rāya kahe - Rāmānanda Rāya says; kaha - now speak; iṣṭa-devera varṇana - description of your worshipable Deity; prabhura saṅkoce - embarrassment in the presence of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; rūpa - Rūpa Gosvāmī; nā kare - does not do; paṭhana - recitation.

Rāmānanda Rāya said, “Now please recite the description of the glories of your worshipable Deity.” Rūpa Gosvāmī, however, hesitated due to embarrassment because Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was present.