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murari-gupta-mukhe suni’ rama-guna-grama

lalate likhila tanra ’ramadasa’ nama

SYNONYMS

murari-gupta—of Murari Gupta; mukhe—from the mouth; suni’-hearing; rama—of Lord Ramacandra; guna-grama—glories; lalate—on the forehead; likhila—wrote; tanra—of Murari Gupta; rama-dasa—the eternal servant of Lord Ramacandra; nama—the name.

Murari Gupta was a great devotee of Lord Ramacandra.

When Lord Caitanya heard Lord Ramacandra’s glories from his mouth, He immediately wrote on his forehead “ramadasa” (the eternal servant of Lord Ramacandra).