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CC Madhya 17.40

Bengali

‘কৃষ্ণ কৃষ্ণ কহ’ করি’ প্রভু যবে বলিল ।
‘কৃষ্ণ’ কহি’ ব্যাঘ্র-মৃগ নাচিতে লাগিল ॥ ৪০ ॥

Text

‘kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kaha’ kari’ prabhu yabe balila
‘kṛṣṇa’ kahi’ vyāghra-mṛga nācite lāgila

Synonyms

kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kaha — chant “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa”; kari’ — in this way; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; yabe — when; balila — uttered; kṛṣṇa kahi’ — chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa; vyāghra-mṛga — the tigers and deer; nācite lāgila — began to dance.

Translation

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said “Chant ‘Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa!’ ” the tigers and deer began to chant “Kṛṣṇa!” and dance.