āsi' kahe, — hindura dharma bhāṅgila nimāi
ye kīrtana pravartāila, kabhu śuni nāi

 āsi' - coming there; kahe - they said; hindura - of the Hindus; dharma - religious principles; bhāṅgila - has broken; nimāi - Nimāi Paṇḍita; ye - that; kīrtana - congregational chanting; pravartāila - has introduced; kabhu - at any time; śuni - we heard; nāi - never.


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“Coming to me, the Hindus complained, ‘Nimāi Paṇḍita has broken the Hindu religious principles. He has introduced the saṅkīrtana system, which we never heard from any scripture.

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