# Cc. Madhya 8.268 ## Text > pahile dekhiluṅ tomāra sannyāsi-svarūpa > ebe tomā dekhi muñi śyāma-gopa-rūpa ## Synonyms *pahile*—in the beginning; *dekhiluṅ*—I saw; *tomāra*—Your; *sannyāsi*-*svarūpa*—form as a person in the renounced order; *ebe*—now; *tomā*—You; *dekhi*—see; *muñi*—I; *śyāma*-*gopa*-*rūpa*—form as Śyāmasundara, the cowherd boy. ## Translation **Rāmānanda Rāya then told Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, "At first I saw You appear like a sannyāsī, but now I am seeing You as Śyāmasundara, the cowherd boy.**