prabhu kahe, — "aiche bÄt kabhu nÄ kahibÄ
gá¹›he rahi' kṛṣṇa-nÄma nirantara laibÄ
prabhu kahe - ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu said; aiche bÄt - such words; kabhu - at any time; nÄ kahibÄ - you should not speak; gá¹›he rahi' - staying at home; kṛṣṇa-nÄma - the holy name of the Lord; nirantara - always; laibÄ - you should chant.
ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu replied, “Don’t speak like that again. Better to remain at home and chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa always.
It is not advisable in this Age of Kali to leave one’s family suddenly, for people are not trained as proper brahmacÄrÄ«s and gá¹›hasthas. Therefore ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu advised the brÄhmaṇa not to be too eager to give up family life. It would be better to remain with his family and try to become purified by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahÄ-mantra regularly under the direction of a spiritual master. This is the instruction of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu. If this principle is followed by everyone, there is no need to accept sannyÄsa. In the next verse ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu advises everyone to become an ideal householder by offenselessly chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra and teaching the same principle to everyone he meets.
