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Performance of the Vrndāvana Pastimes
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of Kṛṣṇa. This is the only solution, regardless of social position. Everyone is suffering under the spell of  māyā ; therefore the best course is to learn how to get out of the clutches of  māyā . That is the verdict of  Bhagavad-gītā  (14.26):
mārṅ ca yo ‘vyabhicāreņa bhakti-yogena sevate sa guņān samatītyaitān brahma-bhūyāya kalpate
“One who engages in full devotional service, who does not fall down in any circumstance, at once transcends the modes of material nature and thus comes to the level of Brahman.”
One can overcome the spell of  māyā  and attain the transcendental platform by agreeing to engage in the devotional service of the Lord. Devotional service begins with  śravaṇaṁ kīrtanam ; therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu advised the beggars to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-mantra  for elevation to the transcendental position. On the transcendental platform, there is no distinction between the rich, the middle class and the poor.
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‘হরিবোল’ বলি’ কাঙ্গাল প্রেমে ভাসি’ যায়। 
এছন অন্তু ত লীলা করে গোঁররায় ॥ ৪৬ ॥
‘hari-bola’ bali’ kāṅgāla preme bhāsi’ yāya aichana adbhuta lilā kare gaurarāya
SYNONYMS
hari-bola bali' —by chanting “Hari bol”;  kāràgāla —the poor section of people;  preme —in ecstatic love;  bhāsi' yāya —began to float;  aichana —such;  adbhuta —wonderful;  līlā —pastimes;  kare —performs;  gaurarāya —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TRANSLATION
As soon as the beggars chanted the holy name, “Hari bol,” they were immediately absorbed in ecstatic love of Godhead. In this way Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed wonderful pastimes.
PURPORT
To feel the emotion of ecstatic love of God is to be on the transcendental platform. If one can keep himself in that transcendental position, he will surely return