5.107
gramya-kavira kavitva sunite haya ’duhkha’
vidagdha-atmiya-vakya sunite haya ’sukha’
SYNONYMS
gramya-kavira—of a poet who writes poetry concerning man and woman; kavitva—poetry; sunite—to hear; haya—there is; duhkha—unhappiness; vidagdha-atmiya—of a devotee fully absorbed in ecstatic love; vakya—the words; sunite—to hear; haya—there is; sukha—happiness "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.