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68 Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta

in anyone who sincerely chants the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.

Many fools, not knowing the transcendental nature of the Hare Krsna maha-
mantra, sometimes impede our loudly chanting this mantra, yet one who is actually
advanced in the fulfillment of chanting the Hare Krsna mmaha-mantra induces others
to chant also. Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami explains, krsna-sakti vina nahe tara
pravartana: unless one receives special power of attorney from the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, he cannot preach the glories of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra.
As devotees propagate the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, the general population of the
entire world gets the opportunity to understand the glories of the holy name. While
chanting and dancing or hearing the holy name of the Lord, one automatically
remembers the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and because there is no difference
between the holy name and Krsna, the chanter is immediately linked with Krsna.
Thus connected, a devotee develops his original attitude of service to the Lord. In
this attitude of constantly serving Krsna, which is called bhava, one always thinks
of Krsna in many different ways. One who has attained this bhava stage is no
longer under the clutches of the illusory energy. When other spiritual ingredients,
such as trembling, perspiration, tears, etc., are added to this bhava stage, the devotee
gradually attains love of Krsna.

The holy name of Krsna is called the mmaha-mantra. Other mantras mentioned in
the Narada-paficaratra are known simply as mantras, but the chanting of the holy
name of the Lord is called the maha-mantra.

TEXT 84

yaleqas cam - Aaa Beare |

VTS Bcd Hrgey Sifa Aware va |

krsna-visayaka prema——parama purusartha

yara age trna-tulya cari purusartha
SYNONYMS

krsna-visayaka—in the subject of Krsna; prema—love; parama-—the highest; purusa-
artha—achievement of the goal of life; yara—whose; age—before; trna-tulya—like the
grass in the street; cari—four; purusa-artha—achievements.

TRANSLATION

‘‘Religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation are known
as the four goals of life, but before love of Godhead, the fifth and highest goal,
these appear as insignificant as straw in the street.

PURPORT

While chanting the holy name of the Lord, one should not desire the material
advancements represented by economic development, religiosity, sense gratification
