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
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.
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.