Krishna Hey!

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!”

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta – Madhya 7.95-97