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which is another name for Krsna. As soon as he strokes the strings, all
the devotees begin responding, making a very beautiful vibration.
Accompanied by the stringed instrument, the singing seems like a
shower of nectar, and all the devotees dance in ecstasy to the fullest
extent of their satisfaction. While dancing, they appear madly
intoxicated with ecstasy, as if drinking the beverage called ma@dhuri-
piira. Some of them cry, some of them dance, and some of them,
although unable to dance publicly, dance within their hearts. Lord Siva
embraces Narada Muni and begins talking in an ecstatic voice, and seeing
Lord Siva dancing with Narada, Lord Brahm also joins, saying, “All of
you kindly chant ‘Hari bol! Hari bol!’ ’’ The King of heaven, Indra, also
gradually joins with great satisfaction and begins dancing and chanting
‘Hari bol! Hari bol!” In this way, by the influence of the transcendental
vibration of the holy name of God, the whole universe becomes ecstatic.
Bhaktivinoda Thakura says, “When the universe becomes ecstatic, my
desire is satisfied. I therefore pray unto the lotus feet of Rapa Gosvami
that this chanting of harer nama may go on nicely like this.”

Lord Brahma is the guru of Narada Muni, who is the guru of
Vyasadeva, and Vydsadeva is the guru of Madhvacarya. Thus the
Gaudiya-Madhva-sampradaya is in the disciplic succession from Narada
Muni. The members of this disciplic succession—in other words, the
members of the Krsna consciousness movement—should follow in the
footsteps of Narada Muni by chanting the transcendental vibration Hare
Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama,
Rama Rama, Hare Hare. They should go everywhere to deliver the fallen
souls by vibrating the Hare Krsna mantra, and the instructions of
Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam and Caitanya-caritamrta. That
will please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One can spiritually
advance if one actually follows the instructions of Narada Muni. If one
pleases Narada Muni, then the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
HrsikeSa, is also pleased (yasya prasddad bhagavat-prasddah). The
immediate spiritual master is the representative of Narada Muni; there is
no difference between the instructions of Narada Muni and those of the
present spiritual master. Both Narada Muni and the present spiritual

master speak the same teachings of Krsna, who says in Bhagavad-gita
(18.65-66):
