keha hāse, keha ninde, tāhā nāhi māne
āviṣṭa hañā gītā paḍe ānandita-mane

 keha hāse - someone laughs; keha ninde - someone criticizes; tāhā - that; nāhi māne - he does not care for; āviṣṭa hañā - being in great ecstasy; gītā paḍe - reads the Bhagavad-gītā; ānandita - in great happiness; mane - his mind.


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Due to his incorrect pronunciation, people sometimes criticized him and laughed at him, but he did not care. He was full of ecstasy due to reading the Bhagavad-gītā and was personally very happy.

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