Tout 1981
Talks Between the Lord and Rāmānanda Rāva
211
prabhu kahe, —‘sādhya-vastura avadhi’ ei haya tomāra prasāde ihā iāniluṇ niścava
SYNONYMS
prabhu  kahe—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu confirmed;  sādhya-vastura —of the object of life;  avadhi' —the limit;  ei —this;  haya —is;  tomāra —of you;  prasāde —by the mercy;  ihā —this;  jāniluṅ —I have understood;  niścaya —conclusively.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu confirmed these verses recited by Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya, saying, “This is the limit of the goal of human life. Only by your mercy have I come to understand it conclusively.
TEXT 19Z
‘ সাখ্যবস্তু’  ‘ সামন ’ বিষ্ণু কেছ নাছি পায় ।।
ক্লপা করি   কন্ঠ, রায়, পাবার উপায় || || ১৯৭ || |
‘sādhya-vastu’ ‘sādhana’ vinu keha nāhi pāya kṛpā kari’ kaha, rāya, pābāra upāya
SYNONYMS
sādhya-vastu —the goal of life;  sādhana vinu —without practicing the process;  keha nāhi pāya —no one achieves;  kṛpā kari’ —very mercifully;  kaha —please explain;  rāya —My dear Rāmānanda Rāya;  pābāra upāya —the means of achieving.
TRANSLATION
“The goal of life cannot be achieved unless one practices the process. Now, being merciful upon Me, please explain that means by which this goal can be attained.”
TEXT 19B
ત્રાસ  કહેવું—વેણે કહાও, તેણે કહિ વાંગી ।।
কি কহিন্নে ভাল-মন্দ, কিছুই না জানি ॥ ১৯৮ ॥
rāya kahe ,— yei kahāo, sei kahi vāņī ki kahiye bhāla-manda, kichui nā jāni
SYNONYMS
rāya kahe —Rāmānanda Rāya replied;  yei —whatever;  kahāo —You make me speak;  sei —that;  kahi —I speak;  vāṇī —message;  ki —what;  kahiye —I am speaking;  bhāla-manda —good or bad;  kichui nā jāni —I do not know anything.