Text 138} The Lord Instructs Srila Rapa Gosvami 317

TEXT 136

AG FlZ,— BA, HA, SHAS TH |
waar ofa, faara a ara ae 1 sown

prabhu kahe, —Ssuna, rdpa, bhakti-rasera laksana
sdtra-rdpe kahi, vistara na yaya varnana

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—Sti Caitanya Mahaprabhu spoke; suna—please listen; rijpa—My
dear Ripa; bhakti-rasera—of the transcendental mellows in devotional service;
laksana—the symptoms; sdtra-rdpe—in the form of a synopsis; kahi—I shall ex-
plain; vistara—the whole breadth; néd—not; yaya—is possible; varnana—descrip-
tion.
TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, ‘‘My dear Ripa, please listen to Me. It is not
possible to describe devotional service completely; therefore | am just trying
to give you a synopsis of the symptoms of devotional service.

TEXT 137

atatatayy stela efean-farg |
CSP DINACS Gta sh ais “fary’ 1 909 1

paradpara-stinya gabhira bhakti-rasa-sindhu
tomaya cakhdite tara kahi eka ‘bindu’

SYNONYMS

para-apara—the length and breadth; sénya—without; gabhira—deep; bhakti-
rasa—of the mellows in devotional service; sindhu—the ocean; tomaya—to you;
cakhdite—to give a taste; tara—of this ocean; kahi—| shall speak; eka—one;
bindu—drop.

TRANSLATION

“The ocean of the transcendental mellow of devotional service is so big that
no one can estimate its length and breadth. However, just to help you taste it,
| am describing but one drop.

TEXT 138

o8s SAY SF aa Hearts |
COATT catfacs BATH AG | SOW II
