Text 5] Ramananda Raya Instructs Pradyumna Misra 119

TRANSLATION

| offer my respectful obeisances unto Advaita Prabhu, the ocean of mercy,
and to all the devotees, such as Svaripa Damodara Gosvami, Gadadhara Pan-
dita, Sri Rapa Gosvami and Sri Sanatana Gosvami.

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eka-dina pradyumna-misra prabhura carane
dandavat kari’ kichu kare nivedane

SYNONYMS

eka-dina—one day; pradyumna-misra—the devotee named Pradyumna Misra;
prabhura carane—at the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; dandavat kari’—
offering his respects; kichu—something; kare nivedane—submits as a petition.

TRANSLATION

One day Pradyumna Misra came to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, offering
his respects and inquiring from Him with great submission.

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“suna, prabhu, muni dina grhastha adhama!
kona bhagye pafiachon tomara durlabha carana

SYNONYMS

suna—please hear; prabhu—my Lord; mufi—l; dina—very fallen; grhastha—
householder; adhama—the lowest of men; kona bhagye—by some good for-
tune; pafiachon—! have gotten; tomara—Your; durlabha—rarely achieved;
carana—lotus feet.

TRANSLATION

“My Lord,” he said, “kindly hear me. | am a cripple-minded householder,
the most fallen of men, but somehow, by my good fortune, | have received the
shelter of Your lotus feet, which are rarely to be seen.
