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

TRANSLATION

That next evening, after discussing the topic of Krsna for some time, Rama-
nanda Raya caught hold of the lotus feet of the Lord and spoke as follows.

TEXT 263
SBVWSY, ‘AWS’, “CAASAA |
qHey ‘aisy fafay AstA i ave tl

‘krsna-tattva’, ‘radha-tattva’, ‘prema-tattva-sdra’
‘rasa-tattva’ ‘lilé-tattva’ vividha prakdra

SYNONYMS

krsna-tattva—the truth about Krsna; radhd-tattva—the truth about Radha;
prema-tattva-séra—the essence of Their loving affairs; rasa-tattva—the truth
about transcendental mellow; /i/l4-tattva—the truth about the pastimes of the
Lord; vividha prakara—of different varieties.

TRANSLATION

“There is transcendental variety in talks about Krsna and Radharani and
Their transcendental loving affairs, humors and pastimes.”

TEXT 264

HS SY Cala forse CTA Sista |
GRICE CA AA AVlVAH AAA 12s

eta tattva mora citte kaile prakasana
brahmake veda yena padaila narayana

SYNONYMS
eta tattva—all these varieties of truth; mora citte—in my heart; kaile—you did;
prakasana—manifesting; brahmake—unto Lord Brahma; veda—the Vedic knowl-
edge; yena—as; padaila—taught; ndrayana—the Supreme Lord.

TRANSLATION

Ramananda Raya then admitted, “You have manifested many transcenden-
tal truths in my heart. This is exactly the way Narayana educated Lord
Brahma.”
