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  "name":"Cc. Madhya 8.268",
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  "label":"Text 268",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 8.268",
  "description":"Rāmānanda Rāya then told Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, \"At first I saw You appear like a sannyāsī, but now I am seeing You as Śyāmasundara, the cowherd boy."

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Cc. Madhya 8.268

Text

pahile dekhiluṅ tomāra sannyāsi-svarūpa
ebe tomā dekhi muñi śyāma-gopa-rūpa

Synonyms

pahile—in the beginning; dekhiluṅ—I saw; tomāra—Your; sannyāsi-svarūpa—form as a person in the renounced order; ebe—now; tomā—You; dekhi—see; muñi—I; śyāma-gopa-rūpa—form as Śyāmasundara, the cowherd boy.

Translation

Rāmānanda Rāya then told Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “At first I saw You appear like a sannyāsī, but now I am seeing You as Śyāmasundara, the cowherd boy.