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’krsna kaha’ bali’ prabhu balena bara bara

tabu krsna-nama balaka na kare uccara

SYNONYMS

krsna kaha—say Krsna; bali’-saying; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; balena—said; bara bara—again and again; tabu—still; krsna-nama—the holy name of Krsna; balaka—the boy; na kare uccara—did not utter.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked the boy again and again to chant the name of Krsna, but the boy would not utter the holy name.