Text 151]
Rūpa Gosvāmī's Meeting with the Lord
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TRANSLATION
“When one hears praise from his beloved, he outwardly remains neutral but feels pain within his heart. When he hears his beloved making accusations about him, he takes them to be jokes and enjoys pleasure. When he finds faults in his beloved, they do not diminish his love, nor do the beloved's good qualities increase his spontaneous affection. Thus spontaneous love continues under all circumstances. That is how spontaneous love of Godhead acts within the heart.”
PURPORT
This verse from  Vidagdha-mādhava  (5.4) is spoken by Paurṇamāsī, the grand-mother of Rādhārāṇī and mother of Sāndīpani Muni.
TEXT 151
শ্রী নিষ্ঠুরতাং মহেন্দুবদনা প্রেমাঙ্কুরং ভিন্দতী 
  স্বাস্তে শান্তিধুরাং বিধায় বিধুরে প্রায়ঃ পরাঞ্চিয্যতি । 
  কিংবা পামর-কাম-কামুর্কপরিত্রণা বিমোক্ষ্যত্যন্ত 
  হা মোধ্যাং ফলিনী মনোরথলত। মৃদ্বী ময়োন্মুলিত। ॥১৫১
śrutvā niṣṭhuratāṁ mamendu-vadanā premāṅkuraṁ bhindatī 
  svānte śānti-dhurāṁ vidhāya vidhure prāyaḥ parāñciṣyati 
  kiṁvā pāmara-kāma-kārmuka-paritrastā vimokṣyaty asūn 
  hā maugdhyāt phalinī manoratha-latā mṛdvī mayonmūlitā
SYNONYMS
śrutvā—by hearing; niṣṭhuratāṁ—cruelty; mama—My; indu-vadanā—moon-faced; prema-aṅkuraṁ—the seed of love; bhindatī—splitting; sva-ante—within Her heart; śānti-dhurāṁ—great toleration; vidhāya—taking; vidhure—aggrieved; prāyaḥ—almost; parāñciṣyati—may turn against; kiṁvā—or; pāmara—most formidable; kāma—of lusty desires or Cupid; kārmuka—of the bow; paritrastā—frightened; vimokṣyati—will give up; asūn—life; hā—alas; maugdhyāt—on account of bewilderment; phalinī—almost fruitful; manaḥ-ratha-latā—the creeper of growing love; mṛdvī—very soft; mayā—by Me; unmūlitā—uprooted.
TRANSLATION
“Upon hearing of My cruelty, moon-faced Rādhārāṇī may establish some kind of tolerance in Her aggrieved heart. But then She might turn against Me. Or, indeed, being fearful of the lusty desires invoked by the bow of formidable Cupid, She might even give up Her life. Alas! I have foolishly uprooted the soft creeper of Her desire just when it was ready to bear fruit.”