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Pastimes of the Lord in His Youth
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PURPORT
Our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement stresses the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra  only, whereas those who do not know the secret of success for this age of Kali unnecessarily indulge in the cultivation of knowledge, the practice of mystic  yoga  or the performance of fruitive activities or useless austerities. They are simply wasting their time and misleading their followers. When we point this out very plainly to an audience, members of opposing groups become angry at us. But according to the injunctions of the  śāstras , we cannot make compromises with these so-called  jñānīs ,  yogīs ,  karmīs  and  tapasvīs . When they say they are as good as we are, we must say that only we are good and that they are not good. This is not our obstinacy; it is the injunction of the  śāstras . We must not deviate from the injunctions of the  śāstras . This is confirmed in the next verse of  Caitanya-caritāmṛta .
TEXT 25
অস্ত্রধা যে মানে, তার নাহিক নিস্তার । নাহি, নাহি, নাহি— এ তিন ‘এব’-কার ॥ ২৫ ॥
anyathā ye māne, tāra nāhika nistāra nāhi, nāhi, nāhi—e tina ‘eva’-kāra
SYNONYMS
anyathā —otherwise;  ye —anyone who;  māne —accepts;  tāra —of him;  nāhika —there is no;  nistāra —deliverance;  nāhi nāhi nāhi —there is nothing else, nothing else, nothing else;  e —in this;  tina —three;  eva-kāra —bearing the meaning of emphasis.
TRANSLATION
This verse clearly states that anyone who accepts any other path cannot be delivered. This is the reason for the triple repetition “nothing else, nothing else, nothing else,” which emphasizes the real process of self-realization.
TEXT 26
তুগ হৈতে নীচ হঞা সদা লবে নাম । আপনি নিরতিমানী, অঙ্কে দিবে মান ॥ ২৬ ॥
tṛṇa haite nīca hañā sadā labe nāma āpani nirabhimānī, anye dibe māna
SYNONYMS
tṛṇa —grass;  haite —than;  nīca —lower;  hañā —becoming;  sadā —always;  labe —chant;  nāma —the holy name;  āpani —personally;  nirabhimānī —without honor;  anye —unto others;  dibe —you should give;  māna —all respect.