The essence of knowledge

Madhya 8.242-245

eta bali' duńhe nija-nija kārye gelā
sandhyā-kāle rāya punaḥ āsiyā mililā
anyonye mili' duńhe nibhṛte vasiyā
praśnottara-goṣṣṭhī kahe ānandita hañā 242-3

Having said this they both left to perform their own (duties). - eta bali duńhe gelā kārye nija-nija
In the evening Rāmānanda Rāya arrived again to meet (Gaura). - sandhyā-kāle rāya āsiyā punaḥ mililā

Both of them meeting, they sat in a secluded place. - duńhe mili anyonye vasiyā nibhṛte
Asking questions and giving answers, they talked becoming ecstatic.- praśna-uttara goṣṭhī kahe hañā ānandita

prabhu puche, rāmānanda karena uttara
ei mata sei sei rātre kathā paraspara
prabhu kahe, - "kon vidyā vidyā-madhye sāra?"
rāya kahe, - "kṛṣṇa-bhakti vinā vidyā nāhi āra" 244-5

The Lord asked, Rāya Rāmānanda gave the answers. - prabhu puche rāmānanda karena uttara
In this way that night they discussed polemically. - ei mata sei sei rātre kathā paraspara

The Lord said, "Of all the sciences, which is the essence of knowledge?" - prabhu kahe vidyā-madhye kon sāra vidyā
Rāmānanda Rāya said, Other than devotion to Krișna there is no other (science) (nothing worth knowing). - rāya kahe vinā bhakti kṛṣṇa vidyā nāhi āra