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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 24.348

gauḍendrasya sabhā-vibhūṣaṇa-maṇis tyaktvā ya ṛddhāṁ śriyaṁ rūpasyāgraja eṣa eva taruṇīṁ vairāgya-lakṣmīṁ dadhe antar-bhakti-rasena pūrṇa-hṛdayo bāhye ’vadhūtākṛtiḥ śaivālaiḥ pihitaṁ mahā-sara iva prīti-pradas tad-vidām
[gaudendrasya sabhaa-vibhooshana-manis tyaktvaa ya riddhaam shriyam roopasyaagraja esha eva taruneem vairaagya-lakshmeem dadhe antar-bhakti-rasena poorna-hridayo baahye ’vadhootaakritih shaivaalaih pihitam mahaa-sara iva preeti-pradas tad-vidaam]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
gauḍendrasya sabhā-vibhūṣaṇa-maṇis tyaktvā ya ṛddhāṁ śriyaṁ rūpasyāgraja eṣa eva taruṇīṁ vairāgya-lakṣmīṁ dadhe antar-bhakti-rasena pūrṇa-hṛdayo bāhye ’vadhūtākṛtiḥ śaivālaiḥ pihitaṁ mahā-sara iva prīti-pradas tad-vidām
“Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī, the elder brother of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, was a most important minister in the government of Hussain Shah, the ruler of Bengal, and he was considered a most brilliant gem in that assembly. He possessed all the opulences of a royal position, but he gave up everything just to accept the youthful goddess of renunciation. Although he externally appeared to be a mendicant who had renounced everything, he was filled with the pleasure of devotional service within his heart. Thus he can be compared to a deep lake covered with moss. He was the object of pleasure for all the devotees who knew the science of devotional service.

This and the following two verses are from Caitanya-candrodaya-nāṭaka (9.34, 35, 38).

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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