śivānande - unto Śivānanda Sena; kahe - says; prabhu - the Lord; tomāra - your; āmāte - upon Me; gāḍha anurāga - deep affection; haya - there is; jāni - I know; āge haite - from the very beginning.

Then turning toward Śivānanda Sena, the Lord said, “I know that from the very beginning your affection for Me has been very great.”