Text 34] Pastinfes of the Lord in His Youth 275

mantra. Therefore one must chant the Hare Krsna mahd-mantra according to the
principles of the above verse, ¢tri7d@d api sunicena taror iva sahisnund. One should
note in this connection that chanting involves the activities of the upper and lower
lips as well as the tongue. All three must be engaged in chanting the Hare Krsna
maha-mantra. The words “Hare Krsna’? should be very distinctly pronounced and
heard. Sometimes one mechanically produces a hissing sound instead of chanting
with the proper pronunciation with the help of the lips and tongue. Chanting is very
simple, but one must practice it seriously. Therefore the author of Castanya-
caritamrta, Kysnadasa Kaviraja Gosvaml, advises everyone to keep this verse always
strung about his neck.

TEXT 33

RS-ONSAA FF LS CN SHA |
way Hera Sta Deepa oo tl

prabhu-djfidya kara ei s!oka acarana
avasya paibe tabe sri-kysna-carana

SYNONYMS

prabhu—of the Lord; a@agya—on the order; kara—do; ef sioka—of this verse;
Gcarana—practice; avasya—certainly; pdibe—he will get; tebe—afterwards; sr7-Arspo-
carana—the lotus feet of Lord Krsna.

TRANSLATION

One must strictly follow the principles given by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu in
this verse. If one simply follows in the footsteps of Lord Caitanya and the Gosvamis,
certainly he will achieve the ultimate goal of life, the lotus feet of Sri Krsna.

TEXT 34
ora as Gaicaa yce ferea |
ACH ABSA CHA LF ASEH |) 8 bi

tabe prabhu Ssrivasera grhe nirantara
ratre sankirtana kaila eka sariwvatsara

SYNONYMS

tabe—thereafter; prabhu—the Lord, SriCaitanya Mahaprabhu; srivasera—of Srivasa
Thakura; grhe—in the home; nirantara—always; ratre—at night; safAkirtana—congre-
gational chanting of the Hare Krsna mahé-mantra; kaila—performed; eka sarivatsara—
one full year.
