18.8

rasa-lilara eka sloka yabe pade, sune

purvavat tabe artha karena apane

SYNONYMS

rasa-lilara—of the rasa-lila; eka—one; sloka—verse; yabe—when; pade—recites; sune—hears; purva-vat—as previously; tabe—then; artha karena—explains; apane—personally.

When He heard Svarupa Damodara recite a verse concerning the rasa-lila or He Himself recited one, He would personally explain it, as He had previously done.