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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 8.290

gupte rākhiha, kāhāń nā kario prakāśa

āmāra bātula-ceṣṭā loke upahāsa

SYNONYMS

guptein secret; rākhiha — keep; kāhāń — anywhere; — not; kariomake; prakāśa — exposure; āmāra — My; bātula-ceṣṭā — activities like a madman; loke — among the general people; upahāsa — laughter.

TRANSLATION

The Lord then requested Rāmānanda Rāya, "Keep all these talks a secret. Please do not expose them anywhere and everywhere. Since My activities appear to be like those of a madman, people may take them lightly and laugh."

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