tomÄte ye eta prÄ«ti ha-ila rÄjÄra
ei guṇe kṛṣṇa tÄá¹…re karibe aá¹…gÄ«kÄra

 tomÄte - unto you; ye - that; eta - so much; prÄ«ti - love; ha-ila - was; rÄjÄra - of the King; ei guṇe - for this reason; kṛṣṇa - Lord Kṛṣṇa; tÄá¹…re - him; karibe aá¹…gÄ«kÄra - will accept.


Text

“Because the King has shown so much love for you, Lord Kṛṣṇa will certainly accept him.

Purport

King PratÄparudra requested an interview with ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu through the Bhaá¹­á¹­ÄcÄrya, who duly submitted the request. The Lord, however, immediately refused this interview. Now when RÄmÄnanda RÄya informed the Lord how eager the King was to see Him, the Lord was immediately pleased. ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu requested RÄmÄnanda RÄya to retire from his government post and come to ÅšrÄ« Puruá¹£ottama-ká¹£etra (JagannÄtha PurÄ«) to live with Him. When this proposal was submitted to King PratÄparudra, he immediately accepted it and also encouraged RÄmÄnanda RÄya by allowing him a full pension. This was very much appreciated by the Lord, and this confirms the fact that the Lord is more pleased when one serves the servant of the Lord. In ordinary parlance it is said, “If you love me, love my dog.†To approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one has to go through His confidential servant. This is the method. ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu clearly says, “Because the King loves you, RÄmÄnanda RÄya, he is very fortunate. Kṛṣṇa will certainly accept him due to his love for you.â€