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The lord instructs Šrila Rūna Cosvāmī
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all equal to the devotee. The devotee’s only desire is to be attached to the lotus feet of Krsna and to engage in His transcendental loving service.
TEXT 217
এই দুই গুণ ব্যাপে সব ভক্তজনে ।।
আকাশের “শব্দ”-গুণ যেন ভূতগণে II ২১৭ II II ২১৭
ei dui guṇa vyāpe saba bhakta-jane ākāśera ‘śabda’-guṇa yena bhūta-gane
SYNONYMS
ei dui —these two;  guṇa —transcendental qualities;  vyāpe —expand;  saba bhakta-jane —in the lives of all devotees;  ākāśera —of the sky;  śabda-guṇa —the quality of sound;  yena —like;  bhūta-gaṇe —other material elements.
TRANSLATION
“These two qualities of the śānta stage spread through the lives of all devotees. They are like the quality of sound in the sky. Sound vibration is found in all material elements.
PURPORT
The qualities of  śānta-rasa  are present in all kinds of devotees, whether they are in the  dāsya-rasa ,  sakhya-rasa ,  vātsalya-rasa  or  madhura-rasa . The example of sound is given herein. Sound not only exists in the sky, or ether, but it is also present in air, fire, water and earth. This is a scientific explanation of devotional service. Just as sound is present in all material elements,  śānta-rasa  is present in all devotees, whether they are on the platform of  dāsya-rasa ,  sakhya-rasa ,  vātsalya-rasa  or  madhura-rasa .
TEXT 2183
শাল্পের স্বভাব—কুক্ষে মমতা-গন্ধহীন ।।
‘‘পরং ব্রহ্ম’’-‘‘পরমা স্ত্রী’’-জ্ঞান প্রবীণ ॥ ২১৮ ॥ ॥
śāntera svabhāva  — kṛṣṇe mamatā-gandha-hīna  ‘ paraṁ-brahma’-‘paramātmā’-jñāna pravīṇa
SYNONYMS
śāntera sva-bhāva —the characteristic of  śānta-rasa ;  kṛṣṇe —in Kṛṣṇa;  mamatā-gandha-hīna —not even the smallest quantity of intimacy;  param-brahma —im-