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Rāmānanda Rāya Instructs Pradyumna Miśra
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TEXT 78
মহামুন্ডবের এই সহজ ‘স্বভাব’ হয় । আপনার গুণ নাহি আপনে কহয় ॥ ৭৮ ॥
mahānubhavera ei sahaja ‘svabhāva’ haya āpanāra guṇa nāhi āpane kahaya’’
SYNONYMS
mahānubhavera —of those who are advanced in realization;  ei —this;  sahaja —natural;  svabhāva —characteristic;  haya —is;  āpanāra guṇa —their own personal qualities;  nāhi —do not;  āpane —personally;  kahaya —speak.
TRANSLATION
“This is a natural characteristic of those advanced in devotional service. They do not personally speak of their own good qualities.”
TEXT 79
রামানন্দরায়ের এই কহিলু গুণ-লেশ । প্রত্যুঙ্গ মিশ্রের যৈছে কৈলা উপদেশ ॥ ৭৯ ॥
rāmānanda-rāyera ei kahilu guṇa-leśa pradyumna miśrere yaiche kailā upadeśa
SYNONYMS
rāmānanda-rāyera —of Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya;  ei —this;  kahilu —I have spoken;  guṇa-leśa —a fraction of the transcendental attributes;  pradyumna miśrere —unto Pradyumna Miśra;  yaiche —in which way;  kailā upadeśa —he gave instruction.
TRANSLATION
I have described but a fraction of the transcendental attributes of Rāmānanda Rāya, as revealed when he instructed Pradyumna Miśra.
TEXT 80
‘গৃহস্থ’ হঞ্জা নহে রায় ষড়বর্গের বশে । ‘বিষয়ী’ হঞ্জা সন্ন্যাসীরে উপদেশে ॥ ৮০ ॥
‘gṛhastha’ hañā nahe rāya ṣaḍ-vargera vaśe ‘viṣayī’ hañā sannyāsīre upadeśe