Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

Synonyms

ittham—in this way; satām—of persons who prefer the impersonal feature of the Lord; brahma—of the impersonal effulgence; sukha—by the happiness; anubhūtyā—who is realized; dāsyam—the mode of servitude; gatānām—of those who have accepted; para-daivatena—who is the supreme worshipable Deity; māyā-āśritānām—for ordinary persons under the clutches of external energy; nara-dārakeṇa—with He who is like a boy of this material world; sākam—in friendship; vijahruḥ—played; kṛta-puṇya-puñjāḥ—those who have accumulated 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 māyā, thinking the Lord an ordinary person, cannot understand that certain exalted personalities—after accumulating volumes of pious activities—are now playing with the Lord in friendship as cowherd boys.' "

Purport