Text 10] Rescuing the Lord from the Sea 123

rasa-lilara eka sloka yabe pade, sune
purvavat tabe artha karena dpane

SYNONYMS
rasa-lilara—of the rdsa-lila; eka—one; sloka—verse; yabe—when; pade—
recites; sune—hears; ptrva-vat—as previously; tabe—then; artha karena—ex-
plains; 4pane—personally.

TRANSLATION

When He heard Svaripa Damodara recite a verse concerning the rasa-lila or
He Himself recited one, He would personally explain it, as He had previously
done.

TEXT 9

GRAS MAMAA SHAS cats |
wala wef B04, HT FE VEST Wd |

ei-mata rasa-lilaya haya yata sloka
sabara artha kare, paya kabhu harsa-soka

SYNONYMS
ei-mata—in this way; rasa-lilaya—in the pastimes of the rasa-lila; haya—there
are; yata sloka—as many verses; sabara—of all of them; artha kare—He explains
the meaning; paya—gets; kabhu—sometimes; harsa-soka—happiness and lam-
entation.

TRANSLATION

In this way, He explained the meaning of all the verses concerning the rasa-
lila. Sometimes He would be very sad and sometimes very happy.

TEXT 10
CA Aa cHitsa Bel, ca He ‘fasta’ |
CAAA afacw ary Sa BS-fAwls ii sot

se saba Slokera artha, se saba ‘vikara’
se saba varnite grantha haya ati-vistara

SYNONYMS

se saba—all those; slokera—of verses; artha—meanings; se—those; saba—all;
vikéra—transformations; se saba—all of them; varnite—to describe; grantha
haya—the book becomes; ati-vistara—very, very large.
