Text 72] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 125
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe—the Lord said; eho haya—this is all right; age kaha dra—please
speak more; raya kahe—Ramananda Raya replied; dasya-prema—spontaneous
love in the humor of servitude; sarva-sddhya-sdra—the essence of perfection.
TRANSLATION
Hearing up to the point of spontaneous love, the Lord said, ‘This is all right,
but if you know more, please tell Me.” In reply, Ramananda Raya said,
“Spontaneous loving service in servitude—as exchanged by master and ser-
vant—is the highest perfection.
PURPORT
Spontaneous loving service to the Lord is called devotional service with an inti-
mate attachment between the servitor and the served. This intimacy is called
mamatd. Between the servitor and the served, there is a feeling of oneness. This
mamatd begins with dasya-prema, service rendered to the master by the servant.
Unless there is such a relationship, the loving affairs between the Lord and His
devotee are not actually fixed. When the devotee feels, “The Lord is my master”
and renders service unto Him, Krsna consciousness is awakened. This fixed con-
sciousness is on a higher platform than simple cognizance of love of Godhead.
TEXT 72
AAAS ACH AR SAS fatar
SI Gras Fara AAAS HTS az tl
yan-nama-sruti-matrena
puman bhavati nirmalah
tasya tirtha-padah kim va
dasandm avasisyate
SYNONYMS
yat—of whom; naéma—of the name; Sruti-matrena—simply by hearing;
pumadn—a person; bhavati—becomes; nirmalah—pure; tasya—of Him; tirtha-
padah—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, at whose lotus feet are all places
of pilgrimage; kim—what; va—more; dasanam—of the servants; avasisyate—is
remaining.
TRANSLATION
“‘A man becomes purified simply by hearing the holy name of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, whose lotus feet create the holy places of pilgrimage.
Therefore what remains to be attained by those who have become His ser-
vants?’
