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dadhi-dugdha-bhara sabe nija-skandhe kari’

mahotsava-sthane aila bali ’hari’ ’hari’

SYNONYMS

dadhi-dugdha—of milk and yogurt; bhara—carriers; sabe—all of them; nija-skandhe—on their shoulders; kari’-keeping; mahotsava-sthane—to the place of the festival; aila—came; bali hari hari—chanting Hari, Hari.

Having dressed up like cowherd boys, all the devotees carried pots of milk and yogurt balanced on rods over their shoulders.

Thus they all arrived at the festival grounds chanting the holy name of Hari.