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The Glories of Haridāsa Thākura
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SYNONYMS
saṅkhyā-nāma-saṅkīrtana —numerical chanting of the holy name;  ei —this;  mahā-yajña —great sacrifice;  manye —I have vowed;  tāhāte dīkṣita —initiated in that;  āmi —I;  ha-i —am;  prati-dīne —every day.
TRANSLATION
“I have been initiated into a vow to perform a great sacrifice by chanting the holy name a certain number of times every day.
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যাবৎ কীর্তন সমাপ্ত নহে, না করি অম্ভ কাম । কীর্তন সমাপ্ত হৈলে, হয় দীক্ষার বিশ্রাম ॥ ২৪১ ॥
yāvat kīrtana samāpta nahe, nā kari anya kāma kīrtana samāpta haile, haya dīkṣāra viśrāma
SYNONYMS
yāvat —as long as;  kīrtana —chanting;  samāpta —finished;  nahe —is not;  nā —not;  kari —I do;  anya —other;  kāma —desire;  kīrtana —chanting;  samāpta —finished;  haile —becoming;  haya —there is;  dīkṣāra —of initiation;  viśrāma —rest.
TRANSLATION
“As long as the vow to chant is unfulfilled, I do not desire anything else. When I finish my chanting, then I have an opportunity to do anything.”
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দ্বারে বসি’ শুন তুমি নাম-সঙ্গীর্তন । নাম সমাপ্ত হৈলে করিমু তব শ্রীতি-আচরণ ॥ ২৪২ ॥
dvāre vasi’ śuna tumi nāma-saṅkīrtana nāma samāpta haile karimu tava prīti-ācaraṇa
SYNONYMS
dvāre vasi’ —sitting at the door;  śuna —hear;  tumi —you;  nāma-saṅkīrtana —chanting of the holy names;  nāma —the holy name;  samāpta haile —when finished;  karimu —I shall do;  tava —your;  prīti —pleasure;  ācaraṇa —activities.