86 Sti Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 1

kaha, tomara kavitva suni’ haya camatkara”
krame riipa-gosafi kahe kari’ namaskdra

SYNONYMS

kaha—kindly let me know; tomdra kavitva suni’—by hearing your poetic
ability; haya—there is; camatkdra—much astonishment; krame—gradually; rujpa-
gosahi—Srila Rapa Gosvamt; kahe—continues to speak; kari’ namaskara—offer-
ing obeisances.

TRANSLATION

“Please tell me all this, for your poetic ability is wonderful.” After offering
obeisances to Ramananda Raya, Ripa Gosvami gradually began answering his
inquiries.

TEXT 158
RACH) MI MAPALFIMAT TYCA

fafaaree Ar SSAK TTA TEAM |
Sstentas wrtsfofeafacersara hica-
fata Tei fapiaagar yfrraghe i see I

sugandhau mdakanda-prakara-makarandasya madhure
vinisyande vandi-krta-madhupa-vrndam muhur idam

krtandolarn mandonnatibhir anilais candana-girer
mamdanandam vrndd-vipinam atulam tundilayati

SYNONYMS

su-gandhau—in the fragrance; makanda-prakara—of the bunches of mango
buds; makarandasya—of the honey; madhure—sweet; vinisyande—in the ooz-
ing; vandi-krta—grouped together; madhupa-vrndam—bumblebees; muhuh—
again and again; idam—this; krta-andolam—agitated; manda-unnatibhih—mov-
ing softly; anilaih—by the breezes; candana-gireh—from the Malaya Hills;
mama—My; anandam—pleasure; vrnda-vipinam—the forest of Vrndavana;
atulam—very much; tundilayati—increases more and more.

TRANSLATION

“ ‘The sweet, fragrant honey oozing from newly grown mango buds is again
and again attracting groups of bumblebees, and this forest is trembling in the
softly moving breezes from the Malaya Hills, which are full of sandalwood
trees. Thus the forest of Vrndavana is increasing My transcendental pleasure.’
