Text 242] The Glories of Haridasa Thakura 331

SYNONYMS

sankhyd-ndma-sankirtana—numerical chanting of the holy name; ei—this;
mahd-yajfia—great sacrifice; manye—! have vowed; tahate diksita—initiated in
that; ami—l; ha-i—am; prati-dine—every day.

TRANSLATION
“have been initiated into a vow to perform a great sacrifice by chanting

the holy name a certain number of times every day.
TEXT 241

Hae SSa ANS aces, al fa SH STF |
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yavat kirtana samapta nahe, nda kari anya kama
kirtana samapta haile, haya diksara visrama

SYNONYMS
yavat—as long as; kirtana—chanting; samapta—finished; nahe—is not; na—
not; kari—| do; anya—other; kama—desire; kirtana—chanting; samapta—

finished; haile—becoming; haya—there is; diksdra—of initiation; visrama—rest.

TRANSLATION

“As long as the vow to chant is unfulfilled, | do not desire anything else.
When | finish my chanting, then | have an opportunity to do anything.

TEXT 242
aca afr Ba Bie ata-AETSA |
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dvare vasi’ suna tumi nama-sankirtana
nama samapta haile karimu tava priti-dcarana

SYNONYMS
dvare vasi’—sitting at the door; suna—hear; tumi—you; nama-sankirtana—
chanting of the holy names; ndma—the holy name; samapta haile—when
finished; karimu—I shall do; tava—your; priti—pleasure; acarana—activities.
