304 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 9

TRANSLATION

The brahmana replied, “This is all due to Your influence, sir. After seeing
You, | have lost the long practice of my life.

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aentafa ataata-aize| Sats |
Coral cefa’ SHaAy GVA GVAs i vw tl

balyadvadhi rama-nama-grahana amara
toma dekhi’ krsna-nama daila eka-bdara

SYNONYMS

balya-avadhi—since the days of my childhood; rama-nama-grahana—chanting
the holy name of Lord Ramacandra; admara—my; toma dekhi’—after seeing You;
krsna-nama—the holy name of Lord Krsna; dila—came; eka-bdra—once only.

TRANSLATION

“From my childhood | have been chanting the holy name of Lord Rama-
candra, but after seeing You | began to chant the holy name of Lord Krsna.

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CAS Care Beaty feeaics afar |
SWAT HCA, AAA CA CUA 29

sei haite krsna-ndma jihvate vasila
krsna-nama sphure, rama-ndma dure gelé

SYNONYMS
sei haite—since that time; krsma-ndama—the holy name of Lord Krsna; jihvate—
on the tongue; vasila—was seated tightly; krspa-nama—the holy name of Lord
Krsna; sphure—automatically comes; rama-ndma—the holy name of Lord Rama-
candra; dire—far away; gela—went.

TRANSLATION

“Since then, the holy name of Krsna has been tied to my tongue. Indeed,
when | chant the holy name of Krsna, the holy name of Lord Ramacandra goes
far away.
