Teyt 1051
The lord instructs Šrila Rūpa Gosyāmī
299
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, “Of the three ages of Kṛṣṇa known as childhood, boyhood and fresh youth, which do you consider best?” Raghupati Upādhyāya replied, “Fresh youth is the best age.”
TEXT 104
রসগণ-মধ্যে ভূমি প্রের্তি মান’ কার ??
“আজ এর পরো রস:”—কার্ত্ত উপাধ্যায় || ২০৪ || ||
rasa-gaṇa-madhye tumi śreṣṭha māna’ kāya?  ‘ādya eva paro rasaḥ’—kahe upādhyāya
SYNONYMS
rasa-gaṇa-madhye —among all the mellows;  tumi —you;  śreṣṭha —as supreme;  māna’ —accept;  kāya —which one;  ādyaḥ —conjugal love; eva—certainly;  paraḥ rasaḥ —the best of all mellows;  kahe —replied;  upādhyāya —Raghupati Upādhyāya.
TRANSLATION
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, “Among all the mellows, which do you consider best?” Raghupati Upādhyāya replied, “The mellow of conjugal love is supermost.”
TEXT 105
প্রভু কহে,—ভাল তত্ত্ব শিখাইলা মোরে।
এত বলি’ প্লোক পড়ে গদগদ-স্বরে ॥ ১০৫ ॥
prabhu kahe,—bhāla tattva śikhāilā more eta bali’ śloka paḍe gadgada-svare
SYNONYMS
prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  kahe —said;  bhāla —good;  tattva —conclusions;  śikhāilā more —you have taught Me;  eta bali' —saying this;  śloka paḍe —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu recited the full verse;  gadgada-svare —in a faltering voice.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then said, “You have certainly given first-class conclusions.” After saying this, He began to recite the full verse with a faltering voice.