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āra mleccha kahe, śuna—āmi ta’ ei-mate
hinduke parihāsa kainu se dina ha-ite

jihvā kṛṣṇa-nāma kare, nā māne varjana
nā jāni, ki mantrauṣadhi jāne hindu-gaṇa

Synonyms

ara—another; mleccha—meat-eater; kahe—said; suna—please hear; ami—I; ta—certainly; ei-mate—in this way; hinduke—to a Hindu; parihasa—joking; kainu—did; se—that; dina—day; ha-ite—from; jihva—the tongue; krsna-nama—the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa; kare—chants; na—does not; mane—accept; varjana—renunciation; na—not; jani—I know; ki—what; mantra-auṣadhi—hymns and herbs; jane—know; hindu-gana—the Hindus. 

Translation

“Another meat-eater said, ‘Sir, please hear me. Since the day I joked with some Hindus in this way, my tongue chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa hymn and cannot give it up. I do not know what mystic hymns and herbal potions these Hindus know.' 

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