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CC Antya 1.96

Text

‘kyā puṅthi likha?’ bali’ eka-patra nilā
akṣara dekhiyā prabhu mane sukhī hailā

Synonyms

kyā — what; puṅthi — book; likha — you are writing; bali’ — saying this; eka-patra nilā — took one page written on a palm leaf; akṣara — the good handwriting; dekhiyā — seeing; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; mane — in the mind; sukhī hailā — became very happy.

Translation

The Lord inquired, “What kind of book are you writing?” He held up a palm leaf that was a page of the manuscript, and when He saw the fine handwriting, His mind was very pleased.