Text 247] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 245
“Lord Brahma, Lord Siva, the goddess of fortune and even My own Self are not as
dear to Me as the gopis.” Of all the gopis Srimati Radharani is the topmost. Rupa
Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami are the most exalted servitors of Srimati
Radharani and Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Those who adhere to their service
are known as rupdnuga devotees. Caitanya-candramrta (127) gives the following
statement about Srila Ripa Gosvami:
astam vairdgya-kotir bhavatu sama-dama-ksanti-maitry-adi-kotis
tattvanudhydna-kotir bhavatu va vaisnavi bhakti-kotih
koty-amso ‘py asya na syat tad api guna-gano yah svatah-siddha daste
srimac-caitanyacandra-priya-carana-nakha-jyotir 4moda-bhajam
The qualities of one engaged in the service of Lord $ri Caitanya Mahaprabhu—
such as reputation, austerities, penances and knowledge—are not to be com-
pared to the good qualities of others. Such is the perfection of a devotee always
engaged in the service of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
TEXT 247
HSA ACT Sica cara AALS ails p’
TSCA CLM Ta, CAS aw way W289
‘sampattira madhye jivera kon sampatti gani?’
‘radha-krsne prema yahra, sei bada dhani’
SYNONYMS
sampattira—riches; madhye—among; jivera—of the living entities; kon—
what; sampatti—the wealth; gani—we accept; radha-krsne—to Srimati
Radharani and Krsna; prema—loving service; yafra—whose; sei—he; bada—
very great; dhani—capitalist.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked, “Of the many capitalists who possess great
riches, who is the topmost?’’ Ramananda Raya replied, ‘He who is richest in
love for Radha and Krsna is the greatest capitalist.”
PURPORT
Everyone in this material world is attempting to acquire riches to satisfy the
senses. Actually no one cares for anything other than acquiring material posses-
sions and maintaining them. The wealthy are generally accepted as the most im-
portant personalities in this material world, but when we compare a material man
