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nagare nagare aji karimu kirtana
sandhya-kale kara sabhe nagara-mandana
SYNONYMS
nagare—from town; nagare—to town; aji—today; karimu—I shall perform; kirtana—chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra; sandhya-kale—in the evening; kara—do; sabhe—all; nagara—of the city; mandana—decoration "In the evening I shall perform sankirtana in each and every town.
Therefore you should all decorate the city in the evening.
PURPORT
At that time, Navadvipa was composed of nine small cities, so the words nagare nagare are significant.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to perform kirtana in each of these neighboring towns.
He ordered the city decorated for the function.