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Śrī-Caitanya-caritāmṛta
began to follow him and ultimately went to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu and was liberated. Similarly, cats and dogs in the household of Śrīvāsa Thākura were also liberated. Cats and dogs and other animals are not expected to become devotees, but in the association of a pure devotee they are also delivered.
TEXT 2
अय जय श्रीकृष्णच्येतन्य-नित्यानन्म ।
अयाद्येतत्तम् अय गोरञ्जकवृष्ण ॥ २ ॥
jaya jaya śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nityānanda jayādvaitacandra jaya gaura-bhakta-vṛnda
SYNONYMS
jaya jaya —all glories;  śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya —to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  nityānanda —Lord Nityānanda;  jaya advaitacandra —all glories to Advaita Prabhu;  jaya —all glories;  gaura-bhakta-vṛnda —to the devotees of Lord Caitanya, headed by Śrīvāsa.
TRANSLATION
All glories to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Lord Nityānanda! All glories to Advaita Prabhu and all glories to the devotees of Lord Caitanya, headed by Śrīvāsa!
TEXT 3
अहं मानीर - अहं वृक्ष्येर अकथ्य कथम ।
अये सम मुध्यानाधार नाम-विवरण ॥ ७ ॥
ei mālīra—ei vṛkṣera akathya kathana ebe śuna mukhya-śākhāra nāma-vivaraṇa
SYNONYMS
ei mālīra —of this gardener;  ei vṛkṣera —of this tree;  akathya kathana —inconceivable description;  ebe —now;  śuna —hear;  mukhya —chief;  śākhāra —branches;  nāma —of the names;  vivaraṇa —description.
TRANSLATION
The description of Lord Caitanya as the gardener and the tree is inconceivable. Now hear with attention about the branches of this tree.
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चेतन्य-गोसाधिर यत पारियम्य ।
अक-लघु-ताव तार ना हय निम्य ॥ ८ ॥