Ādi-līlā

Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

Verse 133 of 330
Cc Ādi 17.133

নগরে নগরে আজি করিমু কীর্তন সন্ধ্যাকালে কর সভে নগরমণ্ডন

नगरे नगरे आजि करिमु कीर्तन सन्ध्याकाले कर सभे नगरमण्डन

nagare nagare āji karimu kīrtana sandhyā-kāle kara sabhe nagara-maṇḍana

Synonyms

nagarefrom town; nagareto town; ājitoday; karimuI shall perform; kīrtanachanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra; sandhyā-kālein the evening; karado; sabheall; nagaraof the city; maṇḍanadecoration..

Translation

"In the evening I shall perform saṅkīrtana in each and every town. Therefore you should all decorate the city in the evening.

Purport

At that time, Navadvīpa was composed of nine small cities, so the words nagare nagare are significant. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to perform kīrtana in each of these neighboring towns. He ordered the city decorated for the function.

Verse 133 of 330
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