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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 8.75

itthaṁ satāṁ brahma-sukhānubhūtyā dāsyaṁ gatānāṁ para-daivatena māyāśritānāṁ nara-dārakeṇa sārdhaṁ vijahruḥ kṛta-puṇya-puñjāḥ
[ittham sataam brahma-sukhaanubhootyaa daasyam gataanaam para-daivatena maayaashritaanaam nara-daarakena saardham vijahruh krita-punya-punjaah]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
itthaṁ satāṁ brahma-sukhānubhūtyā dāsyaṁ gatānāṁ para-daivatena māyāśritānāṁ nara-dārakeṇa sārdhaṁ vijahruḥ kṛta-puṇya-puñjāḥ
“ ‘Neither those engaged in the self-realization of appreciating the Brahman effulgence of the Lord, nor those engaged in devotional service while accepting the Supreme Personality of Godhead as master, nor those under the clutches of Māyā, thinking the Lord an ordinary person, can understand that certain exalted personalities, after accumulating volumes of pious activities, are now playing with the Lord in friendship as cowherd boys.’ ”

This is a statement made by Śukadeva Gosvāmī (Bhāg. 10.12.11), who appreciated the good fortune of the cowherd boys who played with Kṛṣṇa and ate with Him on the banks of the Yamunā.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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