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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 1]
TRANSLATION
Seeing the Lord, everyone became joyful out of love. Everyone accepted the Lord as the Supreme, and thus they offered their prayers.
TEXT 278
শুব শুনি’ প্রভুকে কহেন শ্রীনিবাস । যরে শুব্র হও, কেনে বাহিরে প্রকাশ ॥ ২৭৮ ॥
stava śuni’ prabhuke kahena śrīnivāsa ghare gupta hao, kene bāhire prakāśa
SYNONYMS
stava —prayers;  śuni’ —hearing;  prabhuke —unto the Lord;  kahena —says;  śrīnivāsa —Śrīnivāsa Ācārya;  ghare —at home;  gupta —covered;  hao —You are;  kene —why;  bāhire —outside;  prakāśa —manifested.
TRANSLATION
While the people were offering their prayers unto the Lord, Śrīnivāsa Ācārya sarcastically said to the Lord: “At home, You wanted to be covered. Why have You exposed Yourself outside?”
TEXT 279
কে শিখাল এই লোকে, কহে কোন্ বাত । ইহা-সবার মুখ ঢাক দিয়া নিজ হাত ॥ ২৭৯ ॥
ke śikhāla ei loke, kahe kon vāta ihā-sabāra mukha ḍhāka diyā nija hāta
SYNONYMS
ke —who;  śikhāla —taught;  ei —these;  loke —people;  kahe —they say;  kon —what;  vāta —topics;  ihā —of them;  sabāra —of all;  mukha —the mouths;  ḍhāka —just cover;  diyā —with;  nija —Your own;  hāta —hand.
TRANSLATION
Śrīnivāsa Ācārya continued: “Who has taught these people? What are they saying? Now You can cover their mouths with Your own hand.