CC Antya 19.24

Antya-līlā, Chapter 19, Text 24

জানিয়াও স্বরূপ গোসাঞি প্রভুরে পুছিল ।
‘এই তরজার অর্থ বুঝিতে নারিল’ ॥ ২৪ ॥

jāniyāo svarūpa gosāñi prabhure puchila
‘ei tarajāra artha bujhite nārila’

Word by word

jāniyāo — although knowing; svarūpa gosāñi — Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī; prabhure puchila — inquired from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; ei tarajāra artha — the meaning of this sonnet; bujhite — to understand; nārila — I was not able.

Translation

Although he knew the secret, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī inquired from the Lord, “What is the meaning of this sonnet? I could not understand it.”