# Cc. Madhya 16.66 ## 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.**