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Šrū Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā. Ch. 17
SYNONYMS
mathurā —to Mathurā;  calite —going;  pathe —on the road;  yathā —wherever;  rahi' —staying;  yāya —goes;  kṛṣṇa-nāma-prema —the holy name of Kṛṣṇa and His ecstatic love;  diyā —delivering;  lokere nācāya —made the people dance.
TRANSLATION
Wherever the Lord stopped to rest on the way to Mathurā, He delivered the holy name of Kṛṣṇa and ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa. Thus He made the people dance.
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পূর্বে যেন ‘দক্ষিণ’ যাইতে লোক নিস্তারিলা। ‘পশ্চিম’-দেনে তৈছে সব ‘বৈষ্ণব’ করিলা ॥ ১৫৩ ॥
pūrve yena ‘dakṣiṇa’ yāite loka nistārilā ‘paścima’-deśe taiche saba ‘vaiṣṇava’ karilā
SYNONYMS
pūrve —formerly;  yena —as;  dakṣiṇa —South India;  yāite —going to;  loka —the people;  nistārilā —He delivered;  paścima-deśe —in the western countries;  taiche —similarly;  saba —all;  vaiṣṇava —devotees;  karilā —made.
TRANSLATION
When the Lord toured South India, He delivered many people, and when He traveled in the western sector, He similarly converted many people to Vaiṣṇavism.
PURPORT
Formerly Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu converted people when He toured southern and western India. Similarly, this Hare Krṣṇa movement is now delivering the people of the Western world wherever devotees are chanting the holy names. This is all being done by the Lord's mercy. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu predicted that He would deliver people in every city and village of the world by giving them a chance to chant the Hare Krṣṇa  mahā-mantra .
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পথে বাই বাই হয় যমুনা-দর্শন ।
তাঠাঁ বাঁপ  নিয়া পড়ে প্রেমে অন্তেন ॥ ১৫৪ ॥