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nityananda kahe,--ami ’deha’ tumi ’prana’

’deha’ ’prana’ bhinna nahe,--ei ta pramana

SYNONYMS

nityananda kahe—Lord Nityananda Prabhu said; ami—I; deha—the body; tumi—You; prana—the life; deha—the body; prana—the life; bhinna nahe—not separate; ei ta pramana—this is the evidence.

Nityananda Prabhu replied, "O Lord, You are the life, and I am the body.

There is no difference between the body and life itself, but life is more important than the body.