# Cc. Antya 1.182 > রায় কহে, — “লোকের সুখ ইহার শ্রবণে । > অভীষ্ট-দেবের স্মৃতি মঙ্গলাচরণে ।।” ১৮২ ।। ॥১৮২॥ ## Text > rāya kahe,—"lokera sukha ihāra śravaṇe > abhīṣṭa-devera smṛti maṅgalācaraṇe" ## Synonyms *rāya kahe*—Rāmānanda Rāya says; *lokera*—of the people in general; *sukha*—happiness; *ihāra śravaṇe*—in hearing such poetic expressions; *abhīṣṭa-devera*—of the worshipable Deity; *smṛti*—remembrance; *maṅgalācaraṇe*—in the performance of auspiciousness in the beginning. ## Translation **Rāmānanda Rāya said, "Instead of joking, people in general will feel great pleasure in hearing such poetry, for the initial remembrance of the worshipable Deity invokes good fortune."**