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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 16]
SYNONYMS
aneka —many;  sukṛte —by pious activities;  ihā —this;  hañāche samprāpti —has become available;  sabe —all of you;  ei —this  prasāda ;  āsvāda kara —taste;  kari' mahā-bhakti —with great devotion.
TRANSLATION
“This prasāda has been made available only as a result of many pious activities. Now taste it with great faith and devotion.”
TEXT 115
হরিধ্বনি করি' সবে কৈলা আস্বাদন । আস্বাদিতে প্রেমে মন্ত হইল সবার মন ॥ ১১৫ ॥
hari-dhvani kari' sabe kailā āsvādana āsvādite preme matta ha-ila sabāra mana
SYNONYMS
hari-dhvani kari' —loudly resounding the holy name of Hari;  sabe —all of them;  kailā āsvādana —tasted;  āsvādite —as soon as they tasted;  preme —in ecstatic love;  matta —maddened;  ha-ila —became;  sabāra mana —the minds of all.
TRANSLATION
Loudly chanting the holy name of Hari, all of them tasted the prasāda. As they tasted it, their minds became mad in the ecstasy of love.
TEXT 116
প্রেমাবেশে মহাপ্রভু যবে আজ্ঞা দিলা । রামানন্দ-রায় শ্লোক পড়িতে লাগিলা ॥ ১১৬ ॥
premāveśe mahāprabhu yabe ājñā dilā rāmānanda-rāya śloka paḍite lāgilā
SYNONYMS
prema-āveśe —in ecstatic love;  mahāprabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  yabe —when;  ājñā dilā —ordered;  rāmānanda-rāya —Rāmānanda Rāya;  śloka —verses;  paḍite lāgilā —began to recite.
TRANSLATION
In ecstatic love, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ordered Rāmānanda Rāya to recite some verses. Thus Rāmānanda Rāya spoke as follows.