3.271
 
TEXT 271
 
TEXT
 
haridasa thakurera kahilun mahimara kana
yahara sravane bhaktera judaya sravana
SYNONYMS
 
haridasa thakurera -- of Haridasa Thakura; kahilun -- I have described; 
mahimara -- of the glories; kana -- a fragment; yahara -- of which; 
sravane -- the hearing; bhaktera -- of the devotees; judaya -- satisfies;
 sravana -- the aural reception.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I have described but a fragment of the glories of Haridasa Thakura. 
Hearing this satisfies the aural reception of every devotee.
 
Antya 3.272
 
TEXT 272
 
TEXT
 
sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa
caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa
SYNONYMS
 
sri-rupa -- Srila Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha -- Srila Raghunatha dasa 
Gosvami; pade -- at the lotus feet; yara -- whose; asa -- expectation; 
Caitanya-caritamrta -- the book named Caitanya-caritamrta; kahe -- 
describes; krsnadasa -- Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha, always 
desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, 
following in their footsteps.
 
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-
lila, Third Chapter, describing the glories of Srila Haridasa Thakura.
 