keha yadi tanra mukhe sune krsna-nama
tanra mukhe ana sune tanra mukhe ana
sabe 'krsna' 'hari' bali' nache, kande, hase
paramparaya 'vaisnava' ha-ila sarva dese
(Sri Chaitanya-charitamrta, Madhya 17, 48-49)
"When someone heard the chanting of the Holy Name from the mouth of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and someone else heard this chanting from that second person, and someone again heard this chanting from the third person, everyone in all countries became a Vaisnava through such disciplic succession. Thus everyone chanted the Holy Name of Krishna and Hari, and they danced, cried and smiled." |