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Pastimes of the Lord in His Youth
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ing of the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra  need not practice to develop it separately, for a devotee develops all good qualities simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra  regularly.
TEXT 29
এইমত বৈষ্ণব কারে কিছু না মাগিব। অষাচিত-বুদ্ধি, কিষা শাক-ফল খাইব ॥ ২৯ ॥
ei-mata vaiṣṇava kāre kichu nā māgiba ayācita-vṛtti, kimvā śāka-phala khāiba
SYNONYMS
ei-mata —in this way;  vaiṣṇava —a devotee;  kāre —from anyone;  kichu —anything;  nā —not;  māgiba —shall ask for;  ayācita-vṛtti —the profession of not asking for anything;  kimvā —or;  śāka —vegetables;  phala —fruits;  khāiba —shall eat.
TRANSLATION
Thus a Vaiṣṇava should not ask anything from anyone else. If someone gives him something without being asked, he should accept it, but if nothing comes, a Vaiṣṇava should be satisfied to eat whatever vegetables and fruits are easily available.
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সদা নাম লাইব, যথা-লাভেতে সন্তোষ। এইত আচার করে ভক্তিধর্ম-পোষ ॥ ৩০ ॥
sadā nāma la-iba, yathā-lābhete santoṣa eita ācāra kare bhakti-dharma-poṣa
SYNONYMS
sadā —always;  nāma —the holy name;  la-iba —one should chant;  yathā —inasmuch as;  lābhete —gains;  santoṣa —satisfaction;  eita —this;  ācāra —behavior;  kare —does;  bhakti-dharma —of devotional service;  poṣa —maintenance.
TRANSLATION
One should strictly follow the principle of always chanting the holy name, and one should be satisfied with whatever he gets easily. Such devotional behavior solidly maintains one's devotional service.
TEXT 31
তৃণাদপি স্থনীচেন তরোরিব নহিষ্ণুনা। অষানিনা গানদেন কীর্তনীয়: সদা হরি: ॥ ৩১ ॥