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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 1]
TRANSLATION
One day all the devotees, headed by Śrīvāsa Thākura, were chanting the transcendental qualities of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TEXT 270
अमि’ उक्तगणे कहे सक्रोध वक्षमे ।
कृक-माय-अग हाडि, कि कर कीर्तने ॥ २९० ॥
śuni’ bhakta-gaṇe kahe sa-krodha vacane kṛṣṇa-nāma-guṇa chāḍi, ki kara kīrtane
SYNONYMS
śuni’ —hearing this;  bhakta-gaṇe —to all the devotees;  kahe —the Lord says;  sa-krodha vacane —talking in an angry mood;  kṛṣṇa-nāma-guṇa chāḍi —leaving aside the transcendental qualities and the name of the Lord;  ki kara kīrtane —what kind of chanting are you performing.
TRANSLATION
Not liking the chanting of His transcendental qualities, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu chastised them as if He were angry. “What kind of chanting is this?” He asked. “Are you leaving aside the chanting of the holy name of the Lord?”
TEXT 271
अद्धत्य करिते हेल सवाकार मन ।
अत्यन्त हस्त्री सवे माणा’वे कुवन ॥ २९१ ॥
auddhatya karite haila sabākāra mana svatantra ha-iyā sabe nāśā ‘be bhuvana
SYNONYMS
auddhatya —impudence;  karite —to do;  haila —was;  sabākāra —of all of you;  mana —the mind;  svatantra —independent;  ha-iyā —becoming;  sabe —all of you;  nāśā ‘be —will spoil;  bhuvana —the whole world.