kyā - what; puṅthi - book; likha - you are writing; bali' - saying this; eka-patra nilā - took one page written on a palm leaf; akṣara - the good handwriting; dekhiyā - seeing; prabhu - Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; mane - in the mind; sukhī hailā - became very happy.

The Lord inquired, “What kind of book are you writing?” He held up a palm leaf that was a page of the manuscript, and when He saw the fine handwriting, His mind was very pleased.