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Şرى Caitanya  caritämrta
[[Antva-lilā Ch 9
TRANSLATION
The messenger replied, “He was fearlessly, incessantly chanting the mahāmantra—Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.
TEXT 57
সংখ্যা লাগি’ দুই-হাতে অনুলীতে লেখা। 
সহস্রাদি পূর্ণ হৈলে, অঙ্গে কাটে রেখা ॥” ৫৭ ॥
sankhyā lāgi’ dui-hāte aṅgulīte lekhā sahasrādi pūrṇa haile, aṅge kāṭe rekhā’’
SYNONYMS
saṅkhyā lāgi' —for counting;  dui-hāte —in two hands;  aṅgulīte —on the fingers;  lekhā —marking;  sahasra-ādi —one thousand times;  pūrṇa haile —when finished;  aṅge —on the body;  kāṭe rekhā —makes a mark.
TRANSLATION
“He counted the chants on the fingers of both hands, and after he had finished chanting one thousand times, he would make a mark on his body.”
TEXT 58
শুনি’ মহাপ্রভু হইলা পরম আনন্দ ।  
  কে বুঝিঙে পারে গোরের কৃপা-ছন্দবন্দ ? ৫৮ ॥
śuni' mahāprabhu ha-ilā parama ānanda ke bujhite pāre gaurera kṛpā-chanda-bandha?
SYNONYMS
śuni' —hearing;  mahāprabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  ha-ilā —became;  parama ānanda —very pleased;  ke bujhite pāre —who can understand;  gaurera —of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  kṛpā-chanda-bandha —mercy upon His devotee.
TRANSLATION
Hearing this news, the Lord was very pleased. Who can understand the mercy of the Lord upon His devotee?