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gita, sloka, grantha, kavitva--yei kari’ ane

prathame sunaya sei svarupera sthane

SYNONYMS

gita—song; sloka—verse; grantha—literature; kavitva—poetry; yei—anyone who; kari’-making; ane—brings; prathame—first; sunaya—recites; sei—that person; svarupera sthane—before Svarupa Damodara Gosvami.

Customarily, anyone who composed a song, verse, literary composition or poem about Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu first had to bring it to Svarupa Damodara Gosvami to be heard.