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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 5]
TRANSLATION
I have thus described the narration concerning Pradyumna Miśra and how, following the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he listened to discourses about Kṛṣṇa spoken by Rāmānanda Rāya.
TEXT 160
তার মধ্যে কহিলুঁ রামানন্দের মহিমা। আপনে শ্রীমুখে প্রভু বর্ণে যাঁর সীমা ॥ ১৬০ ॥
tāra madhye kahiluṅ rāmānandera mahimā āpane śrī-mukhe prabhu varṇe yāṅra sīmā
SYNONYMS
tāra madhye—within these statements; kahiluṅ—I have explained; rāmānandera mahimā—the glories of Rāmānanda Rāya; āpane—personally; śrī-mukhe—from his mouth; prabhu—the Lord; varṇe—explains; yāṅra—of whom; sīmā—the limit of ecstatic love.
TRANSLATION
Within the narration I have explained the glorious characteristics of Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya, through whom Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally described the limits of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa.
TEXT 161
প্রস্তাবে কহিলুঁ কবির নাটক-বিবরণ। অজ্ঞ হঞ্জা শ্রদ্ধায় পাইল প্রভুর চরণ ॥ ১৬১ ॥
prastāve kahiluṅ kavira nāṭaka-vivaraṇa ajña hañā śraddhāya pāila prabhura caraṇa
SYNONYMS
prastāve—by the way; kahiluṅ—I have explained; kavira—of the poet; nāṭaka-vivaraṇa—description of the drama; ajña hañā—although being ignorant; śraddhāya—with faith and love; pāila—got; prabhura caraṇa—the shelter of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TRANSLATION
In the course of the narration, I have also told about the drama by the poet from Bengal. Although he was ignorant, because of his faith and humility he nevertheless obtained the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.