CC Madhya 8.290 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

Madhya-līlā 8.289 - Madhya-līlā 8.291

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 290

gupte rākhiha, kāhāṅ nā kario prakāśa

āmāra bātula-ceṣṭā loke upahāsa

SYNONYMS

gupte—in secret; rākhiha—keep; kāhāṅ—anywhere; nā—not; kario—make; prakāśa—exposure; āmāra—My; bātula-ceṣṭā—activities like a madman; loke—among the general people; upahāsa—laughter.

TRANSLATION

The Lord then requested Rāmānanda Rāya, "Keep all these talks a secret. Please do not expose them anywhere and everywhere. Since My activities appear to be like those of a madman, people may take them lightly and laugh."

Madhya-līlā 8.289 - Madhya-līlā 8.291