62 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 1

sabe bale, —‘ndma-mahimé suniyachi apara
emana mdadhurya keha nahi varne dra’

SYNONYMS

sabe bale—every one of them said; nama-mahimad—the glories of chanting the
holy name; suniyachi—we have heard; apara—many times; emana—this kind of;
madhurya—sweetness; keha—someone; nahi—not; varne—describes; dra—
else.
TRANSLATION

Everyone admitted that although they had heard many statements glorifying
the holy name of the Lord, they had never heard such sweet descriptions as
those of Ripa Gosvami.

TEXT 123

AWA BCRy— CHL aE Sq CSA Shay 7
wala feucy we faaicaa afi 7” sao i

raya kahe,—— “kon grantha kara hena jani?
yahdara bhitare ei siddhantera khani?”

SYNONYMS

raya kahe—Ramananda Raya inquired; kon—what; grantha—dramatic
literature; kara—you are writing; hena—such; jani—! can understand; yahdra
bhitare—within which; ei—these; siddhantera khani—a mine of conclusive state-
ments.
TRANSLATION

Ramananda Raya inquired, “What kind of drama are you writing? We can
understand that it is a mine of conclusive statements.’

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svardpa kahe, —“krsna-lilara nataka karite
vraja-lila-pura-lila ekatra varnite

SYNONYMS

svarpa kahe—Svaripa Damodara replied on behalf of Rapa Gosvamt; krsna-
lilara—of the pastimes of Lord Krsna; ndtaka karite—composing a drama; vraja-
