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pūrve yaiche rāya-pāśe prabhu praśna kailā
tāṅra śaktye rāmānanda tāṅra uttara dilā
ihāṅ prabhura śaktye praśna kare sanātana
āpane mahāprabhu kare ‘tattva’-nirūpaṇa
Synonyms
pūrve—formerly; yaiche—as; raya-pase—unto Rāmānanda Rāya; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; praśna kaila—inquired; tanra śaktye—only by His mercy; rāmānanda—Rāmānanda Rāya; tanra—his; uttara—answers; dila—gave; ihan—here; prabhura—of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; śaktye—by the strength; praśna—questions; kare—puts; sanātana—Sanātana Gosvāmī; apane—personally; mahāprabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kare—does; tattva—the truth; nirūpaṇa—discerning. ¶
Translation
Formerly, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Rāmānanda Rāya spiritual questions, and by the Lord’s causeless mercy, Rāmānanda Rāya could properly reply. Now, by the Lord’s mercy, Sanātana Gosvāmī questioned the Lord, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally supplied the truth. ¶