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  "name":"Cc. Antya 5.21",
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  "label":"Text 21",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 5.21",
  "description":"The greatness of the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is exceedingly difficult to understand. Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya is unique among them all, for he showed how one can extend his ecstatic love to the extreme limit."

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Cc. Antya 5.21

Text

mahāprabhura bhakta-gaṇera durgama mahimā
tāhe rāmānandera bhāva-bhakti-prema-sīmā

Synonyms

mahāprabhura—of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; bhakta-gaṇera—of the devotees; durgama—difficult to understand; mahimā—greatness; tāhe—in that connection; rāmānandera—of Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya; bhāva-bhakti—of ecstatic devotion; prema-sīmā—the limit of love of Kṛṣṇa.

Translation

The greatness of the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is exceedingly difficult to understand. Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya is unique among them all, for he showed how one can extend his ecstatic love to the extreme limit.