Madhya-līlā

Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Verse 130 of 253
Cc Madhya 19.130

অষ্টপ্রহর কৃষ্ণভজন, চারি দণ্ড শযনে নামসংকীর্তনে সেহ নহে কোন দিনে

अष्टप्रहर कृष्णभजन, चारि दण्ड शयने नामसंकीर्तने सेह नहे कोन दिने

aṣṭa-prahara kṛṣṇa-bhajana, cāri daṇḍa śayane nāma-saṅkīrtane seha nahe kona dine

Synonyms

aṣṭa-praharatwenty-four hours; kṛṣṇa-bhajanaworshiping Lord Kṛṣṇa; cāri daṇḍafour daṇḍas (one daṇḍa equals twenty-four minutes); śayanefor sleeping; nāma-saṅkīrtanebecause of chanting the holy name of the Lord; sehathat much time; nahenot; kona dinesome days..

Translation

"They engage almost twenty-four hours daily in rendering service to the Lord. They usually sleep only an hour and a half, and some days, when they continuously chant the Lord's holy name, they do not sleep at all.

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