Text 68] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 121

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jfidne praydsam udapasya namanta eva
jivanti san-mukharitarn bhavadiya-vartam

sthane sthitah sruti-gatamm tanu-van-manobhir
ye prayaso ‘jita jito ‘py asi tais tri-lokyam

SYNONYMS

jfidne—in gaining knowledge; prayasam—unnecessary endeavor; udapasya—
setting far aside; namantah—completely surrendering; eva—certainly; jivanti—
live; sat-mukharitam—declared by great realized devotees; bhavadiya-vartam—
discussions about You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sthane sthitah—situ-
ated in their own positions; sruti-gatam—received aurally; tanu-vak-manobhih—
by the body, words and mind; ye—those who; prayasah —almost always; ajita—
O my unconquerable Lord (beyond perception and unlimitedly independent);
jitah conquered; api—indeed; asi—You are; taih—by such pure devotees; tri-
lokyam—within the three worlds.

TRANSLATION

Ramananda Raya continued, “Lord Brahma said, ‘My dear Lord, those devo-
tees who have thrown away the impersonal conception of the Absolute Truth
and have therefore abandoned discussing empiric philosophical truths should
hear from self-realized devotees about Your holy name, form, pastimes and
qualities. They should completely follow the principles of devotional service
and remain free from illicit sex, gambling, intoxication and animal slaughter.
Surrendering themselves fully with body, words and mind, they can live in any
aSrama or social status. Indeed, You are conquered by such persons, although
You are always unconquerable.’ ”’

TEXT 68

AFG BlR,—“ GTR SA, WIC FE Bla |”
Ala Bt, —“caqefe—ndaigata wu” vw tt

prabhu kahe, —“eho haya, age kaha ara”
raya kahe, — “prema-bhakti — sarva-sadhya-sara”

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—the Lord said; eho haya—this is all right; age kaha ara—speak
something more; raya kahe—Raya replied; prema-bhakti—ecstatic love in devo-
tional service to the Lord; sarva-sadhya-sdra—the essence of all perfection.
