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taraja suni’ mahaprabhu isat hasila

’tanra yei ajna’--bali’ mauna dharila

SYNONYMS

taraja suni’-hearing the sonnet; mahaprabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; isat hasila—quietly smiled; tanra yei ajna—that is His order; bali’-saying; mauna dharila—became silent.

After hearing the equivocal sonnet by Advaita Acarya, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu quietly smiled “That is His order,” He said.

Then He fell silent.