Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 3 Verse 126

Antya-līlā | Chapter 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 3.126

kāli samāpta habe, tabe habe vrata-bhańga

svacchande tomāra sańge ha-ibeka sańga"

SYNONYMS

kāli — tomorrow; samāpta habe — it will end; tabe — at that time; habe — there will be; vrata-bhańga — the end of my vow; svacchande — in full freedom; tomāra sańge — with you; ha-ibeka — there will be; sańga — union.

TRANSLATION

"Tomorrow I will surely finish, and my vow will be fulfilled. Then it will be possible for me to enjoy with you in full freedom."

PURPORT

Haridāsa Ṭhākura never wanted to enjoy the prostitute, but he tricked her to deliver her by giving her a chance to hear the holy name of the Lord while he chanted. Pure devotees chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, and simply by hearing this chanting from a purified transcendental person, one is purified of all sinful activities, no matter how lowborn or fallen one may be. As soon as one is thus completely free from the reactions of sinful activities, he is eligible to render devotional service to the Lord. This is the process for engaging the fallen souls in devotional service. As Lord Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gītā (7.28):

yeṣāḿ tv anta-gataḿ pāpaḿ janānāḿ puṇya-karmaṇām

te dvandva-moha-nirmuktā bhajante māḿ dṛḍha-vratāḥ

"Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in this life and whose sinful actions are completely eradicated are freed from the duality of delusion, and they engage themselves in My service with determination."

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