Tovu  2۱1
Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Rava
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କେନ୍ଦୁବାସ  , ଭାରତ ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ଏକ ଜିଲ୍ଲା ଯାହା କେନ୍ଦୁଝର ଜିଲ୍ଲାରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ।
prabhu kahe —the Lord said;  eho haya —this is all right;  āge kaha āra —please speak more;  rāya kahe —Rāmānanda Rāya replied;  dāsya-prema —spontaneous love in the humor of servitude;  sarva-sādhya-sāra —the essence of perfection.
TRANSLATION
Hearing up to the point of spontaneous love, the Lord said, “This is all right, but if you know more, please tell Me.” In reply, Rāmānanda Rāya said, “Spontaneous loving service in servitude—as exchanged by master and servant—is the highest perfection.
PURPORT
Spontaneous loving service to the Lord is called devotional service with an intimate attachment between the servitor and the served. This intimacy is called  mamatā . Between the servitor and the served, there is a feeling of oneness. This  mamatā  begins with  dāsya-prema , service rendered to the master by the servant. Unless there is such a relationship, the loving affairs between the Lord and His devotee are not actually fixed. When the devotee feels, “The Lord is my master” and renders service unto Him, Kṛṣṇa consciousness is awakened. This fixed consciousness is on a higher platform than simple cognizance of love of Godhead.
TEXT 72
যন্নামশ্রুতিমাত্রেণ পুমান্ ভবতি নির্মল:।।
তত্ত্ব  তীর্থপদ:  কিংবা দাসানামবশিষ্যতে  ॥ ৭২ ॥
yan-nāma-śruti-mātreṇa pumān bhavati nirmalaḥ tasya tīrtha-padaḥ kiṁ vā dāsānām avaśiṣyate
SYNONYMS
yat—of whom;  nāma —of the name;  śruti-mātreṇa —simply by hearing;  pumān —a person;  bhavati —becomes;  nirmalaḥ —pure;  tasya —of Him;  tirtha-padaḥ —of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, at whose lotus feet are all places of pilgrimage;  kim —what;  vā —more;  dāsānām —of the servants;  avaśiṣyate —is remaining.
TRANSLATION
“ A man becomes purified simply by hearing the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose lotus feet create the holy places of pilgrimage. Therefore what remains to be attained by those who have become His servants?”