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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 1
tomāra yaiche viṣaya-tyāga, taiche tāṅra rīti dainya-vairāgya-pāṇḍityera tāṅhātei sthiti
SYNONYMS
tomāra—your; yaiche—just as; viṣaya-tyāga—renunciation of material connections; taiche—similarly; tāṅra rīti—his manner of activity; dainya—humbleness; vairāgya—renunciation; pāṇḍityera—of learned scholarship; tāṅhātei—in him; sthiti—existing.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu told Rāmānanda Rāya, “Sanātana Gosvāmī’s renunciation of material connections is just like yours. Humility, renunciation and excellent learning exist in him simultaneously.
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এই দুই ভাইয়ে আমি পাঠাইলুঁ বৃন্দাবনে । শক্তি দিয়া ভক্তিশাস্ত্র করিতে প্রবর্তনে ॥ ২০২ ॥
ei dui bhāiye āmi pāṭhāiluṅ vṛndāvane śakti diyā bhakti-śāstra karite pravartane
SYNONYMS
ei—these; dui—two; bhāiye—brothers; āmi—l; pāṭhāiluṅ—sent; vṛndāvane—to Vṛndāvana; śakti diyā—empowering them; bhakti-śāstra—transcendental literature regarding devotional service; karite—to do; pravartane—establishing.
TRANSLATION
“I empowered both of these brothers to go to Vṛndāvana to expand the literature of bhakti.”
PURPORT
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu informed Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya that he and Sanātana Gosvāmī had engaged equally in devotional service after giving up all relationships with material activity. Such renunciation is a symptom of an unalloyed devotee engaged in the service of the Lord with no tinge of material contamination. According to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, this is the position of  tṛṇād api sunīcena taror api sahiṣṇunā . A pure devotee, free from the reactions of the material modes of nature, executes devotional service with tolerance like that of a tree. He also feels humbler than the grass. Such a devotee, who is called  niṣkiñcana , or free