3.14

suni’ ta-sabara nikata gela gaurahari

’bala’ ’bala’ bale sabara sire hasta dhari’

SYNONYMS

suni’-hearing; ta-sabara—of all of them; nikata—near; gela—went; gaurahari—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bala bala—go on speaking, go on speaking; bale—He said; sabara—of all of them; sire hasta dhari’-keeping His hand on their heads.

When He heard all the cowherd boys also chanting “Hari! Hari!” Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very pleased.

He approached them, put His hand on their heads and said, “Go on chanting like that.”