Text 218] The Lord Instructs Srila Rapa Gosvami 387

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

CB GS BI BIC HA SSHA |
SHBICAA SIA’-S CAA FSCS 1 259

ei dui guna vydpe saba bhakta-jane
akasera ‘Sabda-guna yena bhita-gane

SYNONYMS

ei dui—these two; guna—transcendental qualities; vyajpe—expand; saba
bhakta-jane—in the lives of all devotees; akasera—of the sky; sabda-guna—the
quality of sound; yena—like; bhdta-gane—other material elements.

TRANSLATION

“These two qualities of the santa stage spread through the lives of all devo-
tees. They are like the quality of sound in the sky. Sound vibration is found in
all material elements.

PURPORT

The qualities of santa-rasa are present in all kinds of devotees, whether they are
in the dasya-rasa, sakhya-rasa, vatsalya-rasa or madhura-rasa. The example of
sound is given herein. Sound not only exists in the sky, or ether, but it is also pres-
ent in air, fire, water and earth. This is a scientific explanation of devotional ser-
vice. Just as sound is present in all material elements, santa-rasa is present in all
devotees, whether they are on the platform of dasya-rasa, sakhya-rasa, vatsalya-
rasa or madhura-rasa.

TEXT 218

SITUA BSA — SCH TASHA |
AMAR AAU T-Blt AAS W Ve I

santera svabhava——krsne mamata-gandha-hina

‘param-brahma’-‘paramatma’-jfana pravina

SYNONYMS

santera sva-bhava—the characteristic of santa-rasa; krsne—in Krsna; mamata-
gandha-hina—not even the smallest quantity of intimacy; param-brahma—im-
