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prabhu kahe,-purve siddha krsne tomara priti

toma-sange ama-sabara haila krsne mati

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—the Lord said; purve—previously; siddha—perfected; krsne—in Krsna consciousness; tomara—your; priti—love for Krsna; toma-sange—by your association; ama-sabara—of all of us; haila—there was; krsne—unto Krsna; mati—consciousness.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said to Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, “From your previous birth you have been in Krsna consciousness.

Thus you love Krsna so much that simply by your association we are all developing Krsna consciousness.”