276 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Adi-lila, Ch. 17

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu regularly led congregational chanting of the Hare Krsna
maha-mantra in the house of Srivasa Thakura every night for one full year.

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Sone firm Sia Sea AA STITAT |
AIS SACS VISTA, al AL AAT ee I

Rapata diya kirtana kare parama avese
pasandi hdsite dise, nd pdya pravese

SYNONYMS

kapdta—door; ciyé—closing; kirtana—chanting; kare—performed; pararna—very
high; dveSe—in an ecstatic condition; pdsan@i—nonbetievers; hasite—to laugh; dise—
come; na@—does not; pdya—get; pravese—entrance.

TRANSLATION

This ecstatic chanting was performed with the doors closed so that nonbelievers
who came to make fun could not gain entrance.

PURPORT

Chanting of the Hare Krsna mahd-mantra is open to everyone, but sometimes
nonbelievers come to disturb the ceremony of chanting. It is indicated herein that
under such circumstances the temple doors should be closed. Only bona fide chant-
ers should be admitted; others should not. But when there is large-scale congrega-
tional chanting of the Hare Krsna mahd-mantra, we keep our temples for everyone
to join, and by the grace of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu this policy has given good
results.

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Sra wf aifeca cial aley afw aca)
Sacra yer (Wee aren gfe cz tov hi

kirtana suni’ bahire tara jvali’ pudi’ mare
Srivasere duhkha dite nané yukti kare

SYNONYMS

Rirtana suni’—after hearing the chanting; bdh/re—outside; tarad—the nonbelievers;
jvali’—burned; pudi’—to ashes; mare—die; $rivasere—unto Srivasa Thakura; dukha—
troubles; dite—to give; nénd—various; yukti—-plans; kare—do.
