punaḥ - again; kahe - says; hāya hāya - alas, alas; paḍa paḍa - go on reciting; rāma-rāya - Rāmānanda Rāya; kahe - says; prabhu - Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; gadgada ākhyāne - in a faltering voice; rāmānanda - Rāmānanda Rāya; paḍe - recites; śloka - a verse; śuni' - hearing; prabhura - of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; harṣa-śoka - jubilation and lamentation; āpane - personally; prabhu - Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; karena vyākhyāne - explains.

In a faltering voice, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu again said, “Alas, go on reciting, Rāma Rāya.” Thus Rāmānanda Rāya began to recite a verse. While listening to this verse, the Lord was sometimes very jubilant and sometimes overcome by lamentation. Afterwards the Lord personally explained the verse.