Verse 2.1.406

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.1.406:

শিষ্য-গণ বলেন,—“কেমন সঙ্কীর্তন?” আপনে শিখাযেন প্রভু শ্রী-শচীনন্দন ॥ ৪০৬ ॥

शिष्य-गण बलेन,—“केमन सङ्कीर्तन?” आपने शिखायेन प्रभु श्री-शचीनन्दन ॥ ४०६ ॥

śiṣya-gaṇa balena,—“kemana saṅkīrtana?” āpane śikhāyena prabhu śrī-śacīnandana || 406 ||

sisya-gana balena,—“kemana sankirtana?” apane sikhayena prabhu sri-sacinandana (406)

English translation:

(406) The students asked, “How shall we perform saṅkīrtana?” The son of Śacī then personally taught them to chant as follows.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

While describing kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana in reply to His students’ inquiries about the Absolute Truth and devotional service to Viṣṇu, Śrī Viśvambhara, who is the husband of Sarasvatī, the transcendental goddess of learning, taught those students about the descending process of accepting knowledge. Since the path of argument was not respected in His teachings, the uselessness of the ascending process has been revealed. The chanting of viṣṇu-mantras is recommended to check sinful attempts for temporary fruitive activities and impersonal knowledge on the useless ascending path described in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (6.3.25 and 10.14.3) verses prāyeṇa veda tad idaṃand jñāne prayāsam udapāsya. But the concocted artificial doggerel verses chanted by so-called Vaiṣṇavas who maintain current misconceptions; who are averse to the descending path; and who are envious of Hari, Guru, Vaiṣṇava were not instructed to anyone by either Mahāprabhu or His nonduplicitous liberated servants, the jagad-guru ācārya preachers. Rather they gave instructions on chanting mantras and holy names received through disciplic succession.

Mahāprabhu exhibited the pastime of receiving such mantras and holy names through disciplic succession and gave instructions on the same.