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raya kahe,--"lokera sukha ihara sravane

abhista-devera smrti mangalacarane"

SYNONYMS

raya kahe—Ramananda Raya says; lokera—of the people in general; sukha—happiness; ihara sravane—in hearing such poetic expressions; abhista-devera—of the worshipable Deity; smrti—remembrance; mangalacarane—in the performance of auspiciousness in the beginning.

Ramananda Raya said, “Instead of joking, people in general will feel great pleasure in hearing such poetry, for the initial remembrance of the worshipable Deity invokes good fortune.”