144 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya-lila, Ch. 15

TEXT 277

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uthaha, amogha, tumi lao krsna-nama
acire tomdére krpa karibe bhagavan

SYNONYMS
uthaha—get up; amogha—Amogha; tumi—you; lao—chant; krsna-nama—
the holy name of Lord Krsna; acire—very soon; tomdre—unto you; krpd—mercy;
karibe—will bestow; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

“Therefore, Amogha, get up and chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra! If you
do so, Krsna will unfailingly bestow mercy upon you.”

PURPORT

The Absolute Truth is realized in three phases—impersonal Brahman, Param-
atma and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Bhagavan. All of these are one
and the same truth, but Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan constitute three dif-
ferent features. Whoever understands Brahman is called a brahmana, and when a
brahmana engages in the Lord’s devotional service, he is called a Vaisnava. Unless
one comes to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead, his realization of
impersonal Brahman is imperfect. A brahmana can chant the Hare Krsna mantra on
the platform of namabhdasa, but not on the platform of pure vibration. When a
brahmana engages in the Lord's service, fully understanding his eternal relation-
ship, his devotional service is called abhidheya. When one attains that stage, he is
called a bhagavata or a Vaisnava. This indicates that he is free from contamination
and material attachment. This is confirmed by Bhagavad-gita (7.28):

yesam tv anta-gatam papam
jananam punya-karmanam

te dvandva-moha-nirmukta
bhajante mam drdha-vratah

“Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in this life, whose sinful ac-
tions are completely eradicated and who are freed from the duality of delusion,
engage themselves in My service with determination.”

A brahmana may be a very learned scholar, but this does not mean that he is
free from material contamination. A brahmana’s contamination, however, is in the
