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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 1]
sei purātana patra āgraha kari' nila rāmadāse dekhāiyā duḥkha khaṇḍāila
SYNONYMS
sei—that; purātana—old; patra—page; āgraha—with great enthusiasm; kari'—doing; nila—took; rāma-dāse—to the brāhmaṇa Rāmadāsa; dekhāiyā—showing; duḥkha—unhappiness; khaṇḍāila—mitigated.
TRANSLATION
Indeed, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu eagerly tore this page from the Kūrma Purāṇa, although the book was very old, and He later showed it to Rāmadāsa Vipra, whose unhappiness was mitigated.
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ব্রহ্মসংহিতা, কর্ণামৃত, তুই পুঁথি পাঞ্জা। তুই পুস্তক লঞ্জা আইলা উত্তম জানিঞ্জা ॥ ১২০ ॥
brahma-saṁhitā, karṇāmṛta, dui puṅthi pāñā dui pustaka lañā āilā uttama jāniñā
SYNONYMS
brahma-saṁhitā—the book named Brahma-saṁhitā; karṇāmṛta—the book named Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta; dui—two; puṅthi—scriptures; pāñā—obtaining; dui—two; pustaka—books; lañā—carrying; āilā—came back; uttama—very good; jāniñā—knowing.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu also found two other books—namely, Brahma-saṁhitā and Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta. Knowing these books to be excellent, He took them to present to His devotees.
PURPORT
In the olden days, there were no presses, and all the important scriptures were hand-written and kept in large temples. Caitanya Mahāprabhu found  Brahma-saṁhitā  and  Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta  in hand-written texts, and knowing them to be very authoritative, He took them with Him to present to His devotees. Of course, He obtained the permission of the temple commander. Now both  Brahma-saṁhitā  and  Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta  are available in print with commentaries by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Thākura.