76 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya-lila, Ch. 1

sei puratana patra agraha kari’ nila
ramadase dekhaiya duhkha khandaila

SYNONYMS

sei—that; puratana—old; patra—page; a4graha—with great enthusiasm;
kari’'—doing; nila—took; rama-dase—to the brahmana Ramadasa;
dekhdiya—showing; duhkha—unhappiness; khandaila—mitigated.

TRANSLATION

Indeed, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu eagerly tore this page from the Kar-
ma Purana, although the book was very old, and He later showed it to
Ramadasa Vipra, whose unhappiness was mitigated.

TEXT 120

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brahma-samhita, karnamrta, dui punthi pana

dui pustaka lafia aila uttama janina

SYNONYMS
brahma-samhita—the book named Brahma-samhita; karnamrta—the book

named Krsna-karnamrta; dui—two; punthi—scriptures; pafid—obtaining;
dui—two; pustaka—books; lafid—carrying; ailia—came back; uttama—very

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also found two other books—namely,
Brahma-samhita and Krsna-karnamrta. Knowing these books to be ex-
cellent, He took them to present to His devotees.

PURPORT

In the olden days, there were no presses, and all the important scriptures
were hand-written and kept in large temples. Caitanya Mahaprabhu found
Brahma-samhita and Krsna-karnamrta in hand-written texts, and knowing
them to be very authoritative, He took them with Him to present to His devo-
tees. Of course, He obtained the permission of the temple commander. Now
both Brahma-samhitaé and Krsna-karnamrta are available in print with com-
mentaries by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura.
