Volume 3 - Prabhupada Books

Text 247] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Ray a 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 SrTmati Radhara�i is the topmost. ROpa
Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami are the most exalted servitors of Srimati
Radhara�i and Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Those who adhere to their service
are known as rOpanuga devotees. Caitanya-candramrta (127) gives the following
statement about Srila ROpa Gosvami:
astarh vairagya-kotir bhavatu sama-dama-k$anti-maitry-adi-kotis
tattvanudhyana-kotir bhavatu va vai$f)avi bhakti-koti/:1
koty-amso 'py asya na syat tad api guQa-gaQo yal) svata/:1-siddha aste
srimac-caitanyacandra-priya-cara(la-nakha-jyotir amoda-bhajam
The qualities of one engaged in the service of Lord Sri 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.
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'sampattira madhye jivera kon sampatti gaQi?'
'radha-k[$Qe prema yanra, sei bada dhani'
SYNONYMS
sampattira-riches; madhye-among; jivera-of the living entities; kon­
what; sampatti-the wealth; gaQi-we accept; radha-k[$Qe-to Srimati
Radhara�i and Kr��a; prema-loving service; yanra -whose; sei-he; ba(fa­
very great; dhani-capitalist.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked, "Of the many capitalists who possess great
riches, who is the topmosH" Ramananda Raya replied, "He who is richest in
love for Radha and Kr�l)a 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