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CC Antya 1.112

Text

‘pūrva-śloka paḍa, rūpa,’ prabhu ājñā kailā
lajjāte nā paḍe rūpa mauna dharilā

Synonyms

pūrva-śloka — the previous verse; paḍa — just read; rūpa — My dear Rūpa; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; ājñā kailā — ordered; lajjāte — in great shyness; paḍe — did not read; rūpa — Rūpa Gosvāmī; mauna dharilā — remained silent.

Translation

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ordered Rūpa Gosvāmī to read the verse they had previously heard, Rūpa Gosvāmī, because of great shyness, did not read it but instead remained silent.