208 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

TRANSLATION

Such a person is truly intelligent, whereas others, who have but a poor fund of
knowledge, must endure a cycle of repeated birth and death. Of all sacrificial
performances, the chanting of the Lord’s holy name is the most sublime.

PURPORT

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the father and inaugurator of the sankirtana
movement. One who worships Him by sacrificing his life, money, intelligence and
words for the sankirtana movement is recognized by the Lord and endowed with
His blessings. All others may be said to be foolish, for of all sacrifices in which a
man may apply his energy, a sacrifice made for the sankirtana movement is the
most glorious.

TEXT 79

CRB CACAY AS FW ats AH |
CAS BCR, CA HAS, TO SCA WI 9d tl

koti aSva-medha eka kgsna nama sama
yei kahe, se pasandi, dande tare yama

SYNONYMS

koti—ten million; a$va-medha—horse sacrifices; eka—one; krysga—of Lord Krsna;
nama—name; sama—equal to; yei—one who; kahe—says; se—he; pdsandi—atheist;
dande—punishes; tare—him; yama—Yamaraja.

TRANSLATION

One who says that ten million avamedha sacrifices are equal to the chanting of
the holy name of Lord Krsna is undoubtedly an atheist. He is sure to be punished
by Yamaraja.

PURPORT

In the list of the ten kinds of offenses in chanting the holy name of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, Hare Krsna, the eighth offense is dharma-vrata-tyaga-
hutddi-sarva-Subha-kriya-samyam api pramddah. One should never consider the
chanting of the holy name of Godhead equal to pious activities like giving charity
to brahmanas or saintly persons, opening charitable educational institutions, dis-
tributing free foodstuffs and so on. The results of pious activities do not equal the
results of chanting the holy name of Krsna.

The Vedic scriptures say:

go-koti-daénarh grahane khagasya
prayaga-gangodaka-kalpa-vasah

yajfidyutarh meru-suvarna-danam
govinda-kirter na samam Satarhsaih
