CC Madhya 8.97

Madhya-līlā, Chapter 8, Text 97

রায় কহে, — ইহার আগে পুছে হেন জনে ।
এতদিন নাহি জানি, আছয়ে ভুবনে ॥ ৯৭ ॥

rāya kahe, — ihāra āge puche hena jane
eta-dina nāhi jāni, āchaye bhuvane

Word by word

rāya kahe — Rāmānanda Rāya replied; ihāra āge — beyond this point; puche — inquires; hena — such; jane — a person; eta-dina — until this day; nāhi jāni — I did not know; āchaye — there is; bhuvane — within this material world.

Translation

Rāya Rāmānanda replied, “Until this day I did not know anyone within this material world who could inquire beyond this perfectional stage of devotional service.”