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saba kasi-vasi kare nama-sankirtana

preme hase, kande, gaya, karaye nartana

SYNONYMS

saba kasi-vasi—all the inhabitants of Kasi (Varanasi); kare—performed; nama-sankirtana—chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra; preme—in ecstatic love of Godhead; hase—they laughed; kande—they cried; gaya—chanted; karaye nartana—and danced.

All the inhabitants of Kasi (Varanasi) began chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra in ecstatic love.

Sometimes they laughed, sometimes they cried, sometimes they chanted, and sometimes they danced.