Adi-ttla, Chapter 8 177
invokes tears and other signs of ecstasy. Although they do not know the principles
of Vaisnava philosophy and are not very advanced in education, by these symptoms
they attract many men to become their followers. Their ecstatic tears will of course
help them in the long run, for as soon as they come in contact with a pure devotee
their lives will become successful. Even in the beginning, however, because they
are chanting the holy names of nitai-gaura, their swift advancement on the path of
love of Godhead is very prominently visible.

TEXT 23
FOAM SATS SA SWAT |
CST AE SH, WEN] TH W Vo Il
‘nityananda’ balite haya krsna-premodaya
aulaya sakala anga, asru-ganga vaya
SYNONYMS
nityananda balite—while talking of Nityananda Prabhu; haya—it so becomes;
krsna-prema-udaya—awakening of love of Krsna; au/aya—agitated; sakala—all; anga—
limbs of the body; asru-ganga—tears like the Ganges waters; vaya—flow down.

TRANSLATION

Simply by talking of Nityananda Prabhu one awakens his love for Krsna. Thus all
his bodily limbs are agitated by ecstasy, and tears flow from his eyes like the waters
of the Ganges.

TEXT 24
‘Sway’ sea wrtatces fois
Se afore wrtaieta ai aa fasta 138 i
‘krsna-nama’ kare aparadhera vicara
krsna balile aparadhira na haya vikara
SYNONYMS

krsna-nama—the holy name of Lord Krsna; kare—takes; aparadhera—of offenses;
vicara—consideration; krsna—Lord Krsna; balile—if one chants; aparadhira—of the
offenders; na—never; haya—becomes; vikara—changed.

TRANSLATION

There are offenses to be considered while chanting the Hare Krsna mantra.

Therefore simply by chanting Hare Krsna one does not become ecstatic.
