Volume 3 - Prabhupada Books

166 Sri Caitanya-carita.mrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 8
TRANSLATION
Sri Ramananda Raya was a great devotee of the Lord and a lover of God, and
although his mind could not be covered by Kr�Qa's illusory energy, and al­
though he could understand the mind of the Lord, which was very strong and
intense, Ramananda's mind became a little agitated.
PURPORT
The perfect devotee always acts according to the desires of the Supreme Per­
sonality of Godhead. However, a materialistic man is carried away by the waves of
the material energy. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has said, mayara vase, yaccha
bhese, khaccha habuc;Jubu, bhai.
A person under the grip of the material energy is carried away by the waves of
that illusory energy. In other words, a person in the material world is a servant of
maya. However, a person in the spiritual energy is a servant of the Supreme Per­
sonality of Godhead. Although Ramananda Raya knew that nothing was
unknown to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he nonetheless began to speak further on
the subject because the Lord desired it.
TEXT 132
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'� ';fi! �t��S, ��� �tf� �tf��t� II��� II
raya kahe-"ami-nata, tumi-sOtra-dhara
yei mata nacao, taiche cahi nacibara
SYNONYMS
raya kahe-Ramananda Raya replied; ami-1; nata-dancer; tumi-You; sOtra­
dhara-the puller of the strings; yei-whatever; mata-way; nacao-You make
me dance; taiche-in that way; cahi-1 want; nacibara-to dance.
TRANSLATION
Sri Ramananda Raya said, "I am just a dancing puppet, and You pull the
strings. Whichever way You make me dance, I will dance.
TEXT 133
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