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Lord Caitanya's Travels to the Holy Places
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TRANSLATION
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard this story, He was very pleased, and He remembered the words of Rāmadāsa Vipra.
TEXT 208
এ-সব সিদ্ধান্ত শুনি' প্রভুর আনন্দ হৈল । 
    ত্রাহ্মণের স্বানে মাগি' সেই পত্র নিল ॥ ২০৮ ॥
e-saba siddhānta śuni' prabhura ānanda haila 
    brāhmaṇera sthāne māgi' sei patra nila
SYNONYMS
e-saba siddhānta —all these conclusive statements;  śuni' —hearing;  prabhura —of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  ānanda —happiness;  haila —there was;  brāhmaṇera sthāne —from the  brāhmaṇas ;  māgi' —asking;  sei —those;  patra —leaves;  nila —took.
TRANSLATION
Indeed, when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard these conclusive statements from Kūrma Purāṇa, He felt great happiness. After asking the  brāhmaṇa's  permission, He took possession of those manuscript scrolls. In this way Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu received the old manuscript of the Kūrma Purāṇa.
TEXT 209
নূতন পত্র লেখাঞা পুস্তকে দেওয়াইল । 
    প্রতীতি লাগি' পুরাতন পত্র মাগি' নিল ॥ ২০৯ ॥
nūtana patra lekhāñā pustake deoyāila 
    pratīti lāgi' purātana patra māgi' nila
SYNONYMS
nūtana —new;  patra —leaves;  lekhāñā —getting written;  pustake —the book;  deoyāila —He gave;  pratīti lāgi' —for direct evidence;  purātana —the old;  patra —leaves;  māgi' —requesting;  nila —He took.
TRANSLATION
Since the Kūrma Purāṇa was very old, the manuscript was also very old. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took possession of the original leaves in order to have direct evidence. The text was copied on to a new scroll in order that the Purāṇa be replaced.