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The Glories of Haridāsa Thākura
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The author of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta says that if one does not take advantage of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he cannot be delivered for millions of such kalpas.
TEXT 256
পূর্বে আমি রাম-নাম পাঞ্জাছি ‘শিব’ হৈতে । তোমার সঙ্গে লোভ হৈল কৃষ্ণনাম লৈতে ॥ ২৫৬ ॥
pūrve āmi rāma-nāma pāñāchi ‘śiva’ haite tomāra saṅge lobha haila kṛṣṇa-nāma laite
SYNONYMS
pūrve—formerly; āmi—l; rāma-nāma—the holy name of Lord Rāma; pāñāchi—got; śiva haite—from Lord Śiva; tomāra saṅge—by your association; lobha haila—I became greedy; kṛṣṇa-nāma laite—to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
TRANSLATION
“Formerly I received the holy name of Lord Rāma from Lord Śiva, but now, due to your association, I am greatly eager to chant the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
TEXT 257
মুক্তি-হেতুক তারক হয় ‘রামনাম’। ‘কৃষ্ণনাম’ পারক হঞ্জা করে প্রেমদান ॥ ২৫৭ ॥
mukti-hetuka tāraka haya ‘rāma-nāma’ ‘kṛṣṇa-nāma’ pāraka hañā kare prema-dāna
SYNONYMS
mukti-hetuka—the cause of liberation; tāraka—deliverer; haya—is; rāma-nāma—the holy name of Lord Rāma; kṛṣṇa-nāma—the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa; pāraka—that which gets one to the other side of the ocean of nescience; hañā—being; kare—gives; prema-dāna—the gift of love of Kṛṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
“The holy name of Lord Rāma certainly gives liberation, but the holy name of Kṛṣṇa transports one to the other side of the ocean of nescience and at last gives one ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa.