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choṭa hañā mukunda ebe haila āmāra jyeṣṭha
tomāra kṛpā-pātra tāte sarva-guṇe śreṣṭha

Synonyms

choṭa hana—being junior; mukunda—Mukunda; ebe—now; haila—has become; amara—my; jyestha—senior; tomara—Your; krpa-patra—favorite; tate—therefore; sarva-guṇe—in all good qualities; srestha—superior. 

Translation

Thus Vāsudeva Datta admitted his inferiority to Mukunda, his son. “Although Mukunda is my junior,” he said, “he first received Your favor. Consequently he became transcendentally senior to me. Besides that, You very much favored Mukunda. Thus he is superior in all good qualities.” 

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