relished by liberated person

This chanting of Hare Krsna maha-mantra is possible by a person who is nivrtta-tarsa. Nivrtta-tarsa. Nivrtta means finished. Brahmany upasamasrayam. We have to finish this material business before we can understand spiritual thing. If one has got still inclination for material things, it is useless waste of time for him to understand, try to understand what is spiritual thing. So nivrtta-tarsair upagiyamanat. Actually the holy name of Lord can be chanted by a person like Haridasa Thakura, who has no other desire, material desire. But those are not like Haridasa Thakura, they may take it. Bhavausadhi. If he chants, then gradually he'll be released from this material disease. For them, this is the chance. Actually it is meant for liberated person like Haridasa Thakura. Then why we are chanting? We are chanting-ceto-darpana-marjanam [Cc Antya 20.12], This is the process of cleansing the mirror of the heart. Mirror, when it isto cleanse our heart, to cure the material disease.    (More...)

So it is actually relished by the liberated person, but those who are diseased like us, they can chant and gradually cure the material disease. This is the basic principle of chanting the holy name of Krsna. Nivrtta-tarsair upagiyamanat. Upagiyamana, it is chanting. Why? Bhavausadhi. It is the medicine of this bhava-roga. What is that bhava-roga? Bhava-roga... Bhava means you pick up, means take your birth and again die. Bhūtva bhūtva praliyate [Bg 8.19]. This is our disease. This is called samsara. All these rascals in the material world, they are simply getting one body and again... Vasamsi jirnani yatha viha... [Bg 2.22]. When it is useless, no more cannot be used, then you get another body according to the price you pay. Just like when your garment is old, you purchase another garment. So you can purchase very good garment or not very good garment, as you pay price. Similarly, to get a different type of garment or this body, you'll have to pay price. Price. If you are in higher status of consciousness, then ūrdhvam gacchanti sattva-sthaḥ [Bg 14.18]: you get your body in the higher planetary system where the comforts are thousands and thousand times better than this.    (More...)