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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 16]
TRANSLATION
“All these saintly people incessantly chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, and they all laugh, dance, chant and cry.
TEXT 165
লক্ষ লক্ষ লোক আইসে তাহা দেখিবারে । তাঁরে দেখি’ পুনরপি যাইতে নারে ঘরে ॥ ১৬৫ ॥
lakṣa lakṣa loka āise tāhā dekhibāre tāṅre dekhi’ punarapi yāite nāre ghare
SYNONYMS
lakṣa lakṣa —millions upon millions;  loka —people;  āise —come;  tāhā —that;  dekhibāre —to see;  tāṅre dekhi’ —after seeing Him;  punarapi —again;  yāite —to go;  nāre —are not able;  ghare —home.
TRANSLATION
“Many millions upon millions of people come to see Him, and after they see Him, they cannot return home.
TEXT 166
সেই সব লোক হয় বাউলের প্রায় । ‘কৃষ্ণ’ কহি’ নাচে, কান্দে, গড়াগড়ি যায় ॥ ১৬৬ ॥
sei saba loka haya bāulera prāya ‘kṛṣṇa’ kahi’ nāce, kānde, gaḍāgaḍi yāya
SYNONYMS
sei saba loka —all those persons;  haya —are;  bāulera prāya —almost like madmen;  kṛṣṇa kahi’ —chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa;  nāce —they dance;  kānde —they cry;  gaḍāgaḍi yāya —they roll on the ground.
TRANSLATION
“All these people become like madmen. They simply dance and chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. Sometimes they even cry and roll on the ground.
TEXT 167
কহিবার কথা নহে—দেখিলে সে জানি । তাঁহার প্রভাবে তাঁরে ‘ঈশ্বর’ করি’ মানি ॥ ১৬৭ ॥