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nirantara tanra sange haila sakhya-bhava

hasya-parihase dunhe sakhyera svabhava

SYNONYMS

nirantara—constantly; tanra sange—being associated with him; haila—there was; sakhya-bhava—a friendly relationship; hasya—laughing; parihase—joking; dunhe—both of them; sakhyera—of fraternity; svabhava—nature.

Constantly associating with each other, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Venkata Bhatta gradually developed a friendly relationship.

Indeed, sometimes they laughed and joked together.