268 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 3
SYNONYMS

tavat—until that time; ihaA—here; vasi’—sitting; suna—hear; nama-
sankirtana—chanting of the holy name of the Lord; ndma puna haile—as soon as
the regular chanting is fulfilled; purna—satisfied; habe—will be; tomara mana—
your mind.

TRANSLATION

“Please sit down and hear the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra until

my regular chanting is finished. Then your desire will surely be fulfilled.”
TEXT 122
BANA SICH capi ASA FE |
ica af ary Wea acer ‘aia’ “Ae saan
tulasire tanke vesya namaskara kari’
dvare vasi’ nama sune bale ‘hari’ ‘hari’
SYNONYMS

tulasire—unto the tulasi plant; tanke—unto Haridasa Thakura; vesya—the
prostitute; namaskdra kari’—offering obeisances; dvdre vasi’—sitting at the door;
nama—the holy name; sune—hears; bale—says; hari hari—O my Lord Hari, O
my Lord Hari.

TRANSLATION

After offering her obeisances to the tulasi plant and Haridasa Thakura, she
sat down at the door. Hearing Haridasa Thakura chanting the Hare Krsna
mantra, she also chanted, ‘“‘O my Lord Hari, O my Lord Hari.”

PURPORT

Herein one can clearly see how a Vaisnava delivers a fallen soul by a transcen-
dental trick. The prostitute came to pollute Haridasa Thakura, but he took it as his
duty to deliver the prostitute. As clearly demonstrated here, the process of
deliverance is very simple. With faith and reverence the prostitute associated with
Haridasa Thakura, who personally treated her material disease by chanting the
Hare Krsna mahd-mantra. Although the prostitute had an ulterior motive, some-
how or other she got the association of a Vaisnava and satisfied him by occa-
sionally chanting in imitation, “O my Lord Hari, O my Lord Hari.” The conclusion is
that associating with a Vaisnava, chanting the holy name of the Lord and offering
obeisances to the tulasi plant or a Vaisnava all lead one to become a transcenden-
tal devotee who is completely cleansed of all material contamination.
