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’arya, sarala, tumi--vrddha brahmana

kahan haite paile tumi ei prema-dhana?’

SYNONYMS

arya—advanced in devotional service; sarala—simple; tumi—you; vrddha brahmana—elderly brahmana; kahan haite—from where; paile tumi—did you obtain; ei—this; prema-dhana—transcendental opulence of ecstatic love.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, “You are an elderly brahmana, you are sincere, and you are advanced in spiritual life.

Wherefrom have you gotten this transcendental opulence of ecstatic love for Krsna?”