Text 96] The Beda-kirtana Pastimes 259

TRANSLATION

The King said, ‘Upon seeing all these devotees, | am much astonished, for |
have never seen such an effulgence.

TEXT 95

CHA HA—Teger-aa4t |
wy aife ofa ak aya SSA I de Ul

koti-strya-sama saba— ujjvala-varana
kabhu nahi suni ei madhura kirtana

SYNONYMS

koti-sGrya-sama—equal to the shining of millions of suns; saba—all of them;
ujjvala-varana—very bright luster; kabhu nahi suni—| have never heard; ei—this;
madhura kirtana—such melodious performance of congregational chanting.

TRANSLATION

“Indeed, their effulgence is like the brilliance of a million suns. Nor have |
ever heard the Lord’s names chanted so melodiously.

PURPORT

Such are the symptoms of pure devotees when they are chanting. All the pure
devotees are as bright as sunshine, and their bodily luster is very effulgent. In addi-
tion, their performance of sarikirtana is unparalleled. There are many professional
chanters who can perform congregational chanting with various musical instru-
ments in an artistic and musical way, but their chanting cannot be as attractive as
the congregational chanting of pure devotees. If a devotee sticks strictly to the
principles governing Vaisnava behavior, his bodily luster will naturally be attrac-
tive, and his singing and chanting of the holy names of the Lord will be effective.
People will appreciate such kirtana without hesitation. Even dramas about the
pastimes of Lord Caitanya or Sri Krsna should be played by devotees. Such dramas
will immediately interest an audience and be full of potency. The students of the
International Society for Krishna Consciousness should note these two points and
try to apply these principles in their spreading of the Lord’s glories.

TEXT 96

QTE Cal, ACE FSs, AcE afaralar |
ordi athe cafe, ce Fal aie SAA Hawn
