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[[Madhva-lilā. Ch. 8]
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Țhākura points out that in Vrajabhūmi there is the Yamunā River with its sandy banks. There are  kadamba  trees, cows, Kṛṣṇa's sticks with which He herds cows, and Kṛṣṇa's flute. All of these belong to the  śānta-rasa , the mellow of neutrality in devotional service. There are also the direct servants of Kṛṣṇa named Citraka, Patraka and Raktaka, and these are the embodiments of service in the mellow of servitude. There are also friends like Śrīdāmā, Sudāmā and others who embody service in fraternity. Nanda Mahārāja and mother Yaśodā are the embodiments of paternal love. Above all of these is Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and Her assistants, the  gopīs  Lalitā, Viśākhā and others. In this way all five mellows— śānta ,  dāsya ,  sakhya ,  vātsalya  and  mādhurya —exist eternally. They are also compared to metals like copper, bell metal, silver, gold and touchstone. Śrīla Kavirāja Gosvāmī therefore refers to a metal mine eternally existing in Vṛndāvana, Vrajabhūmi.
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ক্রমে উঠাইতে সেহ উত্তম বস্তু পায় । এছে প্রশ্নোত্তর কৈল প্রভু-রামরায় ॥ ২৯৫ ॥
krame uṭhāite seha uttama vastu pāya aiche praśnottara kaila prabhu-rāmarāya
SYNONYMS
krame —gradually;  uṭhāite —to raise;  seha —that person;  uttama —best;  vastu —metal;  pāya —gets;  aiche —so also;  praśna-uttara —the questions and answers;  kaila —have done;  prabhu —Śrī Caiṭanya Mahāprabhu;  rāma-rāya —and Rāmānanda Rāya.
TRANSLATION
Both Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya worked like miners, excavating all kinds of valuable metals, each one better than the other. Their questions and answers are exactly like that.
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আর দিন রায়-পাশে বিদায় মাগিলা। বিদায়ের কালে ভাঁরে এই আজ্ঞা দিলা ॥ ২৯৬ ॥
āra dina rāya-pāśe vidāya māgilā vidāyera kāle tāṅre ei ājñā dilā