CC Madhya 12.47

Madhya-līlā, Chapter 12, Text 47

প্রভু কহে, — রামানন্দ, কহ বিচারিয়া ।
রাজাকে মিলিতে যুয়ায় সন্ন্যাসী হঞা ? ৪৭ ॥

prabhu kahe, — rāmānanda, kaha vicāriyā
rājāke milite yuyāya sannyāsī hañā?

Word by word

prabhu kahe — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said; rāmānanda — My dear Rāmānanda; kaha — please ask Me; vicāriyā — after due consideration; rājāke — the King; milite — to meet; yuyāya — is it befitting; sannyāsī — in the renounced order of life; hañā — being.

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “My dear Rāmānanda, you should make this request after duly considering whether it is befitting for a sannyāsī to meet a king.”