Text 2521
Talks Between the Lord and Rāmānanda Rāya
249
Talks between Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya were meant for advanced devotees only. Those who are on the mundane platform and who study these talks in order to put forward some thesis for a Ph. D. will not be able to understand them. Instead, these conversations will have a poisonous effect.
TEXT 2511
“ গ্রোসো-মধ্যে কোন গ্রোসঃ জীবের হ্রদ সার ? ”
“ कक्कुडक-जज विना ज़ेज़ाः  नाडि डारा ॥” २००५ ॥
‘śreyo-madhye kona śreyaḥ jīvera haya sāra?’ ‘kṛṣṇa-bhakta-saṅga vinā śreyaḥ nāhi āra’
SYNONYMS
śreyaḥ-madhye —among beneficial activities;  kona —which;  śreyaḥ —beneficial function;  jīvera —of the living entity;  haya —is;  sāra —the essence;  kṛṣṇa-bhakta-saṅga —for associating with the devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  vinā —except;  śreyaḥ —beneficial activity;  nāhi —there is not;  āra —another.
TRANSLATION
“Out of all auspicious and beneficial activities, which is best for the living entity?” Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “The only auspicious activity is association with the devotees of Kṛṣṇa.”
PURPORT
According to  Šrimad-Bhāgavatam  (11.2.30)::
ata ātyantikaṁ kṣemaṁ 
pṛcchāmo bhavato ‘naghāḥ 
saṁsāre ‘smin kṣaṇārdho ‘pi 
sat-saṅgaḥ śevadhir nṛṇām
“We are asking the most perfect welfare activity from you. I think that in this material world, association with devotees—even if it be for a moment—is the greatest treasure house for mankind.”
TEXT 252
‘কাঁহার স্মরণ জীব করিবে অনুক্ষণ ?’
‘कृष्‍क’-नाम-‘भुग-भौला’—अर्थान खारग ॥ १  २८२ ॥