128 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
Deity; maya-asritanam—for ordinary persons under the clutches of external en-
ergy; nara-darakena—with He who is like a boy of this material world; sardham—
in friendship; vijahrub—played; krta-punya-pufijah—those who have accumu-
lated volumes of pious activities.
TRANSLATION
““‘Those who are engaged in self-realization, appreciating the Brahman
effulgence of the Lord, and those engaged in devotional service, accepting the
Supreme Personality of Godhead as master, as well as those who are under the
clutches of maya, thinking the Lord an ordinary person, cannot understand
that certain exalted personalities—after accumulating volumes of pious ac-
tivities—are now playing with the Lord in friendship as cowherd boys.’ ”’
PURPORT
This is a statement made by Sukadeva Gosvami (Bhag. 10.12.11), who appreci-
ated the good fortune of the cowherd boys who played with Krsna and ate with
Him on the banks of the Yamuna.
TEXT 76
AS FR, —“aal SA, SCA FE BUT |”
Aa BCE, “alenaAs-cory— ALANA ww
prabhu kahe, —“eho uttama, age kaha dra”
raya kahe, “vatsalya-prema— sarva-sadhya-sdra”
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe—the Lord said; eho uttama—it is very good; dge—still further;
kaha—speak; ara—more; raya kahe—Raya replied; vatsalya-prema—loving ser-
vice to the Lord in the stage of paternal love; sarva-sadhya-sara—the highest per-
fectional stage.
TRANSLATION
The Lord said, “This statement is very good, but please proceed even
further.” Ramananda Raya then replied, ‘Loving service to the Lord in the
parental relationship is the highest perfectional stage.”
PURPORT
The stage of loving service to the Lord in paternal affection is an advanced
stage of love in fraternity. In the fraternal relationship there is a sense of equality,
but when that sense of equality is advanced in affection, one attains the platform
