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
GF FF OH BCA AA SSTCA |
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
“icat Bola— Sew AASl-AHVATA |
ASM HAT! -BA AAS] Vd
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-
