Text 199] The Residents of Varanasi Become Vaisnavas 407

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—the Lord advised; ihan haite—from this place; ydaha’
vrndavana—go to Vrndavana; nirantara—incessantly; kara—perform; krsna-
nama-sankirtana—chanting of the holy name of Krsna.

TRANSLATION

The Lord advised him, ‘‘Go to Vrndavana and chant the Hare Krsna mantra
constantly.”’

PURPORT

This is a solution to all sinful activities. In this age of Kali everyone is perplexed
by so many inconveniences —social, political and religious —and naturally no one
is happy. Due to the contamination of this age, everyone has a very short life.
There are many fools and rascals who advise people to adopt this way of life or
that way of life, but real liberation from life’s perplexities means preparation for
the next life. Tatha dehantara-praptir dhiras tatra na muhyati. One should be situ-
ated in his spiritual identity and return home, back to Godhead. The simplest
method for this is recommended herein by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We should
constantly chant the holy names of the Lord, the Hare Krsna mahd-mantra.
Following in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, this Krsna consciousness
movement is recommending this process all over the world. We are saying,
“Chant the Hare Krsna mahd-mantra, be freed from all the complexities of life and
realize Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Engage in His devotional ser-
vice and perfect your life so that you can return home, back to Godhead.”

TEXT 199

QF ATASICH CSTATA AiA-cHIA AIT |
GUA ‘Ata’ AWTS FBSA AST N Ydd Ul

eka ‘namabhdse’ tomdra papa-dosa yabe
dra ‘nama’ la-ite krsna-carana paibe

SYNONYMS
eka—one; ndma-dbhase—by a reflection of the pure chanting of the Hare
Krsna mahd-mantra; tomara—your; papa-dosa yabe—all the sinful reactions will
go away; dra—then again; nama !a-ite—after chanting purely the name of the
Lord; krsna-carana paibe—you will get shelter at the lotus feet of Krsna.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu further advised Subuddhi Raya: ‘Begin chanting
the Hare Krsna mantra, and when your chanting is almost pure, all your sinful
