matta-simha-praya prabhu karila gamana
premavese yaya kari’ nama-sankirtana
Almost like a mad lion, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went on His tour filled with ecstatic love and performing sankirtana, chanting Krishna’s names as follows.
The Lord chanted:
Krishna! Krishna! Krishna! Krishna! Krishna! Krishna! Krishna! he
Krishna! Krishna! Krishna! Krishna! Krishna! Krishna! Krishna! he
Krishna! Krishna! Krishna! Krishna! Krishna! Krishna! raksha mam
Krishna! Krishna! Krishna! Krishna! Krishna! Krishna! pahi mam
That is, “O Lord Krishna, please protect Me and maintain Me.” He also chanted:
Rama! Raghava! Rama! Raghava! Rama! Raghava! raksha mam
Krishna! Kesava! Krishna! Kesava! Krishna! Kesava! pahi mam
That is, “O Lord Rama, descendant of King Raghu, please protect Me. O Krishna, O Kesava, killer of the Kesi demon, please maintain Me.”
ei sloka padi’ pathe calila gaurahari
loka dekhi’ pathe kahe, — bala ‘hari’ ‘hari’
Chanting this verse, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, known as Gaurahari, went on His way. As soon as He saw someone, He would request him to chant “Hari! Hari!”
