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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 4]
TRANSLATION
“‘Both of you please be merciful to me and order me in such a way so that life after life I may serve the lotus feet of Lord Raghunātha.’
TEXT 42
রঘুনাথের পাদপদ্ম ছাড়ান না যায় । ছাড়িবার মন হৈলে প্রাণ ফাটি’ যায় ॥ ৪২ ॥
raghunāthera pāda-padma chāḍāna nā yāya chāḍibāra mana haile prāṇa phāṭi’ yāya’
SYNONYMS
raghu-nāthera —of Lord Raghunātha;  pāda-padma —lotus feet;  chāḍāna nā yāya —it is impossible to give up;  chāḍibāra —of giving up;  mana haile —when I think;  prāṇa —my heart;  phāṭi’ yāya —breaks.
TRANSLATION
“‘It is impossible for me to give up the lotus feet of Lord Raghunātha. When I even think of giving them up, my heart breaks.’
TEXT 43
তবে আমি-তুঁহে তারে আলিঙ্গন কৈলুঁ । ‘সাধু, দৃঢ়ভক্তি তোমার’—কহি’ প্রশংসিলুঁ ॥ ৪৩ ॥
tabe āmi-duṅhe tāre āliṅgana kailuṅ ‘sādhu, dṛḍha-bhakti tomāra’—kahi’ praśaṁsiluṅ
SYNONYMS
tabe —at that time;  āmi-duṅhe —both of us;  tāre —him;  āliṅgana kailuṅ —embraced;  sādhu —very good;  dṛḍha —very determined;  bhakti —devotion;  tomāra —your;  kahi’ —saying;  praśaṁsiluṅ —we praised.
TRANSLATION
“‘Upon hearing this, both of us embraced him and encouraged him by saying, ‘You are a great saintly devotee, for your determination in devotional service is fixed.’ In this way we both praised him.’