### CC Antya 7.23

> রামানন্দ-রায় কৃষ্ণ-রসের ‘নিধান’ ।\
> তেঁহ জানাইলা — কৃষ্ণ — স্বয়ং ভগবান্ ॥২৩॥

> rāmānanda-rāya kṛṣṇa-rasera 'nidhāna'\
> teṅha jānāilā—kṛṣṇa—svayaṁ bhagavān

*rāmānanda-rāya*—Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya; *kṛṣṇa-rasera*—of the transcendental mellow of Kṛṣṇa's devotional service; *nidhāna*—the mine; *teṅha*—he; *jānāilā*—has given instruction; *kṛṣṇa*—Lord Kṛṣṇa; *svayam*—Himself; *bhagavān*—the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

**"Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya is the ultimate knower of the transcendental mellows of Lord Kṛṣṇa's devotional service. He has instructed Me that Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.**