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ācāryaratna ācāryanidhi paṇḍita-gadādhara
jagadānanda, dāmodara, śaṅkara, vakreśvara
kāśīśvara, mukunda, vāsudeva, murāri
āra yata bhakta-gaṇa gauḍe avatari’
kṛṣṇa-nāma-prema kailā jagate pracāra
iṅhā sabāra saṅge kṛṣṇa-bhakti ye āmāra“
Synonyms
ācāryaratna—Ācāryaratna; ācāryanidhi—Ācāryanidhi; pandita-gadādhara—Gadādhara Paṇḍita; jagadānanda—Jagadānanda; dāmodara—Dāmodara; sankara—Śaṅkara; vakreśvara—Vakreśvara; kasisvara—Kāśīśvara; mukunda—Mukunda; vasudeva—Vāsudeva; murāri—Murāri; ara—and; yata—as many as; bhakta-gana—devotees; gauḍe—in Bengal; avatari—having descended; krsna-nama—the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa; prema—ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa; kaila—did; jagate—all over the world; pracāra—preaching; inha sabara—of all of them; saṅge—by association; krsna-bhakti—devotional service to Kṛṣṇa; ye—which; amara—My. ¶
Translation
“Ācāryaratna, Ācāryanidhi, Gadādhara Paṇḍita, Jagadānanda, Dāmodara, Śaṅkara, Vakreśvara, Kāśīśvara, Mukunda, Vāsudeva, Murāri and many other devotees have descended in Bengal to preach to everyone the glories of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa and the value of love for Him. I have learned from them the meaning of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.” ¶