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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 3]
SYNONYMS
tāvat —until that time;  ihāṅ —here;  vasi' —sitting;  śuna —hear;  nāma-saṅkīrtana —chanting of the holy name of the Lord;  nāma pūrṇa haile —as soon as the regular chanting is fulfilled;  pūrṇa —satisfied;  habe —will be;  tomāra mana —your mind.
TRANSLATION
“Please sit down and hear the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra until my regular chanting is finished. Then your desire will surely be fulfilled.”
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তুলসীরে তাঁকে বেশ্যা নমস্কার করি’। দ্বারে বসি’ নাম শুনে বলে ‘হরি’ ‘হরি’ ॥ ১২২ ॥
tulasīre tāṅke veśyā namaskāra kari’ dvāre vasi’ nāma śune bale ‘hari’ ‘hari’
SYNONYMS
tulasīre —unto the  tulasī  plant;  tāṅke —unto Haridāsa Ṭhākura;  veśyā —the prostitute;  namaskāra kari’ —offering obeisances;  dvāre vasi’ —sitting at the door;  nāma —the holy name;  śune —hears;  bale —says;  hari hari —O my Lord Hari, O my Lord Hari.
TRANSLATION
After offering her obeisances to the tulasī plant and Haridāsa Ṭhākura, she sat down at the door. Hearing Haridāsa Ṭhākura chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, she also chanted, “O my Lord Hari, O my Lord Hari.”
PURPORT
Herein one can clearly see how a Vaiṣṇava delivers a fallen soul by a transcendental trick. The prostitute came to pollute Haridāsa Ṭhākura, but he took it as his duty to deliver the prostitute. As clearly demonstrated here, the process of deliverance is very simple. With faith and reverence the prostitute associated with Haridāsa Ṭhākura, who personally treated her material disease by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-mantra . Although the prostitute had an ulterior motive, somehow or other she got the association of a Vaiṣṇava and satisfied him by occasionally chanting in imitation, “O my Lord Hari, O my Lord Hari.” The conclusion is that associating with a Vaiṣṇava, chanting the holy name of the Lord and offering obeisances to the  tulasī  plant or a Vaiṣṇava all lead one to become a transcendental devotee who is completely cleansed of all material contamination.