7.50-52
acaryaratna acaryanidhi pandita-gadadhara
jagadananda, damodara, sankara, vakresvara
kasisvara, mukunda, vasudeva, murari
ara yata bhakta-gana gaude avatari’
krsna-nama-prema kaila jagate pracara
inha sabara sange krsna-bhakti ye amara"
SYNONYMS
acaryaratna—Acaryaratna; acaryanidhi—Acaryanidhi; pandita-gadadhara—Gadadhara Pandita; jagadananda—Jagadananda; damodara—Damodara; sankara—Sankara; vakresvara—Vakresvara; kasisvara—Kasisvara; mukunda—Mukunda; vasudeva—Vasudeva; murari—Murari; ara—and; yata—as many as; bhakta-gana—devotees; gaude—in Bengal; avatari’-having descended; krsna-nama—the holy name of Lord Krsna; prema—ecstatic love of Krsna; kaila—did; jagate—all over the world; pracara—preaching; inha sabara—of all of them; sange—by association; krsna-bhakti—devotional service to Krsna; ye—which; amara—My “Acaryaratna, Acaryanidhi, Gadadhara Pandita, Jagadananda, Damodara, Sankara, Vakresvara, Kasisvara, Mukunda, Vasudeva, Murari and many other devotees have descended in Bengal to preach to everyone the glories of the holy name of Krsna and the value of love for Him.
I have learned from them the meaning of devotional service to Krsna.”