17.29

bhavavese svarupe kahena gadgada-vani

’karna trsnaya mare, pada rasayana, suni’

SYNONYMS

bhava-avese—in great ecstasy; svarupe—to Svarupa Damodara; kahena—says; gadgada-vani—in a faltering voice; karna—the ears; trsnaya—because of thirst; mare—dies; pada—recite; rasa-ayana—something relishable; suni’-let Me hear.

In great ecstasy, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said to Svarupa Damodara in a faltering voice, “My ears are dying of thirst.

Please recite something to quench this thirst.

Let me hear it.”