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ta-sabara priti dekhi’ prabhu bhavavese

saba-sane krida kare hana tara vase

SYNONYMS

ta-sabara—of all of them; priti—affection; dekhi’-seeing; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhava-avese—in ecstatic love; saba-sane—with all of them; krida—sporting; kare—performs; hana—being; tara—their; vase—under control.

Seeing their affection, the Lord was moved by ecstatic love.

He began to sport with them exactly as a friend sports with another friend.

Thus He voluntarily came under the control of His friends.