Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 7.127

prabhu kahe, — "aiche bāt kabhu nā kahibā

grihe rahi' krishna-nāma nirantara laibā

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said; aiche bāt — such words; kabhu — at any time; nā kahibā — you should not speak; grihe rahi' — staying at home; krishna-nāma — the holy name of the Lord; nirantara — always; laibā — you should chant.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, "Don't speak like that again. Better to remain at home and chant the holy name of Krishna always.

PURPORT

It is not advisable in this Age of Kali to leave one's family suddenly, for people are not trained as proper brahmacārīs and grihasthas. Therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu advised the brāhmana not to be too eager to give up family life. It would be better to remain with his family and try to become purified by chanting the Hare Krishna mahā-mantra regularly under the direction of a spiritual master. This is the instruction of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. If this principle is followed by everyone, there is no need to accept sannyāsa. In the next verse Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu advises everyone to become an ideal householder by offenselessly chanting the Hare Krishna mantra and teaching the same principle to everyone he meets.

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