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Šri Caitanya caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā Ch 7]
prabhu kahe,—“kabhu tomāra nā habe abhimāna nirantara kaba tumi ‘krsna’ ‘krsna’ nāma
SYNONYMS
prabhu  kahe—the Lord said;  kabhu —at any time;  tomāra —your;  nā —not;  habe —there will be;  abhimāna —pride;  nirantara —incessantly;  kaha —chant;  tumi —you;  krṣna   krṣna   nāma —the holy name of Lord Krṣna.
TRANSLATION
To protect the brāhmaṇa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu advised him to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra incessantly. By doing so, he would never become unnecessarily proud.
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কৃষ্ণ উপদেশি’ কর জীবের নিস্তার । অচিরাতে কৃষ্ণ তোমা করিবেন অঙ্গীকার ॥” ১৪৮ ॥
krṣṇa upadeśi' kara jīvera nistāra acirāte krṣṇa tomā karibena aṅgikāra'''
SYNONYMS
krṣṇa upadeśi' —instructing about Krṣṇa;  kara —just do;  jīvera —of all living entities;  nistāra —the liberation;  acirāte —very soon;  krṣṇa —Lord Krṣṇa;  tomā —you;  karibena —will make;  aṅgīkāra —acceptance.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu also advised Vāsudeva to preach about Kṛṣṇa and thus liberate living entities. As a result, Kṛṣṇa would very soon accept him as His devotee.
PURPORT
Although Vāsudeva  vipra  was a leper and had suffered greatly, still Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu cured him. The only return the Lord wanted was that Vāsudeva preach the instructions of Kṛṣṇa and liberate all human beings. That is the process of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Each and every member of this Society was rescued from a very abominable condition, but now they are engaged in preaching the cult of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. They are not only cured of the disease called materialism but are also living a very happy life. Everyone accepts them as great devotees of Kṛṣṇa, and their qualities are manifest in their very