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CC Madhya 8.290

Bengali

গুপ্তে রাখিহ, কাহাঁ না করিও প্রকাশ ।
আমার বাতুল-চেষ্টা লোকে উপহাস ॥ ২৯০ ॥

Text

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.”