Texts 103-104] Ripa Gosvami's Meeting with the Lord 51
PURPORT
It is said in the Padma Purana, atah sri-krsna-namadi na bhaved grahyam in-
driyaih. Chanting and hearing of the transcendental holy name of the Lord cannot
be performed by the ordinary senses. The transcendental vibration of the Lord's
holy name is completely spiritual. Thus it must be received from spiritual sources
and must be chanted after having been heard from a spiritual master. One who
hears the chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra must receive it from the spiritual
master by aural reception. Srila Sanatana Gosvami has forbidden us to hear the
holy name of Krsna chanted by non-Vaisnavas, such as professional actors and
singers, for it will have no effect. It is like milk touched by the lips of a serpent, as
stated in the Padma Purana:
avaisnava-mukhodgirnam
p&tam hari-kathamrtam
$ravanam naiva kartavyam
sarpocchistam yathd payah
As far as possible, therefore, the devotees in the Krsna consciousness movement
gather to chant the holy name of Krsna in public so that both the chanters and the
listeners may benefit.
TEXT 102
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tabe mahdprabhu dunhe kari’ alingana
madhydhna karite samudre karilad gamana
SYNONYMS
tabe—then; mahdprabhu—Sni Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dunhe—unto both Ripa
Gosvami and Haridasa Thakura; kari’—doing; alingana—embracing; madhya-
ahna karite—to perform His noontime duties; samudre—to the seaside; karila
gamana—went.
TRANSLATION
Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu embraced both Haridasa and Ripa Gosvami
and left for the seaside to perform His noontime duties.
TEXTS 103-104
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