CC Antya 1.140 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Antya-līlā - Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord

Antya-līlā 1.139 - Antya-līlā 1.141

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 140

rāya kahe,—“kaha dekhi premotpatti-kāraṇa?

pūrva-rāga, vikāra, ceṣṭā, kāma-likhana?”

SYNONYMS

rāya kahe—Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya further inquires; kaha—please recite; dekhi—so that I may know; prema-utpatti-kāraṇa—the causes of awakening the loving propensity; pūrva-rāga—previous attachment; vikāra—transformation; ceṣṭā—endeavor; kāma-likhana—writing of letters disclosing the gopīs’ attachment for Kṛṣṇa.

TRANSLATION

Then Rāmānanda Rāya inquired from Rūpa Gosvāmī about the causes of the loving affairs between Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs, such as previous attachment, transformations of love, endeavors for love, and exchanges of letters disclosing the gopīs’ awakening love for Kṛṣṇa.

Antya-līlā 1.139 - Antya-līlā 1.141