karṇāmṛta, vidyāpati, śrī-gīta-govinda
ihāra śloka-gīte prabhura karāya ānanda

 karṇāmṛta - the book Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta; vidyāpati - the author Vidyāpati; śrī-gīta-govinda - the book Śrī Gīta-govinda, by Jayadeva Gosvāmī; ihāra - of these; śloka-gīte - verses and songs; prabhura - for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; karāya - create; ānanda - happiness.


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The Lord especially liked to hear Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura’s Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta, the poetry of Vidyāpati, and Śrī Gīta-govinda, by Jayadeva Gosvāmī. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt great pleasure in His heart when His associates chanted verses and sang songs from these books.

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