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ara mleccha kahe, suna--ami ta’ ei-mate

hinduke parihasa kainu se dina ha-ite

jihva krsna-nama kare, na mane varjana

na jani, ki mantrausadhi jane hindu-gana

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 Krsna; kare—chants; na—does not; mane—accept; varjana—renunciation; na—not; jani—I know; ki—what; mantra-ausadhi—hymns and herbs; jane—know; hindu-gana—the Hindus "Another meat-eater said, ’Sir, please hear me.

Since the day I joked with some Hindus in this way, my tongue chants the Hare Krsna hymn and cannot give it up.

I do not know what mystic hymns and herbal potions these Hindus know.’