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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-līlā, Ch. 17]
TRANSLATION
“Only by Your mercy have my bad intentions vanished. Kindly favor me so that my devotion may always be fixed upon You.”
TEXT 221
প্রভু কহে,—এক দান মাগিয়ে তোমায়। সংকীর্তন বাদ যেছে নহে নদীয়ায় ॥ ২২১ ॥
prabhu kahe,—eka dāna māgiye tomāya saṅkīrtana vāda yaiche nahe nadīyāya
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe —the Lord said;  eka —one;  dāna —charity;  māgiye —I beg;  tomāya —from you;  saṅkīrtana —chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra ;  vāda —opposition;  yaiche —as it may be;  nahe —not be;  nadīyāya —in the district of Nadia.
TRANSLATION
The Lord said, “I wish to beg you for one favor in charity. You must pledge that this  saṅkīrtana  movement will not be checked, at least in the district of Nadia.”
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কাজী কহে,—মোর বংশে যত উপজিবে। তাহাকে ‘তালাক’ দিব,—কীর্তন না বাধিবে ॥২২২॥
kājī kahe,—mora vaṁśe yata upajibe tāhāke ‘tālāka’ diba,—kīrtana nā bādhibe
SYNONYMS
kājī kahe —the Kazi said;  mora —my;  vaṁśe —in the dynasty;  yata —all (descendants);  upajibe —who will take birth;  tāhāke —unto them;  tālāka —grave assurance;  diba —I shall give;  kīrtana —the  saṅkīrtana  movement;  nā —never;  bādhibe —they will oppose.
TRANSLATION
The Kazi said: “To as many descendants as take birth in my dynasty in the future, I give this grave admonition: no one should check the  saṅkīrtana  movement.”
PURPORT
As a result of this grave injunction by the Kazi, even at present the descendants of the Kazi’s family do not oppose the  saṅkīrtana  movement under any circumstances.