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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-lilā, Ch. 3]
SYNONYMS
anyera kā kathā —what to speak of others;  āpane —personally;  vrajendra-nan-dana —the son of Nanda Mahārāja, Kṛṣṇa;  avatari —descending;  karena —performs;  prema-rasa āsvādana —tasting of the nectar of love of Kṛṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
What to speak of others, even Kṛṣṇa, the son of Nanda Mahārāja, personally descends to taste the nectar of love of Godhead in the form of the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa.
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মায়া-দাসী ‘প্রেম’ মাগে,—ইধে কি বিশ্বায় ? ‘সাধুকৃপা’-‘নাম’ বিনা ‘প্রেম’ না জন্মায় ॥ ২৬৬ ॥
māyā-dāsī ‘prema’ māge,—ithe ki vismaya? ‘sādhu-kṛpā-‘nāma’ vinā ‘prema’ nā janmaya
SYNONYMS
māyā-dāsī —the external energy is a maidservant;  prema māge —she wants love of Godhead;  ithe —in this;  ki vismaya —what is the wonder;  sādhu-kṛpā —the mercy of the devotee;  nāma —chanting of the holy name;  vinā —without;  prema —love of Godhead;  nā janmaya —is not possible.
TRANSLATION
What is the wonder if the maidservant of Kṛṣṇa, His external energy, begs for love of Godhead? Without the mercy of a devotee and without the chanting of the holy name of the Lord, love of Godhead cannot be possible.
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চৈতন্য-গোসাঞ্জির লীলার এই ত’ স্বভাব । ত্রিভুবন নাচে, গায়, পাঞ্জা প্রেমভাব ॥ ২৬৭ ॥
caitanya-gosāñira lilāra ei ta’ svabhāva tribhuvana nāce, gāya, pāñā prema-bhāva
SYNONYMS
caitanya-gosāñira —of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  lilāra —of the pastimes;  ei —this;  ta’ —certainly;  sva-bhāva —the characteristic;  tri-bhuvana nāce —the three worlds dance;  gāya —chant;  pāñā —getting;  prema-bhāva —love of Kṛṣṇa.