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CC Antya 3.4-5

Text

prabhu-sthāne nitya āise, kare namaskāra
prabhu-sane bāt kahe prabhu-‘prāṇa’ tāra
prabhute tāhāra prīti, prabhu dayā kare
dāmodara tāra prīti sahite nā pāre

Synonyms

prabhu-sthāne — to the place of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; nitya — daily; āise — comes; kare namaskāra — offers respectful obeisances; prabhu-sane — with the Lord; bāt kahe — talks; prabhu-prāṇa tāra — his life and soul was Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; prabhute — unto the Lord; tāhāra prīti — his affection; prabhu — the Lord; dayā kare — reciprocates His mercy; dāmodara — Dāmodara Paṇḍita; tāra — his; prīti — love of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; sahite pāre — could not tolerate.

Translation

The boy came daily to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and offered Him respectful obeisances. He was free to talk with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu because the Lord was his life and soul, but the boy’s intimacy with the Lord and the Lord’s mercy toward him were intolerable for Dāmodara Paṇḍita.