# Cc. Antya 3.259
## 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.*