CC Antya 1.182 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Antya-līlā - Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord
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TEXT 182
- rāya kahe,—“lokera sukha ihāra śravaṇe
- abhīṣṭa-devera smṛti maṅgalācaraṇe“
SYNONYMS
rāya kahe—Rāmānanda Rāya says; lokera—of the people in general; sukha—happiness; ihāra śravaṇe—in hearing such poetic expressions; abhīṣṭa-devera—of the worshipable Deity; smṛti—remembrance; maṅgala-ācaraṇe—in the performance of auspiciousness in the beginning.
TRANSLATION
Rāmānanda Rāya said, “Instead of joking, people in general will feel great pleasure in hearing such poetry, for the initial remembrance of the worshipable Deity invokes good fortune.”