# Cc. Antya 3.259 > এত বলি’ বন্দিলা হরিদাসের চরণ । > হরিদাস কহে, — “কর কৃষ্ণ-সঙ্কীর্তন” ॥২৫৯॥ ## Text > eta bali' vandilā haridāsera caraṇa > haridāsa kahe,—"kara kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana" ## Synonyms *eta bali'*—saying this; *vandilā*—worshiped; *haridāsera caraṇa*—the lotus feet of Haridāsa Ṭhākura; *haridāsa kahe*—Haridāsa said; *kara*—just perform; *kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana*—chanting of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. ## Translation **After speaking in this way, Māyā worshiped the lotus feet of Haridāsa Ṭhākura, who initiated her by saying, "Just perform chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra."** ## Purport Now even Māyā wanted to be favored by Haridāsa Ṭhākura. Therefore Haridāsa Ṭhākura formally initiated her by asking her to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa *mahā-mantra.*