CC Madhya 19.136 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.