Text 2471
Talks Between the Lord and Bamannda Bava
245
“Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva, the goddess of fortune and even My own Self are not as dear to Me as the  gopīs .” Of all the  gopīs  Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the topmost. Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī are the most exalted servitors of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Those who adhere to their service are known as  rūpānuga  devotees.  Caitanya-candrāmṛta  (127) gives the following statement about Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī:
āstāṁ vairāgya-koṭir bhavatu śama-dama-kṣānti-maitry-ādi-koṭis tattvānudhyāna-koṭir bhavatu vā vaiṣṇavī bhakti-koṭiḥ koṭy-aṁśo ‘py asya na syāt tad api guṇa-gaṇo yaḥ svataḥ-siddha āste śrīmac-caitanyacandra-priya-caraṇa-nakha-jyotir āmoda-bhājām
The qualities of one engaged in the service of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu—such as reputation, austerities, penances and knowledge—are not to be compared to the good qualities of others. Such is the perfection of a devotee always engaged in the service of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TEXT 247
‘সম্প্রতির মধ্যে জীবের কোন সম্প্রতি গণি ?’
“রাধাকৃষ্ণে প্রেম বাঁক, সেই বড় ধনী ॥” ২৪৭ ॥
‘sampattira madhye jīvera kon sampatti gaņi?’ ‘rādhā-kṛṣṇe prema yāṅra, sei baḍa dhanī’
SYNONYMS
sampattira —riches;  madhye —among;  jīvera —of the living entities;  kon —what;  sampatti —the wealth;  gaņi —we accept;  rādhā-kṛṣṇe —to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and Kṛṣṇa;  prema —loving service;  yāṅra —whose;  sei —he;  baḍa —very great;  dhanī —capitalist.
TRANSLATION
Šrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, “Of the many capitalists who possess great riches, who is the topmost?” Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “He who is richest in love for Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa is the greatest capitalist.”
PURPORT
Everyone in this material world is attempting to acquire riches to satisfy the senses. Actually no one cares for anything other than acquiring material possessions and maintaining them. The wealthy are generally accepted as the most important personalities in this material world, but when we compare a material man