āpane - personally; bolāna - calls; more - me; ihā - this; yadi - if; jāni - I understand; āmāra - my; iṣṭa-mantra - worshipable mantra; jāni' - knowing; kahena āpani - he says himself; tabe jāni - then I shall understand; iṅhāte - in him; haya - there is; caitanya-āveśe - being possessed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; eta cinti' - thinking this; śivānanda - Śivānanda Sena; rahilā - remained; dūra-deśe - a little far off.

“If Nakula Brahmacārī personally calls me and knows my worshipable mantra, then I shall understand that he is inspired by the presence of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.” Thinking in this way, he stayed some distance apart.