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

SYNONYMS

anyonye—one another; mili’—meeting; dunAhe—both of them; nibhrte—in a
secluded place; vasiya—sitting; praSna-uttara—of questions and answers;
gosthi—a discussion; kahe—spoke; dnandita—jubilant; hafid—becoming.

TRANSLATION

Thus they met time and time again, both sitting in a secluded place and
jubilantly discussing the pastimes of Krsna by the question and answer
process.

TEXT 244

AS Ace, TAA Scaa BSEz |
GS HS CHS AieH Sel AA=WT 1 288 I

prabhu puche, ramananda karena uttara
ei mata sei ratre katha paraspara

SYNONYMS

prabhu puche—the Lord inquires; ramananda—Raya Ramananda; karena—
gives; uttara—answers; ei mata—in this way; sei ratre—on that night; katha—dis-
cussion; paraspara—mutual.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked the questions, and Sri Ramananda Raya
gave the answers. In this way they were engaged in discussion throughout the
night.

TEXT 245

QE BR, — “cia Faw fawi-aces a3 2”
aa Ace, — “Spee faa faoiatfs ara use

prabhu kahe, —“kon vidya vidyaé-madhye sara?”
raya kahe, —“krsna-bhakti vind vidya nahi ara”

SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe—the Lord inquired; kon—what; vidya—knowledge; vidyda-
madhye—in the midst of knowledge; séra—the most important; raya kahe—
Ramananda Raya answered; krsna-bhakti—devotional service to Krsna; vind—ex-
cept; vidya—education; nahi—there is not; dra—any other.
