Text 123] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 159

TRANSLATION

Sri Ramananda Raya replied, “I do not know anything about this. | simply
vibrate the sound You make me speak.

TEXT 122

corns fain 1G ca Ws-H1S |
Hiwle Sar ofa, cH Fa CStata AG ni see 1

tomara siksaya padi yena suka-patha
saksat isvara tumi, ke bujhe tomara nata

SYNONYMS
tomara siksaya—by Your instruction; padi—| read; yena—like; suka-patha—
the reading of a parrot; saksat—directly; isvara—the Supreme Personality of God-
head; tumi—You; ke—who; bujhe—can understand; tomara—Your; nata—dra-
matic performance.

TRANSLATION

“| simply repeat like a parrot whatever instructions You have given me. You
are the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. Who can understand Your
dramatic performances?

TEXT 123

ONCH cated Fa, fowaty Fane aA |
fe sfacn Sierra, FeRe al eife 1 sae 1

hrdaye prerana kara, jihvaya kahao vani
ki kahiye bhala-manda, kichui na jani

SYNONYMS
hrdaye —within the heart; prerana—direction; kara—You give; jihvaya—on the
tongue; kahao—You make me speak; vani—words; ki—what; kahiye—l| am
speaking; bhala-manda—good or bad; kichui—something; ndé—not; jani—|
know.

TRANSLATION

“You inspire me within the heart and make me speak with the tongue. | do
not know whether | am speaking well or badly.”’
