Text 77) Ripa Gosvami’s Meeting with the Lord 37

samanya eka sloka prabhu padena kirtane
kene sloka pade—iha keha nahi jane

SYNONYMS

samanya—generally; eka—one; sloka—verse; prabhu—Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; padena—recites; kirtane—while chanting; kene—why; sloka—
that verse; pade—He recites; iha—this; keha nahi jane—no one knows.

TRANSLATION

Generally Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu recited a verse while dancing and
chanting before the ratha, but no one knew why He was reciting that particu-
lar verse.

TEXT 76

ALA Gl BA Catintfans caticsa Cael STA |
CALA AF LETS Fal TPA 11 9 I

sabe eka svarGipa gosahi slokera artha jane
slokanurdpa pada prabhuke karana asvadane

SYNONYMS

sabe—only; eka—one; svaripa gosahi—Svaripa Damodara Gosvami; slokera
artha—the meaning of that verse; jane—knows; sloka-anuripa pada—other
verses following that particular verse; prabhuke—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
karana—causes; dsvadane —tasting.

TRANSLATION

Only Svaripa Damodara Gosvami knew the purpose for which the Lord
recited that verse. According to the Lord’s attitude, he used to quote other
verses to enable the Lord to relish mellows.

TEXT 77
aA-cNAi ies elgg aifaal afeaity |
CAS Bcel cats CaeT etgTa Ca STAN 49:1

rapa-gosani prabhura janiya abhipraya
sei arthe sloka kaila prabhure ye bhaya
