Text 26] The Beda-kirtana Pastimes 221

TRANSLATION

“The King then said, ‘Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Krsna, the son of Mahara-
ja Nanda. He is very merciful, and | hope that in a future birth He will allow me
an interview.’

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ye tanhdra prema-darti dekhilun tomate
tara eka prema-lesa nahika amate

SYNONYMS

ye—whatever; tanhara—his; prema-arti—painful feelings of love of Godhead;
dekhilui—| saw; tomate—unto You; tara—of that; eka—one; prema-lesa—frac-
tion of love; nahika—there is not; dmadte—in me.

TRANSLATION

“My Lord, | don’t think that there is even a fraction of Maharaja Pra-
taparudra’s loving ecstasy in me.”

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prabhu kahe, —tumi krsna-bhakata-pradhana
tomake ye priti kare, sei bhagyavan

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; tumi—you; krsna-bhakata-
pradhana—the chief of the devotees of Lord Krsna; tomake—unto you; ye—any-
one who; priti kare—shows love; sei—such a person; bhagyavan—most fortu-
nate.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then said, ‘My dear Ramananda Raya, you are the
foremost of all the devotees of Krsna; therefore whoever loves you is certainly
avery fortunate person.
