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Šri Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā Ch 9]
TRANSLATION
The brāhmaṇa replied, “This is all due to Your influence, sir. After seeing You, I have lost the long practice of my life.
TEXT 26
बालाविधि रामनाभ-पुरुष आमारा ।।
তোমা দেখি’ কৃষ্ণনাম আইল একবার ॥ ২৬ ॥
bālyāvadhi rāma-nāma-grahaṇa āmāra tomā dekhi’ krṣna-nāma āila eka-bāra
SYNONYMS
bālya-avadhi —since the days of my childhood;  rāma-nāma-grahaṇa —chanting the holy name of Lord Rāmacandra;  āmāra —my;  tomā dekhi' —after seeing You;  krṣṇa-nāma —the holy name of Lord Krṣṇa;  āila —came;  eka-bāra —once only.
TRANSLATION
“From my childhood I have been chanting the holy name of Lord Rāma-candra, but after seeing You I began to chant the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
TEXT 27
সেই  হৈতে  কৃষ্ণনাম জিহ্বা তে বলিলা ।।
কৃষ্ণনাম   স্ফুরের,  রামনাম দূরে  গেলা ॥ ২৭ ॥
sei haite krṣṇa-nāma jihvāte vasilā krṣṇa-nāma sphure, rāma-nāma dūre gelā
SYNONYMS
sei haite —since that time;  krṣṇa-nāma —the holy name of Lord Krṣṇa;  jihvāte —on the tongue;  vasilā —was seated tightly;  krṣṇa-nāma —the holy name of Lord Krṣṇa;  sphure —automatically comes;  rāma-nāma —the holy name of Lord Rāma-candra;  dūre —far away;  gelā —went.
TRANSLATION
“Since then, the holy name of Kṛṣṇa has been tied to my tongue. Indeed, when I chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa, the holy name of Lord Rāmacandra goes far away.