kapÄá¹a diyÄ kÄ«rtana kare parama ÄveÅ›e
pÄá¹£aṇá¸Ä« hÄsite Äise, nÄ pÄya praveÅ›e
kapÄá¹a - door; diyÄ - closing; kÄ«rtana - chanting; kare - performed; parama - very high; ÄveÅ›e - in an ecstatic condition; pÄá¹£aṇá¸Ä« - nonbelievers; hÄsite - to laugh; Äise - come; nÄ - does not; pÄya - get; praveÅ›e - entrance.
This ecstatic chanting was performed with the doors closed so that nonbelievers who came to make fun could not gain entrance.
Chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahÄ-mantra is open to everyone, but sometimes nonbelievers come to disturb the ceremony of chanting. It is indicated herein that under such circumstances the temple doors should be closed. Only bona fide chanters should be admitted; others should not. But when there is large-scale congregational chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahÄ-mantra, we keep our temples open for everyone to join, and by the grace of Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu this policy has given good results.
