Text 197]
Rūpa Gosvāmī's Meeting with the Lord
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SYNONYMS
kim —what use;  kāvyena —with poetry;  kaveḥ —of the poet;  tasya —that;  kim —what use;  kāṇḍena —with the arrow;  dhanuḥ-mataḥ —of the bowman;  parasya —of another;  hṛdaye —in the heart;  lagnam —penetrating;  na ghūrṇayati —does not cause to roll about;  yat —which;  śiraḥ —the head.
TRANSLATION
“What is the use of a bowman's arrow or a poet's poetry if they penetrate the heart but do not cause the head to spin?"
TEXT 196
তোমার শক্তি বিনা জীবের নহে এই বাণী । তুমি শক্তি দিয়া কছাও,—হেন অনুমানি ॥ ১৯৬ ॥
tomāra śakti vinā jīvera nahe ei vāṇī   tumi śakti diyā kahāo,—hena anumāni"
SYNONYMS
tomāra śakti vinā —without Your special power;  jīvera —of an ordinary living being;  nahe —there is not;  ei vāṇī —these words;  tumi —You;  śakti diyā —giving power;  kahāo —make him say;  hena —such;  anumāni —I guess.
TRANSLATION
“Without Your mercy such poetic expressions would be impossible for an ordinary living being to write. My guess is that You have given him the power.”
TEXT 197
প্রভু কছে,— “প্রয়াণে ইহার হইল মিলন । ইহার গুণে ইহাতে আমার তুষ্ট হৈল মন ॥ ১৯৭ ॥
prabhu kahe,—“prayāge ihāra ha-ila milana   ihāra guṇe ihāte āmāra tuṣṭa haila mana
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe —Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says;  prayāge —at Prayāga;  ihāra —of him;  ha-ila —there was;  milana —meeting;  ihāra guṇe —by his transcendental qualities;  ihāte —in him;  āmāra —of Me;  tuṣṭa —satisfied;  haila —became;  mana —the mind.