Text 105] The Lord Instructs Srila Rapa Gosvami 299

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked, “Of the three ages of Krsna known as
childhood, boyhood and fresh youth, which do you consider best?”
Raghupati Upadhyaya replied, ‘Fresh youth is the best age.”

TEXT 104

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rasa-gana-madhye tumi srestha mana’ kaya?
‘adya eva paro rasah’——kahe upadhyaya

SYNONYMS
rasa-gana-madhye —among all the mellows; tumi—you; srestha—as supreme;
mana’—accept; kaya—which one; a4dyah—conjugal love; eva—certainly; parah
rasah—the best of all mellows; kahe—replied; upadhyaya—Raghupati
Upadhyaya.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked, “Among all the mellows, which do
you consider best?’’ Raghupati Upadhyaya replied, ‘‘The mellow of conjugal
love is supermost.””

TEXT 105

AHS BB, — Sir SS PAS ties |
OS AA CATS ATS aMAIH-AET NI Soe tl

prabhu kahe, —bhila tattva sikhaila more
eta bali’ sloka pade gadgada-svare

SYNONYMS
prabhu —Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kahe—said; bhala—good; tattva —conclu-
sions; sikhaila more—you have taught Me; eta bali’—saying this; sloka pade—Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu recited the full verse; gadgada-svare —in a faltering voice.

TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then said, ‘You have certainly given first-class
conclusions.” After saying this, He began to recite the full verse with a falter-
ing voice.
