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CC Madhya 16.66

Bengali

নিত্যানন্দ কহে, — আমি ‘দেহ’ তুমি ‘প্রাণ’ ।
‘দেহ’ ‘প্রাণ’ ভিন্ন নহে, — এই ত প্রমাণ ॥ ৬৬ ॥

Text

nityānanda kahe, — āmi ‘deha’ tumi ‘prāṇa’
‘deha’ ‘prāṇa’ bhinna nahe, — ei ta pramāṇa

Synonyms

nityānanda kahe — Lord Nityānanda Prabhu said; āmi — I; deha — the body; tumi — You; prāṇa — the life; deha — the body; prāṇa — the life; bhinna nahe — not separate; ei ta pramāṇa — this is the evidence.

Translation

Nityānanda Prabhu replied, “O Lord, You are the life, and I am the body. There is no difference between the body and life itself, but life is more important than the body.