Text 83] Ramananda Raya Instructs Pradyumna Misra 155

TRANSLATION

To demonstrate the transcendental attributes of Ramananda Raya, Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu sent Pradyumna Misra to hear discourses about Krsna
from him.

TEXT 82

SHO Asifcs aly Sta SICA |
Alal-SATS ao Haifa fer-AS TA WL NN

bhakta-guna prakdasite prabhu bhdla jane
nand-bhangite guna prakasi’ nija-labha mane

SYNONYMS
bhakta-guna—the attributes of a devotee; prakasite—to manifest; prabhu—Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhdla jane—knows very well how; ndnd-bhangite—by
various ways; guna—attributes; prakasi’—manifesting; nija-labha—His profit;
mdne—He considers.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, knows
very well how to demonstrate the qualities of His devotees. Therefore, acting
like an artistic painter, He does so in various ways and considers this His per-
sonal profit.

TEXT 83

GA OF VSla’ calleaa GA, SSA |
OUE-ASiA YG FCA ABTA vo I

ara eka ‘svabhava’ gaurera suna, bhakta-gana
aisvarya-svabhava gadha kare prakatana

SYNONYMS

4ra—another; eka—one; svabhdva—characteristic; gaurera—of Lord Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; suna—hear; bhakta-gana—O devotees; aisvarya-
svabhava—opulences and characteristics; glidha—very deep; kare—does; pra-
katana—manifestation.

TRANSLATION

There is yet another characteristic of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. O
devotees, listen carefully to how He manifests His opulence and charac-
teristics, although they are exceptionally deep.
