Text 139] The Glories of Haridasa Thakura 279
Namacdrya Srila Haridasa Thakura. This is the way to achieve success in Krsna
consciousness.
TEXT 138
OS afer Sica Ala’ Sricwat BE’ |
Vidal oieret Stya afer ‘alee “afer 1 sev
eta bali’ tare ‘nama’ upadesa kari’
uthiyd calila thakura bali’ ‘hari’ ‘hari’
SYNONYMS
eta bali’—saying this; tare—her; ndma upadesa kari’—instructing about the
process of chanting the Hare Krsna mahd-mantra; uthiya—standing up; calila—
left; thakura—Haridasa Thakura; bali’—chanting; hari hari—the Hare Krsna mahd-
mantra.
TRANSLATION
After thus instructing the prostitute about the process of chanting the Hare
Krsna mantra, Haridasa Thakura stood up and left, continuously chanting
“Hari, Hari.”
TEXT 139
SCA CAS Aaj] GHA Se) AVA |
Jefas cxal for, aiencsica fret i sed 0
tabe sei vesyd gurura ajfia la-ila
grha-vitta yeba chila, brahmanere dila
SYNONYMS
tabe —thereafter; sei—that; vesyd—prostitute; gurura—of the spiritual master;
ajfia—order; la-ila—took; grha-vitta—all household possessions; yebé—what-
ever; chila—there was; brahmanere—to the braéhmanas; dila—gave.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, the prostitute distributed to the brahmanas whatever household
possessions she had, following the order of her spiritual master.
PURPORT
Sometimes the word grha-vrtti is substituted for the word grha-vitta. Vrtti
means “profession.” The grha-vrtti of the prostitute was to enchant foolish people
and induce them to indulge in sex. Here, however, grha-vrtti is not a suitable
