Madhya-līlāChapter 10: The Lord's Return to Jagannātha Purī

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 10.112

grantha, śloka, gīta keha prabhu-pāśe āne

svarūpa parīkṣā kaile, pāche prabhu śune

SYNONYMS

grantha — scriptures; śloka — verses; gīta — songs; keha — anyone; prabhu-pāśeto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; āne — brings; svarūpaSvarūpa Dāmodara; parīkṣā kaile — after he examined; pāche — later; prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; śune — hears.

TRANSLATION

If someone wrote a book or composed verses and songs and wanted to recite them before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Svarūpa Dāmodara would first examine them and then correctly present them. Only then would Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu agree to listen.

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