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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 7.98

tvat-sākṣāt-karaṇāhlāda- viśuddhābdhi-sthitasya me sukhāni goṣpadāyante brāhmāṇy api jagad-guro
[tvat-saakshaat-karanaahlaada- vishuddhaabdhi-sthitasya me sukhaani goshpadaayante braahmaany api jagad-guro]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tvat-sākṣāt-karaṇāhlāda- viśuddhābdhi-sthitasya me sukhāni goṣpadāyante brāhmāṇy api jagad-guro
“ ‘My dear Lord, O master of the universe, since I have directly seen You, my transcendental bliss has taken the shape of a great ocean. Being situated in that ocean, I now realize all other so-called happiness to be like the water contained in the hoofprint of a calf.’ ”

The transcendental bliss enjoyed in pure devotional service is like an ocean, whereas material happiness and even the happiness to be derived from the realization of impersonal Brahman are just like the water in the hoofprint of a calf. This is a verse from the Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya (14.36).

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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