CC Antya 3.252-253

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

Antya-līlā 3.251 - Antya-līlā 3.254

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXTS 252-253

mahā-bhāgavata tumi,—tomāra darśane

tomāra kṛṣṇa-nāma-kīrtana-śravaṇe

citta śuddha haila, cāhe kṛṣṇa-nāma laite

kṛṣṇa-nāma upadeśi' kṛpā kara mote

SYNONYMS

mahā-bhāgavata — the foremost devotee; tumi — you; tomāra darśane — by seeing you; tomāra — your; kṛṣṇa-nāma — of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa; kīrtana — chanting; śravaṇe — by hearing; citta — consciousness; śuddha haila — became purified; cāhe — wants; kṛṣṇa-nāma laite — to chant the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa; kṛṣṇa-nāma upadeśi — instructing about chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra; kṛpā 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 Kṛṣṇa 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 Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

Antya-līlā 3.251 - Antya-līlā 3.254