Text 9] Ripa Gosvami’s Meeting with the Lord 5

SYNONYMS
§riman—most beautiful; radsa—of the rasa dance; rasa—of the mellow;
arambhi—the initiator; varnsi-vata—of the name VarnSsivata; tata—on the shore;
sthitah—standing; karsan—attracting; venu—of the flute; svanaih—by the
sounds; gopih—the cowherd girls; gopi-nathah—Sri Gopinatha; sriye —benedic-
tion; astu—let there be; nah—our.

TRANSLATION

Sri Srila Gopinatha, who originated the transcendental mellow of the rasa
dance, stands on the shore at VamsSivata and attracts the attention of the
cowherd damsels with the sound of His celebrated flute. May they all confer
upon us their benediction.

TEXT 8

oa oy Ritvey oy frosty |
THIS SF CATSSPH |v I

jaya jaya Sri-caitanya jaya nityananda
jayadvaita-candra jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda

SYNONYMS
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jaya jaya Sri caitanya—all glories to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; jaya nityanan-
da—all glories to Sri Nityananda Prabhu; jaya advaita-candra—all glories to
Advaita Prabhu; jaya gaura-bhakta-vrnda—all glories to the devotees of Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION
All glories to Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu! All glories to Lord Nityananda!

All glories to Advaita Acarya! All glories to the devotees of Lord Sri Caitanya
Mahdaprabhu!

TEXT 9
meget mecwRcrics wha Sela |
Beaarads fag ga, SH dt

madhya-lila sanksepete kariluri varnana
antya-lila-varnana kichu suna, bhakta-gana

SYNONYMS
madhya-lila—pastimes known as Madhya-lila; sariksepete—in brief; karilun
varnana—| have described; antya-lila—the last pastimes; varnana—description;
kichu—something; suna—hear; bhakta-gana—O devotees.
