Verse 3.2.24

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.2.24:

কৃষ্ণ নাম লহ সবে বসি’ গিযা ঘরে আমিহ আসিব দিন-কতক-ভিতরে” ॥ ২৪ ॥

कृष्ण नाम लह सबे वसि’ गिया घरे आमिह आसिब दिन-कतक-भितरे” ॥ २४ ॥

kṛṣṇa nāma laha sabe vasi’ giyā ghare āmiha āsiba dina-kataka-bhitare” || 24 ||

krsna nama laha sabe vasi’ giya ghare amiha asiba dina-kataka-bhitare” (24)

English translation:

(24) “Chant the name of Kṛṣṇa while sitting at home. I will return within a few days.”

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

While sending the devotees home, Śrī Gaurasundara solaced them as follows: “Go home and chant the names of Kṛṣṇa. I am going to Nīlācala with the desire to glorify the Supreme Lord from place to place. In due course of time, I will return and meet you. By the strength of chanting the pure name of Kṛṣṇa, you will not face any difficulties, even while living at home. You are all liberated souls. Therefore you are all qualified to chant the name of Kṛṣṇa. As a result of perfection in chanting the name of Kṛṣṇa, you will be attracted to Kṛṣṇa’s forms, qualities, associates, characteristics, and pastimes. Then I will meet you again and reveal to you the states of immortality and freedom from lamentation and fear.”