48 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 1
‘kya punthi likha?’ bali’ eka-patra nila
aksara dekhiyd prabhu mane sukhi haila
SYNONYMS
kya—what; punthi—book; likha—you are writing; bali’—saying this; eka-patra
nila—took one page written on a palm leaf; aksara—the good handwriting;
dekhiya—seeing; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mane—in the mind; sukhi
haila—became very happy.
TRANSLATION
The Lord inquired, “What kind of book are you writing?” He held up a
palm leaf that was a page of the manuscript, and when He saw the fine hand-
writing, His mind was very pleased.
TEXT 97
Giacta awr—caa FEsia As |
ANS Seal Brat ay aeycas Vs 990
sri-rGpera aksara——yena mukutara panti
prita hafid karena prabhu aksarera stuti
SYNONYMS
sri-rapera aksara—the handwriting of Ripa Gosvami; yena—like; mukutara
panti—a row of pearls; prita hafia—being pleased; karena—does; prabhu—Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; aksarera stuti—praise of the handwriting of Srila Rapa
Gosvami.
TRANSLATION
Thus being pleased, the Lord praised the writing by saying, “The handwrit-
ing of Rapa Gosvami is just like rows of pearls.”
TEXT 98
CHE HCH AG Ge cis ca cafaenl |
atferee call, ceica tifae Seri I se
sei patre prabhu eka sloka ye dekhild
paditei sloka, preme avista ha-ila
