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The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhattācārva
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TRANSLATION
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then told him: “Do not be astonished. Actually, devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the highest perfection of human activity.
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‘ ভাত্তান্তান্তান্ত’  পর্যন্ত করে ঈশ্বর ভক্তন ।।
ঐতিহ্য অতিস্ত্র  ভগবানের স্তুগগণ III ১৮৫ III I
‘ātmārāma’ paryanta kare īśvara bhajana aiche acintya bhagavānera guṇa-gaṇa
SYNONYMS
ātmā-rāma —self-satisfied;  paryanta —up to;  kare —do;  īśvara bhajana —devotional service to the Lord;  aiche —such;  acintya —inconceivable;  bhagavānera —of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  guṇa-gaṇa —transcendental qualities.
TRANSLATION
“Even the self-satisfied sages perform devotional service to the Supreme Lord. Such are the transcendental qualities of the Lord. They are full of inconceivable spiritual potency.
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আত্মারামান্ঢ মুনয়ো নিগ্রন্থা অপু্যক্ককমে ।।
কুর্বল্লাইতুকীং ভক্তিমিথস্তুতগুণো হরি: ॥ ১৮৬ ॥
ātmārāmāś ca munayo
nirgranthā apy urukrame
kurvanty ahaitukīṁ bhaktim
ittham-bhūta-guṇo hariḥ
SYNONYMS
ātmā-rāmāḥ  —persons who take pleasure in being transcendentally situated in the service of the Lord;  ca —also;  munayaḥ —great saintly persons who have completely rejected material aspirations, fruitive activities, and so forth;  nirgranthāḥ —without interest in any material desire;  api —certainly;  urukrame —unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, whose activities are wonderful;  kurvanti —do;  ahaitukīm —causeless, or without material desires;  bhaktim —devo-