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CC Madhya 17.8

Bengali

দুইজন কহে, — ‘তুমি ঈশ্বর ‘স্বতন্ত্র’ ।
যেই ইচ্ছা, সেই করিবা, নহ ‘পরতন্ত্র’ ॥ ৮ ॥

Text

dui-jana kahe, — ‘tumi īśvara ‘svatantra’
yei icchā, sei karibā, naha ‘paratantra’

Synonyms

dui-jana kahe — the two persons replied; tumi — You; īśvara — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sva-tantra — completely independent; yei icchā — whatever You desire; sei — that; karibā — You will do; naha — You are not; para-tantra — dependent on anyone.

Translation

Upon hearing this, Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī replied, “Dear Lord, You are completely independent. Since You are not dependent on anyone, You will do whatever You desire.