CC Madhya 19.136

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Madhya-līlā 19.135 - Madhya-līlā 19.137

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 136

prabhu kahe,—śuna, rūpa, bhakti-rasera lakṣaṇa

sūtra-rūpe kahi, vistāra nā yāya varṇana

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke; śuna—please listen; rūpa—My dear Rūpa; bhakti-rasera—of the transcendental mellows in devotional service; lakṣaṇa—the symptoms; sūtra-rūpe—in the form of a synopsis; kahi—I shall explain; vistāra—the whole breadth; nā—not; yāya—is possible; varṇana—description.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “My dear Rūpa, please listen to Me. It is not possible to describe devotional service completely; therefore I am just trying to give you a synopsis of the symptoms of devotional service.

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