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The Lord Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
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TEXT 134
হৃদি যদ্য প্রেরণয়া প্রবর্তিতোহহং বরাকরূপোহপি ।
তদ্য হরে: পদকমলং বন্দে চৈতন্যদেবদ্য ॥ ১৩৪ ॥
hṛdi yasya preraṇayā pravartito 'haṁ varāka-rūpo 'pi tasya hareḥ pada-kamalaṁ vande caitanya-devasya
SYNONYMS
hṛdi —within the heart;  yasya —of whom (the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who gives His pure devotees intelligence with which to spread the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement);  preraṇayā —by the inspiration;  pravartitaḥ —engaged;  aham —I;  varāka —insignificant and low;  rūpaḥ —Rūpa Gosvāmī;  api —although;  tasya —of Him;  hareḥ —who is Lord Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  pada-kamalam —to the lotus feet;  vande —let me offer my prayers;  caitanya-devasya —of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TRANSLATION
“Although I am the lowest of men and have no knowledge, the inspiration to write transcendental literatures about devotional service has been mercifully bestowed upon me. Therefore I am offering my obeisances at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has given me the chance to write these books.”
TEXT 135
এইমত দশদিন প্রয়াগে রহিয়া ।
শ্রীরূপে শিক্ষা দিল শক্তি সঞ্চারিয়া ॥ ১৩৫ ॥
ei-mata daśa-dina prayāge rahiyā śrī-rūpe śikṣā dila śakti sañcāriyā
SYNONYMS
ei-mata —in this way;  daśa-dina —for ten days;  prayāge —at Prayāga;  rahiyā —staying;  śrī-rūpe —to Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī;  śikṣā —instructions;  dila —imparted;  śakti sañcāriyā —bestowing upon him the necessary potency.
TRANSLATION
For ten days Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed at Prayāga and instructed Rūpa Gosvāmī, empowering him with the necessary potency.