nagare nagare Äji karimu kÄ«rtana
sandhyÄ-kÄle kara sabhe nagara-maṇá¸ana
nagare - from town; nagare - to town; Äji - today; karimu - I shall perform; kÄ«rtana - chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahÄ-mantra; sandhyÄ-kÄle - in the evening; kara - do; sabhe - all; nagara - of the city; maṇá¸ana - decoration.
“In the evening I shall perform saṅkīrtana in each and every town. Therefore you should all decorate the city in the evening.
At that time, NavadvÄ«pa was composed of nine small cities, so the words nagare nagare are significant. ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu wanted to perform kÄ«rtana in each of these neighboring towns. He ordered the city decorated for the function.
