13.24

ataeva ’hari’ ’hari’ bale narigana

dekhite aise yeba sarva bandhu jana

SYNONYMS

ataeva—therefore; hari hari—the holy name of the Lord; bale—chant; nari-gana—all the ladies; dekhite—to see; aise—they come; yeba—whoever; sarva—all; bandhu-jana—friends.

All the friendly ladies who came to see the child would chant the holy names, “Hari, Hari!” as soon as the child would cry.