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subject matters, one should not try to understand transcendental subjects through mundane arguments.”
PURPORT
This is a quote from the  Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu  (2.5.93) by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
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অঙ্কৃত চৈতন্যলীলায় যাহার বিশ্বাস । সেই জন যায় চৈতন্যের পদ পাশ ॥ ৩০৯ ॥
adbhuta caitanya-līlāya yāhāra viśvāsa sei jana yāya caitanyera pada pāśa
SYNONYMS
adbhuta —wonderful;  caitanya-līlāya —in the pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  yāhāra —anyone whose;  viśvāsa —faith;  sei —that;  jana —person;  yāya —makes progress;  caitanyera —of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  pada —the lotus feet;  pāśa —near.
TRANSLATION
Only a person who has firm faith in the wonderful pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu can approach His lotus feet.
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প্রসঙ্গে কহিল এই সিদ্ধান্তের সার । ইহা যেই শুনে, শুদ্ধভক্তি হয় তার ॥ ৩১০ ॥
prasaṅge —in the course of discussion;  kahila —it was said;  ei —this;  siddhāntera —of the conclusion;  sāra —the essence;  ihā —this;  yei —anyone who;  śune —hears;  śuddha-bhakti —unalloyed devotional service;  haya —becomes;  tāra —his.
SYNONYMS
prasaṅge —in the course of discussion;  kahila —it was said;  ei —this;  siddhāntera —of the conclusion;  sāra —the essence;  ihā —this;  yei —anyone who;  śune —hears;  śuddha-bhakti —unalloyed devotional service;  haya —becomes;  tāra —his.
TRANSLATION
In this discourse I have explained the essence of the devotional conclusion. Anyone who hears this develops unalloyed devotional service to the Lord.