74 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 7

prabhu kahe, —“kabhu tomara nad habe abhimdana
nirantara kaha tumi ‘krsna’ ‘krsna’ ndma

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—the Lord said; kabhu—at any time; tomdéra—your; nd—not;
habe—there will be; abhimana—pride; nirantara—incessantly; kaha—chant;
tumi—you; krsna krsna nama—the holy name of Lord Krsna.

TRANSLATION

To protect the brahmana, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu advised him to chant
the Hare Krsna mantra incessantly. By doing so, he would never become un-
necessarily proud.

TEXT 148

Fy Boicaie’ sa aFicaa fata |
BPATS SY coral Sacaa SHS” seve i

krsna upadesi’ kara jivera nistara
acirate krsna toma karibena angikara”

SYNONYMS
krsna upadesi’—instructing about Krsna; kara—just do; jivera—of all living en-
tities; nistara—the liberation; acirate—very soon; krsna—Lord Krsna; tomé—you;
karibena—will make; angikara—acceptance.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also advised Vasudeva to preach about Krsna and
thus liberate living entities. As a result, Krsna would very soon accept him as
His devotee.

PURPORT

Although Vasudeva vipra was a leper and had suffered greatly, still Srt Caitanya
Mahaprabhu cured him. The only return the Lord wanted was that Vasudeva
preach the instructions of Krsna and liberate all human beings. That is the process
of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Each and every member of
this Society was rescued from a very abominable condition, but now they are
engaged in preaching the cult of Krsna consciousness. They are not only cured of
the disease called materialism but are also living a very happy life. Everyone ac-
cepts them as great devotees of Krsna, and their qualities are manifest in their very
