२०६
Šri Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā Ch. 8]
me,” Rāmānanda Rāya said. “However, I do not know whether You will be happy with it or not.”
PURPORT
These statements are set forth for our understanding, according to Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Țhākura in his  Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya . In essence, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu told Rāmānanda Rāya, “My dear Rāmānanda, the explanation you have given about the goal of life and the pastimes of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and Kṛṣṇa is certainly the truth. Although this is factual, you can continue telling Me more if there is anything more to say.” In reply, Rāmānanda Rāya said, “I do not think I have anything to say beyond this, but there is a topic known as  prema-vilāsa-vivarta , which I may explain to You. I do not know whether it will bring You happiness or not.”
TEXT 193
এত বলি’ আপন-কুত গীত এক গাহিল ।।
প্রেমে প্রভু স্বহস্তে তাঁর মুখ আচ্ছাদিল ॥ ১৯৩ ॥
eta bali’ āpana-kṛta gīta eka gāhila preme prabhu sva-haste tāṅra mukha ācchādila
SYNONYMS
eta bali' —saying this;  āpana-kṛta —composed by himself;  gita —song;  eka —one;  gāhila —sang;  preme —in love of Godhead;  prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  sva-haste —by His own hand;  tāṅra —his (Rāmānanda Rāya’s);  mukha —mouth;  ācchādila —covered.
TRANSLATION
Saying this, Rāmānaṇḍa Rāya began to sing a song he had composed, but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, out of ecstasy of love of Godhead, immediately covered Rāmānanda’s mouth with His own hand.
PURPORT
The topics that are about to be discussed between Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya cannot be understood by a materialistic poet, nor by intelligence or material perception. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura states that the spiritual mellow can be realized only when one is situated on the transcendental platform beyond the material stage of goodness. That platform is called  viśuddha-sattva  ( sattvaṁ viśuddhaṁ vasudeva-śabditam ). Realization of the  viśuddha-sattva  is beyond the pale of the material world and is not perceived by