Text 256] The Lord Instructs Srila Rapa Gosvami 405

munity; ksatriva—belonging to the ksatriya community; dsi’—coming; karena
darasana—see.

TRANSLATION

Hearing that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had come, all the respectable mem-
bers of the brahmana and ksatriya communities came to see Him.

TEXT 255
Gari-Sicg eiga TS FA Cz |
BSres fasra-sayi acs Sfaat i 2¢¢ |

Sri-rdpa-upare prabhura yata krpa haila
atyanta vistara-katha sanksepe kahila

SYNONYMS
‘“sritrupa-upare—upon Sri Rupa Gosvami; prabhura—of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; yata—as much; krpd—mercy; haila—there was; atyanta—very
much; vistara-katha—elaborate topic; sanksepe—in brief; kahila—l have de-
scribed.

TRANSLATION

Much mercy was thus bestowed upon Sri Ripa Gosvami, and | have briefly
described all those topics.

TEXT 256
Beal SFY GS Sel Qc cas GA |
Canehe tty CAS COSD-pAT NW Aew Il

sraddha kari’ ei katha Sune ye jane
prema-bhakti padya sei caitanya-carane

SYNONYMS
sraddha kari’—with faith; ei katha—this description; sune—hears; yei jane—
any person who; prema-bhakti—love of Godhead; paya—achieves; sei—that
person; caitanya-carane —at the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

Whoever hears this narration with faith and love certainly develops love of
God at the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
