CC Madhya 17.8

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 8

dui-jana kahe,—‘tumi īśvara ‘svatantra’

yei icchā, sei karibā, naha ‘paratantra’

SYNONYMS

dui-jana kahe—the two persons replied; tumi—You; īśvara—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sva-tantra—completely independent; yei icchā—whatever You desire; sei—that; karibā—You will do; naha—You are not; para-tantra—dependent on anyone.

TRANSLATION

Upon hearing this, Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī replied, “Dear Lord, You are completely independent. Since You are not dependent on anyone, You will do whatever You desire.

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