saba kÄśī-vÄsÄ« kare nÄma-saá¹…kÄ«rtana
preme hÄse, kÄá¹…de, gÄya, karaye nartana

 saba kÄśī-vÄsÄ« - all the inhabitants of KÄśī (VÄrÄṇasÄ«); kare - performed; nÄma-saá¹…kÄ«rtana - chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra; preme - in ecstatic love of Godhead; hÄse - they laughed; kÄá¹…de - they cried; gÄya - chanted; karaye nartana - and danced.


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All the inhabitants of KÄśī [VÄrÄṇasÄ«] began chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahÄ-mantra in ecstatic love. Sometimes they laughed, sometimes they cried, sometimes they chanted, and sometimes they danced.

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