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

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krame sri-rpa-gosafii sakali kahila
suni’ prabhura bhakta-ganera camatkdra haila

SYNONYMS
krame—gradually; $ri-rdpa-gosani—Srila Rupa Gosvami; sakali kahila—ex-
plained everything; suni’—hearing; prabhura—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
bhakta-ganera—of the devotees; camatkdra—astonishment; haila—there was.

TRANSLATION

Srila Ripa Gosvami gradually informed Ramananda Raya about everything
he asked. Hearing his explanations, all the devotees of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu were struck with wonder.

PURPORT

Srila Ripa Gosvami has explained kama-likhana in his book Ujjvala-nilamani
(Vipralambha-prakarana 26):

sa lekhah kama-lekhah syat
yah sva-prema-prakasakah

yuvatya yuni yuna ca
yuvatyam samprahiyate

“Exchanges of letters between a young boy and young girl concerning their
awakening of attachment for one another are called kama-lekha.”
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ekasya srutam eva lumpati matirh krsneti namaksaram
sdndronmada-paramparam upanayaty anyasya vamsi-kalah
