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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 20]
SYNONYMS
sei sei bhāve —in that particular emotion;  nija-śloka paḍiyā —reciting His own verses;  ślokera —of the verses;  artha —meaning;  āsvādaye —tastes;  dui-bandhu lañā —with two friends.
TRANSLATION
He would recite His own verses, expressing their meanings and emotions, and thus enjoy tasting them with these two friends.
TEXT 7
কোন দিনে কোন ভাবে শ্লোক-পঠন । সেই শ্লোক আস্বাদিতে রাত্রি-জাগরণ ॥ ৭ ॥
kona dine kona bhāve śloka-paṭhana sei śloka āsvādite rātri-jāgaraṇa
SYNONYMS
kona dine —sometimes;  kona bhāve —in some emotion;  śloka-paṭhana —reciting the verses;  sei śloka —those verses;  āsvādite —to taste;  rātri-jāgaraṇa —keeping awake at night.
TRANSLATION
Sometimes the Lord would be absorbed in a particular emotion and would stay awake all night reciting related verses and relishing their taste.
TEXT 8
হর্ষে প্রভু কহেন,—“শুন স্বরূপ-রামরায় । নামসঙ্গীর্তন—কলো পরম উপায় ॥ ৮ ॥
harṣe prabhu kahena,—“śuna svarūpa-rāma-rāya nāma-saṅkīrtana—kalau parama upāya
SYNONYMS
harṣe —in jubilation;  prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  kahena —says;  śuna —please hear;  svarūpa-rāma-rāya —My dear Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Rāmā-nanda Rāya;  nāma-saṅkīrtana —chanting of the holy name of the Lord;  kalau —in the age of Kali;  parama upāya —the most feasible means for deliverance.