CC Madhya 25.176 (1996)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 176
- bāhu tuli' prabhu kahe-bala 'kṛṣṇa' 'hari'
- daṇḍavat kare loke hari-dhvani kari'
SYNONYMS
bāhu tuli — raising His two arms; prabhu kahe — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says; bala — please say; kṛṣṇa hari — "Kṛṣṇa," "Hari"; daṇḍavat kare — offer their respects; loke — the people; hari-dhvani kari — loudly chanting the name of Hari.
TRANSLATION
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu passed by the people, He would raise His arms and say, “Please chant Kṛṣṇa! Please chant Hari!” All the people received Him by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, and they offered their respects to Him by this chanting.