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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 15
TEXT 2777
উঠাহ ,  অগোখ ,  তুমি লও  কৃষ্ণনাম ।।
অচিরে ভোমারে ক্বপা করিবে ভগবান্ ॥ ২৭৭ ॥
uṭhaha, amogha, tumi lao kṛṣṇa-nāma acire tomāre kṛpā karibe bhagavān
SYNONYMS
uṭhaha —get up;  amogha —Amogha;  tumi —you;  lao —chant;  kṛṣṇa-nāma —the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  acire —very soon;  tomāre —unto you;  kṛpā —mercy;  karibe —will bestow;  bhagavān —the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
“Therefore, Amogha, get up and chant the Hare Krṣṇa mahā-mantra! If you do so, Krṣṇa will unfailingly bestow mercy upon you.”
PURPORT
The Absolute Truth is realized in three phases—impersonal Brahman, Paramātmā and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Bhagavān. All of these are one and the same truth, but Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān constitute three different features. Whoever understands Brahman is called a  brāhmaṇa , and when a  brāhmaṇa  engages in the Lord’s devotional service, he is called a Vaiṣṇava. Unless one comes to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead, his realization of impersonal Brahman is imperfect. A  brāhmaṇa  can chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra  on the platform of  nāmābhāsa , but not on the platform of pure vibration. When a  brāhmaṇa  engages in the Lord’s service, fully understanding his eternal relationship, his devotional service is called  abhidheya . When one attains that stage, he is called a  bhāgavata  or a Vaiṣṇava. This indicates that he is free from contamination and material attachment. This is confirmed by  Bhagavad-gītā  (7.28):
yeşāṁ tv anta-gataṁ pāpaṁ janānāṁ puṇya-karmaṇām te dvandva-moha-nirmuktā bhajante māṁ dṛḍha-vratāḥ
“Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in this life, whose sinful actions are completely eradicated and who are freed from the duality of delusion, engage themselves in My service with determination.”
A  brāhmaṇa  may be a very learned scholar, but this does not mean that he is free from material contamination. A  brāhmaṇa's  contamination, however, is in the