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| Antya-līlā | Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 1.141
krame śrī-rūpa-gosāñi sakali kahila
śuni' prabhura bhakta-gaṇera camatkāra haila
SYNONYMS
krame — gradually; śrī-rūpa-gosāñi — Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; sakali kahila — explained everything; śuni' — hearing; prabhura — of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; bhakta-gaṇera — of the devotees; camatkāra — astonishment; haila — there 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 yuvatyāḿ samprahīyate
"Exchanges of letters between a young boy and young girl concerning their awakening of attachment for each other are called kāma-lekha."
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness