Madhya-līlāChapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārānasī Became Vaishnavas

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 25.64

"haraye namah krishna yādavāya namah

gopāla govinda rāma śrī-madhusūdana"

SYNONYMS

haraye — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; namah — obeisances; krishna — Lord Krishna; yādavāyato the descendant of the Yadu family; namah — obeisances; gopālaGopāla; govindaGovinda; rāmaRāma; śrī-madhusūdanaŚrī Madhusūdana.

TRANSLATION

They chanted, "Haraye namah krishna yādavāya namah, gopāla govinda rāma śrī-madhusūdana."

PURPORT

This is another way of chanting the Hare Krishna mahā-mantra. The meaning is as follows: "I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna. He is the descendant of the Yadu family. Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Gopāla, Govinda, Rāma and Śrī Madhusūdana."

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