Madhya-līlāChapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 8.51-52

rāya kahe, āilā yadi pāmara śodhite

darśana-mātre śuddha nahe mora duṣṭa citte

dina pāńca-sāta rahi' karaha mārjana

tabe śuddha haya mora ei duṣṭa mana

SYNONYMS

rāya kaheRāmānanda Rāya replied; āilā — You have come; yadi — although; pāmaraa fallen soul; śodhiteto rectify; darśana-mātre — simply seeing You; śuddha nahe — not purified; mora — my; duṣṭa — polluted; citte — consciousness; dina — days; pāńca-sāta — five or seven; rahi' — staying; karaha — kindly do; mārjana — cleansing; tabe — then; śuddhapure; hayait is; mora — my; ei — this; duṣṭa — polluted; mana — mind.

TRANSLATION

Rāmānanda Rāya replied, "My Lord, although You have come to correct me, a fallen soul, my mind is not yet purified simply by seeing You. Please stay for five or seven days and kindly cleanse my polluted mind. After that much time, my mind will certainly be pure."

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