56 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 16

SYNONYMS
aneka—many; sukrte—by pious activities; iha—this; hafache samprapti—has
become available; sabe—all of you; ei—this prasada; asvada kara—taste; kari’
maha-bhakti—with great devotion.

TRANSLATION

“This prasada has been made available only as a result of many pious ac-
tivities. Now taste it with great faith and devotion.”

TEXT 115
afaeafa ofa Aca CaeTl @tataa |
SAMS Ceca AG SVH Aala Fa soe i

hari-dhvani kari’ sabe kaila asvadana
asvadite preme matta ha-ila sabdra mana

SYNONYMS

hari-dhvani kari’—loudly resounding the holy name of Hari; sabe—all of them;
kaila asvidana—tasted; asvadite—as soon as they tasted; preme—in ecstatic
love; matta—maddened; ha-ila—became; sabara mana—the minds of all.

TRANSLATION

Loudly chanting the holy name of Hari, all of them tasted the prasada. As
they tasted it, their minds became mad in the ecstasy of love.

TEXT 116
CRNTATH TSAIG ACA wtsal Fen |
AAA CATS ASS ouifAtenl w ssw u

premavese mahdprabhu yabe 4jfa dila
ramananda-raya sloka padite lagila

SYNONYMS

prema-dvese—in ecstatic love; mahadprabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
yabe—when, ajfid dila—ordered; ramananda-raya—Ramananda Raya; sloka—
verses; padite lagila—began to recite.

TRANSLATION

In ecstatic love, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ordered Ramananda Raya to
recite some verses. Thus Ramananda Raya spoke as follows.
