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Šri Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 6]]
sanakādi-śukadeva tāhāte pramāṇa  
 ei-mata nānā artha karena vyākhyāna
SYNONYMS
sanaka-ādi —the four  sanas ;  śukadeva —and Śukadeva Gosvāmī;  tāhāte —in that;  pramāṇa —the evidence;  ei-mata —in this way;  nānā —varieties;  artha —meaning;  karena —does;  vyākhyāna —explanation.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained the meaning of the verse by giving evidence concerning Śukadeva Gosvāmī and the four ṛṣis Sanaka, Sanat-kumāra, Sanātana and Sanandana. Thus the Lord gave various meanings and explanations.
PURPORT
That Krṣṇa is all-attractive is verified by the activities of the four  ṛṣis  and Śukadeva Gosvāmī. All of them were liberated persons, yet they were attracted by the qualities and pastimes of the Lord. It is therefore said:  muktā api lilayā vigrahaṁ kṛtvā bhagavantaṁ bhajante . (Cc.  Madhya  24.112) Even liberated persons are attracted by the pastimes of Lord Krṣṇa and thus engage in devotional service. From the very beginning of their lives, Śukadeva Gosvāmī and the four Kumāras, known as  catuḥsana , were liberated and self-realized on the Brahman platform. Nonetheless, they were attracted by the qualities of Krṣṇa, and they engaged in His service. The four Kumāras were attracted by the aroma of the flowers offered at the lotus feet of Krṣṇa, and in this way they became devotees. Śukadeva Gosvāmī heard  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  by the mercy of his father, Vyāsadeva, and he was consequently attracted to Krṣṇa and became a great devotee. The conclusion is that the transcendental bliss experienced in the service of the Lord must be superior to  brahmānanda , the bliss derived from realizing the impersonal Brahman.
TEXT 199
শুনি’ ভট্টাচার্যের মনে হৈল চমৎকার ।
প্রভু কে  কৃষ্ণ   জানি’ করে আপনা ধিক্কার ॥ ১৯৯ ॥
śuni'  bhaṭṭācāryera mane haila camatkāra prabhuke kṛṣṇa jāni' kare āpanā dhikkāra
SYNONYMS
śuni'  —hearing this;  bhaṭṭācāryera  —of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya;  mane  —in the mind;  haila  —there was;  camatkāra  —wonder;  prabhuke  —Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  kṛṣṇa  —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  jāni'  —accepting as;  kare  —does;  āpanā  —himself;  dhikkāra  —condemnation.