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CC Madhya 9.209

Bengali

নূতন পত্র লেখাঞা পুস্তকে দেওয়াইল ।
প্রতীতি লাগি’ পুরাতন পত্র মাগি’ নিল ॥ ২০৯ ॥

Text

nūtana patra lekhāñā pustake deoyāila
pratīti lāgi’ purātana patra māgi’ nila

Synonyms

nūtana — new; patra — leaves; lekhāñā — getting written; pustake — the book; deoyāila — He gave; pratīti lāgi’ — for direct evidence; purātana — the old; patra — leaves; māgi’ — requesting; nila — He took.

Translation

Since the Kūrma Purāṇa was very old, the manuscript was also very old. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took possession of the original leaves in order to have direct evidence. The text was copied onto new leaves in order that the Purāṇa be replaced.