TEXT 107
gramya-kavira kavitva sunite haya 'duhkha'
vidagdha-atmiya-vakya sunite haya 'sukha'
SYNONYMS
gramya-kaviraof a poet who writes poetry concerning man and woman; kavitvapoetry; suniteto hear; hayathere is; duhkhaunhappiness; vidagdha-atmiyaof a devotee fully absorbed in ecstatic love; vakyathe words; suniteto hear; hayathere is; sukhahappiness.
TRANSLATION
"Hearing the poetry of a person who has no transcendental knowledge and who writes about the relationships between man and woman simply causes unhappiness, whereas hearing the words of a devotee fully absorbed in ecstatic love causes great happiness.
PURPORT
Gramya-kavi refers to a poet or writer such as the authors of novels and other fiction who write only about the relationships between man and woman. Vidagdha-atmiya-vakya, however, refers to words written by a devotee who fully understands pure devotional service. Such devotees, who follow the parampara system, are sometimes described as sajatiyasaya-snigdha, or "pleasing to the same class of people." Only the poetry and other writings of such devotees are accepted with great happiness by devotees.

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