5.19

kastha-pasana-sparse haya yaiche bhava

taruni-sparse ramanandera taiche ’svabhava’

SYNONYMS

kastha—wood; pasana—stone; sparse—by touching; haya—there is; yaiche—as; bhava—mental position; taruni-sparse—by touching the young girls; ramanandera—of Ramananda Raya; taiche—like that; svabhava—nature.

While touching the young girls, he was like a person touching wood or stone, for his body and mind were unaffected.