Antya 18.16-17

TEXTS 16-17

TEXT

ভক্ত-প্রেমার যত দশা, যে গতি প্রকার ।
যত দুঃখ, যত সুখ, যতেক বিকার ॥ ১৬ ॥

bhakta-premara yata dasa, ye gati prakara

yata duhkha, yata sukha, yateka vikara

krsna taha samyak na pare janite

bhakta-bhava aṅgikare taha asvadite

SYNONYMS

bhakta-premara-of the ecstatic emotion of the devotee; yata-all; dasa-conditions; ye-which; gati prakara-mode of progress; yata-all; duhkha-unhappiness; yata-all; sukha-happiness; yateka-all; vikara-transformation; krsna-Lord Krsna; taha-that; samyak-fully; na pare janite-cannot understand; bhakta-bhava-the mood of a devotee; aṅgikare-He accepts; taha-that; asvadite-to taste.

TRANSLATION

Krsna Himself cannot fully understand the conditions, the mode of progress, the happiness and unhappiness, and the moods of ecstatic love of His devotees. He therefore accepts the role of a devotee to taste these emotions fully.

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