# Cc. Madhya 8.198
> রায় কহে, — যেই কহাও, সেই কহি বাণী ৷
> কি কহিয়ে ভাল-মন্দ, কিছুই না জানি ৷৷ ১৯৮ ৷৷ ॥১৯৮॥
## Text
> rāya kahe,—yei kahāo, sei kahi vāṇī
> ki kahiye bhāla-manda, kichui nā jāni
## Synonyms
*rāyakahe*—Rāmānanda Rāya replied; *yei*—whatever; *kahāo*—You make me speak; *sei*—that; *kahi*—I speak; *vāṇī*—message; *ki*—what; *kahiye*—I am speaking; *bhāla-manda*—good or bad; *kichui nā jāni*—I do not know anything.
## Translation
**Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya replied, "I do not know what I am saying, but You have made me speak what I have spoken, be it good or bad. I am simply repeating that message.**