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Rāmānanda Rāya Instructs Pradyumna Miśra
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girls  gopīs  and himself their maidservant, engaged in their service by massaging their bodies with oil to cleanse them completely. Because Rāmānanda Rāya always placed himself in the position of a maidservant of the  gopīs , his rehearsal with the girls was actually on the spiritual platform."
Because there was no question of personal sense gratification when Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya was serving the girls, his mind was steady and his body untransformed. This is not to be imitated, nor is such a mentality possible for anyone but Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya, as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu will explain. The example of Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya is certainly unique. The author of  Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta  has given this description because in perfect devotional service one can attain such a position. Nevertheless, one must understand this subject very seriously and never attempt to imitate such activities.
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মহাপ্রভুর ভক্তগণের দুর্গম মহিমা।
তাহে রামানন্দের ভাবভক্তি-প্রেম-সীমা ॥ ২১ ॥
mahāprabhura bhakta-gaṇera durgama mahimā tāhe rāmānandera bhāva-bhakti-prema-sīmā
SYNONYMS
mahāprabhura —of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  bhakta-gaṇera —of the devotees;  durgama —difficult to understand;  mahimā —greatness;  tāhe —in that connection;  rāmānandera —of Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya;  bhāva-bhakti —of ecstatic devotion;  prema-sīmā —the limit of love of Kṛṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
The greatness of the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is exceedingly difficult to understand. Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya is unique among them all, for he showed how one can extend his ecstatic love to the extreme limit.
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তবে সেই দুইজনে নৃত্য শিখাইলা।
গীতের গূঢ় অর্থ অভিনয় করাইলা ॥ ২২ ॥
tabe sei dui-jane nṛtya śikhāilā gītera gūḍha artha abhinaya karāilā