7.101

yare dekhe, tare kahe,--kaha krsna-nama

ei-mata ’vaisnava’ kaila saba nija-grama

SYNONYMS

yare dekhe—whomever he meets; tare—to him; kahe—he says; kaha krsna-nama—kindly chant the Hare Krsna mantra; ei-mata—in this way; vaisnava—devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kaila—made; saba—all; nija-grama—his own village.

These empowered people used to request everyone and anyone-whomever they saw-to chant the holy name of Krsna.

In this way all the villagers would also become devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

PURPORT

In order to become an empowered preacher, one must be favored by Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu or His devotee, the spiritual master.

One must also request everyone to chant the maha-mantra.

In this way, such a person can convert others to Vaisnavism, showing them how to become pure devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.