Madhya-līlāChapter 2: The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 2.44

eta kahi' śacī-suta, śloka paḍe adbhuta,

śune duńhe eka-mana hañā

āpana-hṛdaya-kāja, kahite vāsiye lāja,

tabu kahi lāja-bīja khāñā

SYNONYMS

eta kahi' — thus saying; śacī-suta — the son of Śrīmatī Śacīmātā; śloka — verse; paḍe — recites; adbhuta — wonderful; śune — hear; duńhe — the two persons; eka-mana hañā — with rapt attention; āpana-hṛdaya-kāja — the activities of one's own heart; kahiteto speak; vāsiyeI feel; lāja — shameful; tabu — still; kahiI speak; lāja-bīja — the seed of bashfulness; khāñā — finishing.

TRANSLATION

Thus speaking, the son of Śrīmatī Śacīmātā recited another wonderful verse, and Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara heard this verse with rapt attention. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, "I feel shameful to disclose the activities of My heart. Nonetheless, I shall be done with all formalities and speak from the heart. Please hear."

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