Text 294} Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 277

nigGdha vrajera rasa-lilara vicdra
aneka kahila, tara na paila para

SYNONYMS
nigdha—very confidential; vrajera—of Vrndavana, or Vrajabhimi; rasa-
lilara—of the pastimes of conjugal love between Krsna and the gopis; vicéra—
consideration; aneka—various; kahila—spoke; tara—of that; né—not; paila—
got; para—the limit.

TRANSLATION

The conversations between Ramananda Raya and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
contain the most confidential subject matters touching the conjugal love be-
tween Radha and Krsna in Vendavana [Vrajabhimi]. Although both talked at
great length about these pastimes, they could not reach the limit of discus-
sion.

TEXT 294

SrA, SH, HH, cara, asfoarafe |
CFE UG BAI CAS ATH GA fa 1 298 Wi

tama, kansd, ripd, sond, ratna-cintamani
keha yadi kahan potad paya eka-khani

SYNONYMS
tama—copper; kansd—bell metal; rapa—silver; sond—gold; ratna-cintamani —
the best of all metals, touchstone; keha—somebody; yadi—if; kahan—some-
where; pota—buried; paya—finds; eka-khani—in one place.

TRANSLATION

Actually these conversations are like a great mine wherefrom one can ex-
tract all kinds of metal—copper, bell metal, silver, gold, base metals and all
others. They are like a touchstone buried in one place.

PURPORT

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura gives the following summary of the conversations
between Ramananda Raya and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Ramananda Raya
replied to five questions of Sti Caitanya Mahaprabhu, stated in verses 57-67. The
first answer is Compared to copper, and the fifth answer is most valuable because
it deals with unalloyed devotion, the ultimate goal of devotional life, and illumi-
nates the preceding four subordinate answers.
