Text 126] The Glories of Haridasa Thakura 271

aji samapta ha-ibe, ——hena jfiana chila
samasta ratri nilun ndma samdapta na haila

SYNONYMS
aji—today; sam4pta ha-ibe—will be finished; hena jfiana chila—t thought that;
samasta ratri—all night; niluh—| took; nama—the holy name of the Lord; samdp-
ta—finished; na haila—was not.

TRANSLATION

“| thought that today | would be able to finish my performance of yajfia, my
chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra. | tried my best to chant the holy name all
night, but | still did not finish.

TEXT 126
Si ATS ACA, SCA SCI ASSAF |
ROSH COLA ACH LOCA WW” S2v Hl

kali samapta habe, tabe habe vrata-bhanga
svacchande tomdra sange ha-ibeka sanga’’

SYNONYMS

kali—tomorrow; samadpta habe—it will end; tabe—at that time; habe—there
will be; vrata-bhanga—the end of my vow; svacchande—in full freedom; tomdara
sarige—with you; ha-ibeka—there will be; sanga—union.

TRANSLATION

“Tomorrow | will surely finish, and my vow will be fulfilled. Then it will be
possible for me to enjoy with you in full freedom.”

PURPORT

Haridasa Thakura never wanted to enjoy the prostitute, but he tricked her to
deliver her by giving her a chance to hear the holy name of the Lord while he
chanted. Pure devotees chant the Hare Krsna mantra, and simply by hearing this
chanting from a purified transcendental person, one is purified of all sinful ac-
tivities, no matter how lowborn or fallen one may be. As soon as one is thus com-
pletely free from the reactions of sinful activities, he is eligible to render devo-
tional service to the Lord. This is the process for engaging the fallen souls in devo-
tional service. As Lord Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (7.28):
