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in devotional service. In such chants there are also many discrepancies, which need not be discussed here. Strictly speaking, when chanting the names of the Pañca-tattva, one should fully offer his obeisances:  śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu nityānanda śrī-advaita gadādhara śrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-vṛnda . By such chanting one is blessed with the competency to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-mantra  without offense. When chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-mantra , one should also chant it fully: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. One should not foolishly adopt any of the slogans concocted by imaginative devotees. If one actually wants to derive the effects of chanting, one must strictly follow the great  ācāryas . This is confirmed in the  Mahābhārata .  Mahā-jano yena gataḥ sa panthāḥ : "The real path of progress is that which is traversed by great  ācāryas  and authorities."
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শ্রীচৈতন্য, নিত্যানন্দ, অদ্বৈত,—তিন জন ।
শ্রীবাস-গদাধর-আদি যত ভক্তগণ ॥ ১৬৯ ॥
śrī-caitanya, nityānanda, advaita,—tina jana śrīvāsa-gadādhara-ādi yata bhakta-gaṇa
SYNONYMS
śrī-caitanya, nityānanda, advaita —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Nityānanda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu;  tina —these three;  jana —personalities;  śrīvāsa-gadādhara —Śrīvāsa and Gadādhara;  ādi —etc.;  yata —all;  bhakta-gaṇa —the devotees.
TRANSLATION
While chanting the Pañca-tattva mahā-mantra, one must chant the names of Śrī Caitanya, Nityānanda, Advaita, Gadādhara and Śrīvāsa with their many devotees. This is the process.
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সবাকার পাদপদ্মে কোটি নমস্বার ।
যৈছে তৈছে কহি কিছু চৈতন্য-বিহার ॥ ১৭০ ॥
sabākāra pādapadme koṭi namaskāra yaiche taiche kahi kichu caitanya-vihāra
SYNONYMS
sabākāra —all of them;  pāda-padme —on the lotus feet;  koṭi —countless;  namaskāra —obeisances;  yaiche taiche —somehow or other;  kahi —I speak;  kichu —something;  caitanya-vihāra —about the pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.