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Talks Between the Lord and Rāmānanda Rāya
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স্ত্রিয় উরগেন্দ্রভোগভূজদণ্ডবিষক্ত-ধিয়ো
বয়মপি তে সমাঃ সমদৃশোহজ্বি সরোজস্বধাঃ ॥ ২২ ॥
nibhṛta-marun-mano 'kṣa-dṛḍha-yoga-yujo hṛdi yan munaya upāsate tad arayo 'pi yayuḥ smaraṇāt striya uragendra-bhoga-bhuja-daṇḍa-viṣakta-dhiyo vayam api te samāḥ samadṛśo 'ṅghri-saroja-sudhāḥ
SYNONYMS
nibhṛta —controlled;  marut —the life air;  manaḥ —the mind;  akṣa —senses;  dṛḍha —strong;  yoga —in the mystic  yoga  process;  yujaḥ —who are engaged;  hṛdi —within the heart;  yat —who;  munayaḥ —the great sages;  upāsate —worship;  tat —that;  arayaḥ —the enemies;  api —also;  yayuḥ —obtain;  smaraṇāt —from remembering;  striyaḥ —the  gopīs ;  uragendra —of serpents;  bhoga —like the bodies;  bhuja —the arms;  daṇḍa —like rods;  viṣakta —fastened to;  dhiyaḥ —whose minds;  vayam api —we also;  te —Your;  samāḥ —equal to them;  samadṛśaḥ —having the same ecstatic emotions;  aṅghri-saroja —of the lotus feet;  sudhāḥ —the nectar.
TRANSLATION
“‘By practicing the mystic  yoga  system and controlling their breath, the great sages conquered the mind and senses. Thus engaging in mystic  yoga , they saw the Supersoul within their hearts and ultimately entered into the impersonal Brahman. However, even the enemies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead attain that position simply by thinking of the Supreme Lord. The damsels of Vraja, the  gopīs , simply wanted to embrace Kṛṣṇa and hold His arms, which are like serpents. Being attracted by the beauty of Kṛṣṇa, they ultimately acquired a taste for the nectar of the Lord’s lotus feet. We can also taste the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet by following in the footsteps of the  gopīs .’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.87.23) spoken by the śrutis, the personified Vedas.
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‘সমদৃশঃ-শব্দে কহে ‘সেই ভাবে অনুগতি’।
‘সমাঃ-শব্দে কহে শ্রুতির গোপীদেহ-প্রাপ্তি ॥২২৫॥
‘samadṛśaḥ’-śabde kahe ‘sei bhāve anugati’ ‘samāḥ’-śabde kahe śrutira gopī-deha-prāpti