Text 4411
The Cleansing of the Gundicā Temple
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prabhu-pade prema-bhakti jānāila rājāra prasaṅga pāñā aiche kahe bāra-bāra
SYNONYMS
prabhu-pade —unto the lotus feet of the Lord;  prema-bhakti —ecstatic love;  jānāila —informed;  rājāra —of the King;  prasaṅga —discussion;  pāñā —getting;  aiche —thus;  kahe —says;  bāra-bāra —again and again.
TRANSLATION
At that time, Rāmānanda Rāya informed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu about the ecstatic love of the King. Indeed, as soon as there was some opportunity, he repeatedly informed the Lord about the King.
TEXT 44
রাজমন্ত্রী রামানন্দ —ব্যবহারে নিপুণ ।। ১১
राजश्री िकहिं' देवाईन शंकुर मन ॥ 88 ॥
rāja-mantrī rāmānanda ——vyavahāre nipuṇa rāja-prīti kahi’ dravāila prabhura mana
SYNONYMS
rāja-mantrī —diplomatic minister;  rāmānanda —Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya;  vyavahāre —in general behavior;  nipuṇa —very expert;  rāja-priti —the love of the King for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  kahi' —describing;  dravāila —softened;  prabhura —of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  mana —the mind.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya was indeed a diplomatic minister for the King. His general behavior was very expert, and simply by describing the King’s love for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he gradually softened the Lord’s mind.
PURPORT
A diplomat in the material world knows how to deal with people, especially in political affairs. Some of the great devotees of the Lord—like Rāmānanda Rāya, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Rūpa Gosvāmī—were government officers and had a background of very opulent householder life. Consequently they knew how to deal with people. In many instances we have seen the diplomacy of Rūpa Gosvāmī, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī and Rāmānanda Rāya employed in the service of the Lord. When Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī’s father and uncle were to be arrested by government officials, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī hid