Text 237]
The Lord Instructs Śrila Rūpa Gosvāmī
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TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then concluded:  “I have simply given a general survey describing the mellows of devotional service. You can consider how to adjust and expand this.
TEXT 236
ভাবিতে ভাবিতে কৃষ্ণ স্ফুরয়ে অন্তরে । কৃষ্ণকৃপায় অজ্ঞ পায় রসসিন্ধু-পারে ॥ ২৩৬ ॥
bhāvite bhāvite kṛṣṇa sphuraye antare kṛṣṇa-kṛpāya ajña pāya rasa-sindhu-pāre
SYNONYMS
bhāvite bhāvite —in this way when one is strictly in thought;  kṛṣṇa —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  sphuraye antare —manifests within;  kṛṣṇa-kṛpāya —by the mercy of Kṛṣṇa;  ajña —one not expert in knowledge;  pāya —reaches;  rasa-sindhu-pāre —the shore of the ocean of transcendental mellows.
TRANSLATION
“When one thinks of Kṛṣṇa constantly, love for Him is manifest within the heart. Even though one may be ignorant, one can reach the shore of the ocean of transcendental love by Lord Kṛṣṇa’s mercy.”
TEXT 237
এত বলি’ প্রভু তাঁরে কৈলা আলিঙ্গন । বারাণসী চলিবারে প্রভুর হৈল মন ॥ ২৩৭ ॥
eta bali’ prabhu tāṅre kailā āliṅgana vārāṇasī calibāre prabhura haila mana
SYNONYMS
eta bali’ —saying this;  prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  tāṅre —unto Rūpa Gosvāmī;  kailā —did;  āliṅgana —embracing;  vārāṇasī —toward Benares;  calibāre —to go;  prabhura —of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  haila —was;  mana —the mind.
TRANSLATION
After saying this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced Śrila Rūpa Gosvāmī. The Lord then decided to go to the city of Benares.