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 Os WH Caaf cocsa Bel BLA |
CATFIRAA AH ISTH SATA SAAT U1 Vw 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
a-ctiniios aga aifan afeeita |
CAS Bcel cats CaeT etgTa Ca STAN 49:1
rapa-gosani prabhura janiya abhipraya
sei arthe sloka kaila prabhure ye bhaya
