Ādi-līlā, Chapter 4
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aiśvarya-jñānete saba jagat miśrita aiśvarya-śithila-preme nāhi mora prīta
SYNONYMS
aiśvarya-jñānete —with knowledge of majesty;  saba —all;  jagat —the universe;  miśrita —mixed;  aiśvarya-śithila —weakened by majesty;  preme —in love;  nāhi —there is not;  mora —My;  prīta —pleasure.
TRANSLATION
“All the universe is filled with the conception of My majesty, but love weakened by that sense of majesty does not satisfy Me.
TEXT 18
আমারে ঈশ্বর মানে, আপনাকে হীন। তার প্রেমে বশ আমি না হই অধীন ॥ ১৮ ॥
āmāre īśvara māne, āpanāke hīna tāra preme vaśa āmi nā ha-i adhīna
SYNONYMS
āmāre —Me;  īśvara —the Lord;  māne —regards;  āpanāke —himself;  hīna —low;  tāra —of him;  preme —by the love;  vaśa —controlled;  āmi —I;  nā ha-i —am not;  adhīna —subservient.
TRANSLATION
“If one regards Me as the Supreme Lord and himself as a subordinate, I do not become subservient to his love, nor can it control Me.
TEXT 19
আমাকে ত’ যে যে ভক্ত ভজে যেই ভাবে। তারে সে সে ভাবে ভজি,—এ মোর স্বভাবে ॥১৯॥
āmāke ta’ ye ye bhakta bhaje yei bhāve tāre se se bhāve bhaji,—e mora svabhāve
SYNONYMS
āmāke —Me;  ta’ —certainly;  ye ye —whatever;  bhakta —devotee;  bhaje —worships;  yei —which;  bhāve —in the mood;  tāre —him;  se se —that;  bhāve —in the mood;  bhaji —I reciprocate;  e —this;  mora —My;  sva-bhāve —in the nature.