298 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 3

TEXT 176

fea-ore ara Stya BcaA SSA |
ators afer Boreeq mferwete u sau u

tina-laksa nama thakura karena kirtana
ndmera mahima uthaila pandita-gana

SYNONYMS

tina-laksa—300,000; naéma—holy names of the Lord; thakura—Haridasa
Thakura; karena kirtana—used to chant; naémera—of the holy name; mahima—
glories; uthaila—raised; pandita-gana—all the learned scholars.

TRANSLATION

It was mentioned in the assembly that Haridasa Thakura chanted the holy
names of Krsna 300,000 times a day. Thus all the learned scholars began to
discuss the glories of the holy name.

TEXT 177

CHE ACM — AT CATS SH AAW |
CFS ACH— ATI CACS HICAM CA SAW’ 3994

keha bale, ——‘nadma haite haya papa-ksaya’
keha bale, ——‘nama haite jivera moksa haya’
SYNONYMS

keha bale—some of them said; nama haite—by chanting the Hare Krsna
mantra; haya—there is; papa-ksaya—disappearance of all reactions to sinful ac-
tivities; keha bale—some of them said; nama haite—by chanting the holy name;
jivera—of the living entities; moksa haya—there is liberation.

TRANSLATION

Some of them said, ‘‘By chanting the holy name of the Lord, one is freed
from the reactions of all sinful life.” Others said, ‘Simply by chanting the holy
name of the Lord, a living being is liberated from material bondage.’

TEXT 178

afarin scaa,— “Aicaa Gs Ge Br AT |
ACTA BOM FWA CAA Brigg i sav i
