108 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 8

dina panca-sata rahi’ karaha marjana
tabe suddha haya mora ei dusta mana

SYNONYMS

raya kahe—Ramananda Raya replied; aila—You have come; yadi—although;
pamara—a fallen soul; sodhite—to rectify; darsana-matre—simply seeing You;
suddha nahe—not purified; mora—my; dusta—polluted; citte—consciousness;
dina—days; panca-sata—five or seven; rahi’—staying; karaha—kindly do; mar-
jana—cleansing; tabe—then; suddha—pure; haya—it is; mora—my; ei—this;
dusta—polluted; mana—mind.

TRANSLATION

Ramananda Raya replied, ‘My Lord, although You have come to correct me,
a fallen soul, my mind is not yet purified simply by seeing You. Please stay for
five or seven days and kindly cleanse my polluted mind. After that much time,
my mind will certainly be pure.”

TEXT 53

aofat facoar cHieia AeA A ANT |
Saft Pace ofa ofeen aay i eo i

yadyapi viccheda donhdara sahana na yaya
tathdpi dandavat kari’ calila rama-raya

SYNONYMS

yadyapi—although; viccheda—separation; donhara—of both of them;
sahana—toleration; nd—not; yaya—possible; tathapi—still; dandavat—obei-
sances; kari’—offering; calila—departed; rama-raya—Ramananda Raya.

TRANSLATION

Although neither could tolerate the other’s separation, Ramananda Raya
nonetheless offered his obeisances to Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and
departed.

TEXT 54
2S TB’ CH faciaca few caer |
GB gala Ceahig ofA’ Aes Caer 8 I

prabhu yai’ sei vipra-ghare bhiksd kaila
dui jandra utkanthaya asi’ sandhyd haila
