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Rāmānanda Rāya Instructs Pradyumna Miśra
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SYNONYMS
tabe —thereupon;  saba bhakta —all the devotees;  tāre —him;  aṅgīkāra kailā —accepted as one of the associates;  tāra guṇa kahi' —explaining his humble behavior;  mahāprabhure milāilā —introduced him to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TRANSLATION
Thereupon all the devotees accepted his association. Explaining his humble behavior, they introduced him to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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সেই কবি সর্ব ত্যাজি' রহিলা নীলাচলে ।
গোরভক্তগণের রুপা কে কহিতে পারে ? ১৫৮ ॥
sei kavi sarva tyaji' rahilā nilācale gaura-bhakta-gaṇera kṛpā ke kahite pāre?
SYNONYMS
sei kavi —that poet;  sarva tyaji' —giving up all nonsensical activities;  rahilā —remained;  nilācale —at Jagannātha Purī;  gaura-bhakta-gaṇera —of the devotees of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  kṛpā —the mercy;  ke —who;  kahite pāre —can explain.
TRANSLATION
By the mercy of the devotees of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, that poet from Bengal gave up all other activities and stayed with them at Jagannātha Purī. Who can explain the mercy of the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
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এই ত' কহিলু' প্রত্নামমিশ্র-বিবরণ ।
প্রভুর আজ্ঞায় কৈল কৃষ্ণকথার শ্রবণ ॥ ১৫৯ ॥
ei ta' kahiluṅ pradyumna-miśra-vivaraṇa prabhura ājñāya kaila kṛṣṇa-kathāra śravaṇa
SYNONYMS
ei ta' kahiluṅ —thus I have described;  pradyumna-miśra-vivaraṇa —the descriptive narration of Pradyumna Miśra;  prabhura ājñāya —on the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  kaila —did;  kṛṣṇa-kathāra śravaṇa —listening to discourses on topics concerning Kṛṣṇa.