Madhya 19.162

TEXT 162

TEXT

'প্রেমফল' পাকি' পড়ে, মালী আস্বাদয় ।
লতা অবলম্বি' মালী 'কল্পবৃক্ষ' পায় ॥ ১৬২ ॥

'prema-phala' paki' pade, mali asvadaya

lata avalambi' mali 'kalpa-vrksa' paya

SYNONYMS

prema-phala-the fruit of love of God; paki'-becoming mature; pade-falls down; mali-the gardener; asvadaya-tastes; lata avalambi'-taking advantage of the growing bhakti-lata; mali-the gardener; kalpa-vrksa paya-reaches the desire tree in Goloka Vrndavana.

TRANSLATION

"When the fruit of devotional service becomes ripe and falls down, the gardener tastes the fruit and thus takes advantage of the creeper and reaches the desire tree of the lotus feet of Krsna in Goloka Vrndavana.