Ādi 17.133

TEXT 133

TEXT

নগরে নগরে আজি করিমু কীর্তন ।
সন্ধ্যাকালে কর সভে নগর-মণ্ডন ॥ ১৩৩ ॥

nagare nagare aji karimu kirtana

sandhya-kale kara sabhe nagara-mandana

SYNONYMS

nagare-from town; nagare-to town; aji-today; karimu-I shall perform; kirtana-chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra; sandhya-kale-in the evening; kara-do; sabhe-all; nagara-of the city; mandana-decoration.

TRANSLATION

"In the evening I shall perform saṅkirtana in each and every town. Therefore you should all decorate the city in the evening.

PURPORT

At that time, Navadvipa was composed of nine small cities, so the words nagare nagare are significant. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to perform kirtana in each of these neighboring towns. He ordered the city decorated for the function.