CC Adi 17.133 (1975)
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 133
- nagare nagare āji karimu kīrtana
- sandhyā-kāle kara sabhe nagara-maṇḍana
SYNONYMS
nagare—from town; nagare—to town; āji—today; karimu—I shall perform; kīrtana—chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra; sandhyā-kāle—in the evening; kara—do; sabhe—all; nagara—of the city; maṇḍana—decoration.
TRANSLATION
“In the evening I shall perform saṅkīrtana in each and every town. Therefore you should all decorate the city in the evening.
PURPORT
At that time, Navadvīpa was composed of nine small cities, so the words nagare nagare are significant. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to perform kīrtana in each of these neighboring towns. He ordered the city decorated for the function.