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nadiya-udayagiri, purnacandra gaurahari, krpa kari’ ha-ila udaya

papa-tamah haila nasa, tri-jagatera ullasa, jagabhari’ hari-dhvani haya

SYNONYMS

nadiya—the place known as Nadiya; udayagiri—is the appearing place; purna-candra—the full moon; gaurahari—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krpa—by mercy; kari’-doing so; ha-ila—became; udaya—risen; papa—sinful; tamah—darkness; haila—became; nasa—dissipated; tri-jagatera—of the three worlds; ullasa—happiness; jaga-bhari’-filling the whole world; hari-dhvani—the transcendental vibration of Hari; haya—resounded.

Thus by His causeless mercy the full moon, Gaurahari, rose in the district of Nadia, which is compared to Udayagiri, where the sun first becomes visible.

His rising in the sky dissipated the darkness of sinful life, and thus the three worlds became joyful and chanted the holy name of the Lord.