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  "name":"Cc. Antya 1.172",
  "h1":"Cc. Antya 1.172",
  "label":"Text 172",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 1.172",
  "description":"Having heard these verses recited by Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya said, \"Your poetic expressions are like continuous showers of nectar. Kindly let me hear the introductory portion of the second drama.\""

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Cc. Antya 1.172

Text

rāya kahe,—“tomāra kavitva amṛtera dhāra
dvitīya nāṭakera kaha nāndī-vyavahāra”

Synonyms

rāya kahe—Rāmānanda Rāya says; tomāra—you; kavitva—superexcellence in poetic presentation; amṛtera dhāra—a continuous shower of nectar; dvitīya nāṭakera—of the second drama; kaha—please tell; nāndī-vyavahāra—treatment of the introduction.

Translation

Having heard these verses recited by Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya said, “Your poetic expressions are like continuous showers of nectar. Kindly let me hear the introductory portion of the second drama.”