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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 19.130
ashta-prahara krishna-bhajana, cari danda sayane
nama-sankirtane seha nahe kona dine
SYNONYMS
ashta-prahara -- twenty-four hours; krishna-bhajana -- worshiping Lord Krishna; cari danda -- four dandas (one danda equals twenty-four minutes); sayane -- for sleeping; nama-sankirtane -- because of chanting the holy name of the Lord; seha -- that much time; nahe -- not; kona dine -- some days.
TRANSLATION
"They engage almost twenty-four hours daily in rendering service to the Lord. They usually sleep only an hour and a half, and some days, when they continuously chant the Lord's holy name, they do not sleep at all.
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