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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 7]
SYNONYMS
aiśvarya —opulence;  dekhileha —even after seeing;  śuddhera —of a pure devotee;  nahe —is not;  aiśvarya-jñāna —knowledge of opulence;  ataeva —therefore;  aiśvarya ha-ite —than the understanding of opulence;  kevala-bhāva —pure emotion;  pradhāna —more eminent.
TRANSLATION
“Even if a pure devotee sees the opulence of Kṛṣṇa, he does not accept it. Therefore pure consciousness is more exalted than consciousness of the Lord’s opulence.
TEXT 36
এ সব শিখাইলা মোরে রায়-রামানন্দ ।
অনর্গল রসবেত্তা প্রেমস্বখানন্দ ॥ ৩৬ ॥
e saba śikhāilā more rāya-rāmānanda anargala rasa-vettā prema-sukhānanda
SYNONYMS
e saba —all this;  śikhāilā —instructed;  more —unto Me;  rāya-rāmānanda —Rāmānanda Rāya;  anargala —incessantly;  rasa-vettā —one who understands transcendental mellows;  prema-sukha-ānanda —absorbed in the happiness of ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
“Rāmānanda Rāya is extremely aware of transcendental mellows. He is incessantly absorbed in the happiness of ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa. It is he who has instructed Me all this.
TEXT 37
কহন না যায় রামানন্দের প্রভাব ।
রায়-প্রসাদে জানিলুঁ ব্রজের ‘শুদ্ধ’ ভাব ॥ ৩৭ ॥
kahana nā yāya rāmānandera prabhāva rāya-prasāde jāniluṅ vrajera ‘śuddha’ bhāva
SYNONYMS
kahana nā yāya —cannot be described;  rāmānandera prabhāva —the influence of Rāmānanda Rāya;  rāya —of Rāmānanda Rāya;  prasāde —by the mercy;