17.23

svarupa-gosani sabaya kaila nivarana

nivrtta hana rahe sabe jani’ prabhura mana

SYNONYMS

svarupa-gosani—Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; sabaya—unto everyone; kaila—did; nivarana—forbidding; nivrtta hana—being restrained; rahe—remain; sabe—all; jani’-knowing; prabhura mana—the mind of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

While all the devotees were searching for the Lord, Svarupa Damodara restrained them.

Then everyone fell silent, knowing the mind of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.