Text 77]
Rūpa Gosvāmī's Meeting with the Lord
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sāmānya eka śloka prabhu paḍena kīrtane kene śloka paḍe—ihā keha nāhi jāne
SYNONYMS
sāmānya—generally; eka—one; śloka—verse; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; paḍena—recites; kīrtane—while chanting; kene—why; śloka—that verse; paḍe—He recites; ihā—this; keha nāhi jāne—no one knows.
TRANSLATION
Generally Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu recited a verse while dancing and chanting before the ratha, but no one knew why He was reciting that particular verse.
TEXT 76
সবে একা স্বরূপ গোসাঞি শ্লোকের অর্থ জানে। শ্লোকানুরূপ পদ প্রভুকে করান আস্বাদনে ॥ ৭৬ ॥
sabe ekā svarūpa gosāñi ślokera artha jāne ślokānurūpa pada prabhuke karāna āsvādane
SYNONYMS
sabe—only; ekā—one; svarūpa gosāñi—Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī; ślokera artha—the meaning of that verse; jāne—knows; śloka-anurūpa pada—other verses following that particular verse; prabhuke—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; karāna—causes; āsvādane—tasting.
TRANSLATION
Only Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī knew the purpose for which the Lord recited that verse. According to the Lord's attitude, he used to quote other verses to enable the Lord to relish mellows.
TEXT 77
রূপ-গোসাঞি প্রভুর জানিয়া অভিপ্রায়। সেই অর্থে শ্লোক কৈলা প্রভুরে যে ভায় ॥ ৭৭ ॥
rūpa-gosāñi prabhura jāniyā abhiprāya sei arthe śloka kailā prabhure ye bhāya