Antya-līlā

Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord

Verse 141 of 221
Cc Antya 1.141

ক্রমে শ্রীরূপগোসাঞি সকলি কহিল শুনিঽ প্রভুর ভক্তগণের চমত্কার হৈল

क्रमे श्रीरूपगोसाञि सकलि कहिल शुनिऽ प्रभुर भक्तगणेर चमत्कार हैल

krame śrī-rūpa-gosāñi sakali kahila śuni' prabhura bhakta-gaṇera camatkāra haila

Synonyms

kramegradually; śrī-rūpa-gosāñiŚrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; sakali kahilaexplained everything; śuni'hearing; prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; bhakta-gaṇeraof the devotees; camatkāraastonishment; hailathere was..

Translation

Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī gradually informed Rāmānanda Rāya about everything he asked. Hearing his explanations, all the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu were struck with wonder.

Purport

Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has explained kāma-likhana in his book Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi (Vipralambha-prakaraṇa 26):

sa lekhaḥ kāma-lekhaḥ syāt
yaḥ sva-prema-prakāśakaḥ
yuvatyā yūni yūnā ca
yuvatyāṁ saṁprahīyate

"Exchanges of letters between a young boy and young girl concerning their awakening of attachment for one another are called kāma-lekha."

Verse 141 of 221
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