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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 1]
‘kyā puṅthi likha?’ bali’ eka-patra nilā akṣara dekhiyā prabhu mane sukhī hailā
SYNONYMS
kyā—what; puṅthi—book; likha—you are writing; bali’—saying this; eka-patra nilā—took one page written on a palm leaf; akṣara—the good handwriting; dekhiyā—seeing; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; mane—in the mind; sukhī hailā—became very happy.
TRANSLATION
The Lord inquired, “What kind of book are you writing?” He held up a palm leaf that was a page of the manuscript, and when He saw the fine handwriting, His mind was very pleased.
TEXT 97
শ্রীরূপের অক্ষর—যেন মুকুতার পাঁতি। শ্রীত হঞা করেন প্রভু অক্ষরের স্তুতি ॥ ৯৭ ॥
śrī-rūpera akṣara—yena mukutāra pāṅti prīta hañā karena prabhu akṣarera stuti
SYNONYMS
śrī-rūpera akṣara—the handwriting of Rūpa Gosvāmī; yena—like; mukutāra pāṅti—a row of pearls; prīta hañā—being pleased; karena—does; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; akṣarera stuti—praise of the handwriting of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
TRANSLATION
Thus being pleased, the Lord praised the writing by saying, “The handwriting of Rūpa Gosvāmī is just like rows of pearls.”
TEXT 98
সেই পত্রে প্রভু এক শ্লোক যে দেখিলা। পড়িতেই শ্লোক, প্রেমে আবিষ্কৃত হইল। ॥ ৯৮ ॥
sei patre prabhu eka śloka ye dekhilā paḍitei śloka, preme āviṣṭa ha-ilā