Text 124] The Lord Instructs Srila Rapa Gosvami 309

SYNONYMS
ei-mata—in this way; karna-pGra—the poet known as Kavi-karnaptra; likhe—
writes; sthdne-sthane—in various places; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahdprabhu;
krpa kaila—showed His mercy; yaiche—how; ripa-sanatane—to Srila Ripa
Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami.

TRANSLATION

The characteristics of Srila Ripa Gosvami have thus been described in
various places by the poet Kavi-karnapira. An account has also been given of
how Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu bestowed His causeless mercy upon Srila Ripa
Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami.

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WIAYA AS I 4G SS TG |
HA-HaASGA— Hata SA-CNAS-AT ll SA tl

mahdaprabhura yata bada bada bhakta matra
rdpa-sandtana— sabara krpa-gaurava-patra

SYNONYMS

mahaprabhura—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yata—all; bada bada—great,
great; bhakta—devotees; matra—up to; rapa-sanatana—Srila Ripa Gosvami and
Stila Sandatana Gosvami; sabara—of everyone; krpa—of the mercy; gaurava—and
honor; patra—objects.

TRANSLATION

Srila Rapa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami were the objects of love and
honor for all the great stalwart devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TEXT 124

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keha yadi dese yaya dekhi’ vrndavana
tare prasna karena prabhura parisada-gana

SYNONYMS

keha—someone; yadi—if; dese—to his country; yaya—goes; dekhi’—after
seeing; vrndavana—Vrndavana; tafre—unto that person; prasna karena—put
