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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 3]
SYNONYMS
bhakti-sukha —transcendental bliss derived from devotional service;  āge —before;  mukti —liberation;  ati-tuccha —extremely insignificant;  haya —is;  ataeva —therefore;  bhakta-gaṇa —pure devotees;  mukti —liberation;  nāhi laya —do not accept.
TRANSLATION
“For a devotee who enjoys the transcendental bliss of devotional service, liberation is most insignificant. Therefore pure devotees never desire to achieve liberation.
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ত্বংসাক্ষাৎকরণাহ্লাদবিশুদ্ধাধিস্থিতস্ত মে ।
হ্থানি গোপ্পদায়ত্তে ব্রাহ্মাণ্যপি জগদ্গুরো ॥ ১৯৭ ॥
tvat-sākṣātkaraṇāhlāda- viśuddhābdhi-sthitasya me sukhāni goṣpadāyante brāhmāṇy api jagad-guro
SYNONYMS
tvat —You;  sākṣāt-karaṇa —by meeting;  āhlāda —of pleasure;  viśuddha —spiritually purified;  abdhi —in an ocean;  sthitasya —situated;  me —of me;  sukhāni —happiness;  goṣpadāyante —is like a calf’s hoofprint;  brāhmāṇi —derived from understanding of impersonal Brahman;  api —also;  jagat-guro —O master of the universe.
TRANSLATION
“‘My dear Lord, O master of the universe, since I have directly seen You, my transcendental bliss has taken the shape of a great ocean. Being situated in that ocean, I now realize all other so-called happiness, including even brahmānanda, to be like the water contained in the hoofprint of a calf.’”
PURPORT
This verse is quoted from the  Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya  (14.36).
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বিপ্র কহে,—“নামাভাসে যদি ‘মুক্তি’ নয় । তবে তোমার নাক কাটি’ করহ নিশ্চয় ॥” ১৯৮ ॥
vipra kahe, —“nāmābhāse yadi ‘mukti’ naya tabe tomāra nāka kāṭi’ karaha niścaya”