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suni’ mahaprabhu tanre bahu prasamsila

premavista hana sloka padite lagila

SYNONYMS

suni’—hearing; mahaprabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre—him; bahu—very much; prasamsila—praised; prema-avista hana—becoming ecstatic in love of Godhead; sloka—verses; padite lagila—began to recite.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very pleased to hear Vallabha Bhatta quoting from sastra about the position of a devotee.

The Lord praised him personally, and, feeling ecstatic love of Godhead, began to quote many verses from sastra.