294 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 9

village; yata—all; jana—people; sabei—all of them; vaisnava haya—become
devotees; kahe—say; krsna hari—the holy names of Lord Krsna and Hari; anya
grama—other villages; nistaraye—delivers; sei—He; vaisnava—devotees; kari’—
making.

TRANSLATION

As previously stated, all the residents of the villages visited by Lord
Caitanya became Vaisnavas and began to chant Hari and Krsna. In this way, in
all the villages visited by the Lord, everyone became a Vaisnava, a devotee.

PURPORT

The holy names of Krsna and Hari, or the chanting of the Hare Krsna mahda-
mantra, are so spiritually powerful that even today, as our preachers go to remote
parts of the world, people immediately begin chanting Hare Krsna. Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu was the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. There cannot be
anyone who can compare to Him or His potencies. However, because we are
following in His footsteps and are also chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, the
effect is almost as potent as during the time of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Our
preachers mainly belong to European and American countries, yet by the grace of
Lord Caitanya they have tremendous success wherever they go to open
branches. Indeed, everywhere people are very seriously chanting Hare Krsna, Hare
Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

TEXT 9

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CFS BLA, CFS TH, MAS SAN td

daksina desera loka aneka prakdra
keha jfiani, keha karmi, pasandi apara

SYNONYMS

daksina desera—of South India; loka—people; aneka—many; prakara—
varieties; keha—someone; jfani—philosophical speculator; keha—someone;
karmi—fruitive worker; pasandi—nondevotees; apara—innumerable.

TRANSLATION

In South India there were many types of people. Some were philosophical
speculators, and some were fruitive workers, but in any case there were in-
numerable nondevotees.
