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tara madhye chaya vatsara bhaktagana-sange

prema-bhakti laoyaila nrtya-gita-range

SYNONYMS

tara madhye—out of that; chaya vatsara—six years; bhakta-gana-sange—along with devotees; prema-bhakti—love of Krsna; laoyaila—induced; nrtya—dancing; gita—chanting; range—in transcendental bliss.

For six of the eighteen years He continuously stayed in Jagannatha Puri, He regularly performed kirtana, inducing all the devotees to love Krsna simply by chanting and dancing.