CC Antya 1.141

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

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 141

krame śrī-rūpa-gosāñi sakali kahila

śuni’ prabhura bhakta-gaṇera camatkāra haila

SYNONYMS

krame—gradually; śrī-rūpa-gosāñi—Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; sakali kahila—explained everything; śuni’—hearing; prabhura—of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; bhakta-gaṇera—of the devotees; camatkāra—astonishment; haila—there was.

TRANSLATION

Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī gradually informed Rāmānanda Rāya about everything he asked. Hearing his explanations, all the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu were struck with wonder.

PURPORT

Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has explained kāma-likhana in his book Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi (Vipralambha-prakaraṇa 26):

sa lekhaḥ kāma-lekhaḥ syāt yaḥ sva-prema-prakāśakaḥ

yuvatyā yūni yūnā ca yuvatyāṁ samprahīyate

"Exchanges of letters between a young boy and young girl concerning their awakening of attachment for each other are called kāma-lekha."