CC Antya 5.111

Antya-līlā, Chapter 5, Text 111

সবা লঞা স্বরূপ গোসাঞি শুনিতে বসিলা ।
তবে সেই কবি নান্দী-শ্লোক পড়িলা ॥ ১১১ ॥

sabā lañā svarūpa gosāñi śunite vasilā
tabe sei kavi nāndī-śloka paḍilā

Word by word

sabā lañā — in the company of other devotees; svarūpa gosāñi — Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī; śunite vasilā — sat down to hear; tabe — thereafter; sei kavi — that poet; nāndī-śloka — the introductory verse; paḍilā — read.

Translation

Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī sat down with other devotees to hear the poetry, and then the poet began to read the introductory verse.