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bahu tuli’ bale prabhu ’hari-bola’-dhvani

preme matta nace loka kari’ hari-dhvani

SYNONYMS

bahu tuli’—raising the arms; bale—says; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hari-bola-dhvani—the transcendental sound vibration Hari bol; preme—in ecstasy; matta—maddened; nace—dance; loka—the people; kari’ hari-dhvani—making the transcendental vibration Hari.

When the people assembled, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu raised His arms and said very loudly,“Hari bol!” The people responded to the Lord and became ecstatic.

As if mad, they began to dance and vibrate the transcendental sound, “Hari!”