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
MH BCR— CHT IE Sa CRM rife ?
atara feuca ot faatcaa afi 7” s20 1
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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VHA TCA FRAAA USS SHAS |
SHAT YAANT CFG AICS 1 928 1
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-
