Text 97] The Lord Instructs Sanatana Gosvami 47

TRANSLATION

Being pleased with Sanatana Gosvami, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu bestowed
His causeless mercy upon him. By the Lord’s mercy, Sanatana Gosvami
received the spiritual strength to inquire from Him.

TEXTS 95-96

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22 Ga HOST Olt CF HANSA |
DATA TAAG BA ‘Sg’-FarHrte | dw I

purve yaiche raya-pase prabhu prasna kaila
tanra saktye ramananda tanra uttara dila

ihan prabhura saktye prasna kare sanatana
dpane mahdprabhu kare ‘tattva’-nirdpana

SYNONYMS

purve—formerly; yaiche—as; rdya-pase—unto Ramananda Raya; prabhu—Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prasna kaila—inquired; tanra saktye—only by His mercy;
ramadnanda—Ramananda Raya; tanra—his; uttara—answers; dila—gave; ihan—
here; prabhura—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; saktye—by the strength; prasna—
questions; kare—puts; sandtana—Sanatana Gosvami; dapane—personally;
mahdaprabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kare—does; tattva—the truth;
nirdpana—discerning.

TRANSLATION

Formerly, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked Ramananda Raya spiritual ques-
tions, and by the Lord’s causeless mercy, Ramananda Raya could properly
reply. Now, by the Lord’s mercy, Sanatana Gosvami questioned the Lord, and
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally supplied the truth.

TEXT 97

FRAAATI GLAS lSaA al ay |
BH AAlSacats Saicaiatfacway As 99 I

krsna-svarapa-mdadhuryais-
varya-bhakti-rasasrayam
