### CC Antya 16.71

> “তুমি কৃষ্ণনাম-মন্ত্র কৈলা উপদেশে  ।\
> মন্ত্র পাঞা কা’র আগে না করে প্রকাশে ॥৭১॥

> "tumi kṛṣṇa-nāma-mantra kailā upadeśe\
> mantra pāñā kā'ra āge nā kare prakāśe

*tumi*—You; *kṛṣṇa-nāma*—the holy name of Kṛṣṇa; *mantra*—this hymn; *kailā upadeśe*—have instructed; *mantra pāñā*—getting the hymn; *kā'ra āge*—in front of everyone; *nā kare prakāśe*—he does not express.

**"My Lord," he said, "You have given him initiation into the name of Kṛṣṇa, but after receiving the mantra he will not express it in front of everyone.**