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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 1]
TRANSLATION
After this, the Lord embraced both of them and requested all of the devotees present to be merciful upon them and deliver them.
TEXT 218
দুই জনে প্রভুর কৃপা দেখি' ভক্তগণে । ‘হরি’ ‘হরি’ বলে সবে আনন্দিত-মনে ॥ ২১৮ ॥
dui jane prabhura kṛpā dekhi’ bhakta-gaṇe ‘hari’ ‘hari’ bale sabe ānandita-mane
SYNONYMS
dui jane —unto the two persons;  prabhura —of the Lord;  kṛpā —the mercy;  dekhi’ —seeing;  bhakta-gaṇe —all the devotees;  hari hari —the holy name of the Lord;  bale —chant;  sabe —all;  ānandita —cheerful;  mane —in the mind.
TRANSLATION
When all of the devotees saw the mercy of the Lord upon the two brothers, they were very gladdened, and they began to chant the holy name of the Lord, “Hari! Hari!”
PURPORT
Śrīla Narottama dāsa Țhākura says,  chāḍiyā vaiṣṇava sevā nistāra peche kebā : unless one serves a Vaiṣṇava, he cannot be delivered. The spiritual master initiates the disciple to deliver him, and if the disciple executes the order of the spiritual master and does not offend other Vaiṣṇavas, his path is clear. Consequently Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested all the Vaiṣṇavas present to show mercy toward the two brothers, Rūpa and Sanātana, who had just been initiated by the Lord. When a Vaiṣṇava sees that another Vaiṣṇava is a recipient of the Lord’s mercy, he becomes very happy. Vaiṣṇavas are not envious. If a Vaiṣṇava, by the mercy of the Lord, is empowered by Him to distribute the Lord’s holy name all over the world, other Vaiṣṇavas become very joyful—that is, if they are truly Vaiṣṇavas. One who is envious of the success of a Vaiṣṇava is certainly not a Vaiṣṇava himself, but an ordinary mundane man. Envy and jealousy are manifested by mundane people, not by Vaiṣṇavas. Why should a Vaiṣṇava be envious of another Vaiṣṇava who is successful in spreading the holy name of the Lord? An actual Vaiṣṇava is very pleased to accept another Vaiṣṇava who is bestowing the Lord’s mercy. A