42 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 1

SYNONYMS

ei—this; slokera—of the verse; artha—the meaning; jane—knows;
ekale—alone; svarGpa—Svariipa Damodara; daive—by chance; se vatsara—
that year; tahan—there; giyachena—went; rdpa—Srila Rapa Gosvami.

TRANSLATION

This verse appears to be the hankering between some ordinary boy and
girl, but its actual deep meaning was known only to Svaripa Damodara.
By chance, one year Ripa Gosvami was also present there.

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APA cals Or Aiartcairifon |
CAS HITSA Bela s BM SAT pve

prabhu-mukhe Ssloka Suni’ sri-rGpa-gosaii
sei Slokera artha-sloka karila tathai

SYNONYMS

prabhu-mukhe—in the mouth of Lord $rt Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sloka—
the verse; suni’—hearing; $ri-rdpa-gosafi—Srila Ripa Gosvami; sei—that;
slokera—of the first verse; artha—giving the meaning; sloka—another verse;
karila—composed; tathadi—immediately.

TRANSLATION

Although the meaning of the verse was known only to Svariipa
Damodara, Ripa Gosvami, after hearing it from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
immediately composed another verse, describing the meaning of the
original verse.

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CAIs Sir os Siartcace fataat |
SAR apAty otcet aifeet feral vs t

sloka kari’ eka tala-patrete likhiya
dpana vasara cale rakhila gufjiya
