CC Antya 1.112

Antya-līlā, Chapter 1, Text 112

‘পূর্বশ্লোক পড়, রূপ’ প্রভু আজ্ঞা কৈলা ।
লজ্জাতে না পড়ে রূপ মৌন ধরিলা ॥ ১১২ ॥

‘pūrva-śloka paḍa, rūpa,’ prabhu ājñā kailā
lajjāte nā paḍe rūpa mauna dharilā

Word by word

pūrva-śloka — the previous verse; paḍa — just read; rūpa — My dear Rūpa; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; ājñā kailā — ordered; lajjāte — in great shyness; nā paḍe — did not read; rūpa — Rūpa Gosvāmī; mauna dharilā — remained silent.

Translation

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ordered Rūpa Gosvāmī to read the verse they had previously heard, Rūpa Gosvāmī, because of great shyness, did not read it but instead remained silent.