Text 26] Ramananda Raya Instructs Pradyumna Misra 129

TRANSLATION

Through the feminine poses and dances they were taught by Ramananda
Raya, the two girls precisely exhibited all these expressions of ecstasy before
Lord Jagannatha.

TEXT 25
SCA CHS QVGA AAs Aealer |
fagcs Gaica fas-aca oNSTeeT U2 4

tabe sei dui-jane prasdda khdoyaila
nibhrte dunhare nija-ghare pathaila

SYNONYMS

tabe—then; sei—to those; dui-jane—two girls; prasdda khadoydila—gave
prasdda to eat; nibhrte—without being exposed; dunhare—both of them; nija-
ghare—their homes; pathdaila—sent.

TRANSLATION

Then Ramananda Raya fed the two girls sumptuous prasada and sent them
to their homes unexposed.

TEXT 26

COLORIEAC CER CIERICGR
CHT TICA HH SA Slal Sta TAP rv

prati-dina raya aiche kardya sadhana
kon jane ksudra jiva kanha tanra mana?

SYNONYMS
prati-dina—daily; raya—Ramananda Raya; aiche—in this way; kardya
sdadhana—teaches regularly; kon jane—who can know; ksudra jiva—an insignifi-
cant living entity; kanha—where; tanra—his; mana—mind.

TRANSLATION

Every day he trained the two deva-dasis how to dance. Who among the
small living entities, their minds always absorbed in material sense gratifica-
tion, could understand the mentality of Sri Ramananda Raya?
