CC Madhya 19.217 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 217
- ei dui guṇa vyāpe saba bhakta-jane
- ākāśera ‘śabda’-guṇa yena bhūta-gaṇe
SYNONYMS
ei dui—these two; guṇa—transcendental qualities; vyāpe—expand; saba bhakta-jane—in the lives of all devotees; ākāśera—of the sky; śabda-guṇa—the quality of sound; yena—like; bhūta-gaṇe—other material elements.
TRANSLATION
“These two qualities of the śānta stage spread through the lives of all devotees. They are like the quality of sound in the sky. Sound vibration is found in all material elements.
PURPORT
The two qualities of śānta-rasa mentioned in verse 215 are present in all kinds of devotees, whether they are in dāsya-rasa, sakhya-rasa, vātsalya-rasa or madhura-rasa. The example of sound is given herein. Sound not only exists in the sky, or ether, but it is also present in air, fire, water and earth. This is a scientific explanation of devotional service. Just as sound is present in all material elements, the qualities found in śānta-rasa are present in all devotees, whether they are on the platform of dāsya-rasa, sakhya-rasa, vātsalya-rasa or madhura-rasa.