60 Sti Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 15
v“ataeva yanra mukhe eka krsna-nama
sei ta’ vaisnava, kariha tanhara sammdana”
SYNONYMS

ataeva—therefore; yanra mukhe—in whose mouth; eka—one; krsna-nama—
the holy name of Krsna; sei ta’ vaisnava—he is a Vaisnava; kariha—offer;
tanhara—to him; sammdana—respect.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then finally advised, “One who is chanting the
Hare Krsna mantra is understood to be a Vaisnava; therefore you should offer
all respects to him.”

PURPORT

In his Upadesamrta, Srila Rapa Cosvami states: krsneti yasya giri tarn
manasdadriyeta diksasti cet. An advanced devotee should respect a person who
has been initiated by a bona fide spiritual master and who is situated on the tran-
scendental platform, chanting the holy name with faith and obeisances and
following the instructions of the spiritual master. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura com-
ments that serving Vaisnavas is most important for householders. Whether a
Vaisnava is properly initiated or not is not a subject for consideration. One may be
initiated and yet contaminated by the Mayavada philosophy, but a person who
chants the holy name of the Lord offenselessly will not be so contaminated. A
properly initiated Vaisnava may be imperfect, but one who chants the holy name
of the Lord offenselessly is all-perfect. Although he may apparently be a
neophyte, he still has to be considered a pure unalloyed Vaisnava. It is the duty of
the householder to offer respects to such an unalloyed Vaisnava. This is Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s instruction.

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khandera mukunda-dasa, sri-raghunandana
sri-narahari, —ei mukhya tina jana
SYNONYMS

khandera—of the place known as Khanda; mukunda-dasa—Mukunda dasa;
sri-raghunandana —Sri_ Raghunandana;_sri-narahari —Sri_ Narahari; ei—these;
mukhya—chief; tina—three; jana—persons.
