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Šri Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā Ch 24
kāntā-gaņera rati pāya ‘mahābhāva’-simā ‘bhakti’-śabdera ei saba arthera mahimā
SYNONYMS
kāntā-gaṇera —of the devotees in conjugal love;  rati —the attraction;  pāya —attain;  mahā-bhāva-sīmā —the limit of  mahābhāva ;  bhakti —devotional service;  śabdera —of the word;  ei saba —all these;  arthera —of the meanings;  mahimā —of the glories.
TRANSLATION
“The gopīs of Vṛndāvana who are attached to Kṛṣṇa in conjugal love can increase their ecstatic love up to the point of mahābhāva [the greatest ecstatic love]. These are some of the glorious meanings of the word bhakti, devotional service.
TEXT 35
‘ইখন্ত ত ফুগুঁ’-শান্দের শুনহ ব্যাখ্যান ।।
‘ইখ্বং’-শক্তের ভিন্ন অর্থ, ‘গুণ’-শক্তের আন ॥ ৩৫ ॥
‘ittham-bhūta-guṇaḥ’-śabdera śunaha vyākhyāna
‘itthaṁ’-śabdera bhinna artha, ‘guṇa’-śabdera āna
SYNONYMS
ittham-bhūta-guṇaḥ —having qualities like this;  śabdera —of the word;  śunaha —please hear;  vyākhyāna —the explanation;  ittham—ittham ;  śabdera —of the word;  bhinna artha —different meanings;  guṇa—guṇa ;  śabdera —of the word;  āna —other.
TRANSLATION
“Please hear the meaning of the word ittham-bhūta-guṇa, which is found in the ātmārāma verse. Ittham-bhūta has different meanings, and guṇa has other meanings.
TEXT 36
‘ইপ্স্তুত’-শব্দের অর্থ—পূর্ণানন্দময় । ।
বাঁর আগে ব্রহ্মানন্দ ভূগপ্রায় হয় ॥ ৩৬ ॥
‘ittham-bhūta’-śabdera artha—pūrṇānandamaya yāṅra āge brahmānanda tṛṇa-prāya haya