Text 160] Talks Between the Lord and Ramdnanda Raya 187

TEXT 158

Qual Boo seq Qe Saar |
SVtcs| Ve Hews eifway’—srae i sev i

sukha-ripa krsna kare sukha asvadana
bhakta-gane sukha dite ‘hladini’——karana

SYNONYMS

sukha-rapa—embodiment of pleasure; krsna—Lord Krsna; kare—does;
sukha—happiness; dsvadana—tasting; bhakta-gane—unto the devotee; sukha—
happiness; dite—to give; hladini—the pleasure potency; kdrana—the cause.

TRANSLATION

“Lord Krsna tastes all kinds of transcendental happiness, although He Him-
self is happiness personified. The pleasure relished by His pure devotee is also
manifest by His pleasure potency.

TEXT 159
eatin AYA Bet, Sta ‘Cala’ ats |
wyanioanan ceicaa siesta tt ses |

hladinira sara amsa, tara ‘prema’ nama
Ananda-cinmaya-rasa premera akhyana

SYNONYMS
hladinira—of this pleasure potency; sara—the essential; arnsa—part; tara—its;
prema—love of God; nama—name; ananda—full of pleasure; cit-maya-rasa—the
platform of spiritual mellows; premera—of love of Godhead; akhydna—the ex-
planation.

TRANSLATION

“The most essential part of this pleasure potency is love of Godhead
[prema]. Consequently, the explanation of love of Godhead is also a transcen-
dental mellow full of pleasure.

TEXT 160

Ceicay AAT-AlA ‘HarSte’ ofa |
CAR TALStamell AAL-STEMA i Swe
